Academic Achievement
Students will increase skills and knowledge to move the district into the performing category.
| Strategic Priority One Action Plan | Academic Achievement click link for progress |
|---|---|
| Why is this important? | Ignacio School District received an Improvement Rating on the District Peformance Framework for years 2022 and 2023, primarily due to not meeting state expectations for Acheivement and Growth on state assessments. Since then, the District has made steady gains in student outcomes. As indicated on the Performance Frameworks for years 2024 and 2025, the District has received an Accredited rating and has shown improvement in all indicators. Although District scores are trending in the right direction, proficiency rates in Reading and Math continue to remain below the State average. |
| Action steps related to the priority | By 2027, ISD will improve its performance framework score from 50.6% to 65%, therefore moving it from the “Improvement” category into the “Performance” category. -Academic growth will be guided by clear vision statements that can be measured, as evidenced in the Student Handbooks for each building. -A standards-based curriculum will be developed, and continually modified, as evidenced by pacing guides, curriculum adoption, and curriculum alignment. -Instructional practices will be reviewed, modified, and improved, as evidenced by observation data and feedback. -Student learning will emphasize student ownership and voice, as evidenced by student councils in each building, and student goal-setting. -Assessment practices will be reviewed, modfied, and improved, as evidenced by development and implementation of BOY-MOY-EOY data dives and highly effective PLCS -Establish District focus areas in Curriculum and Instruction, as evidenced by training, support, and accountabilty for Big 8 classroom management strategies, learning targets and success criteria, and active engagment strategies -Emphasis on the Science of Reading, as evidenced by all K-5 staff trained in the Science of Reading and READ Act. The Middle School staff is supported by Elementary staff who are trained in the Science of Reading *Click link above: Strategic Priority 1 Action Plan |
| Evidence of Implementation | -Examples of standards-based pacing guides (available for all classes) 3rd Grade Math-Priority Standards Middle School Math High School Welding and History Elementary School 4th Grade Math Middle School 7th grade ELA High School Life Science Elementary 4th Grade Math Elementary 2nd Grade ELA -Districtwide training on focus areas, such as essential standards, standards-based pacing guides, Big 8 classroom management strategies, learning targets and success criteria, active engagegment, and formative assessment practices. -Common districtwide observation tool collects data on focus areas mentioned above -Common PLC forms and practices established in each building |
| Evidence of Impact | –Performance Framework ratings. -Student Growth Percentile scores -Observation feedback -Survey results |