Newton Public Schools FY26 Digital Budget Book

Overview of District Strategic Plan and Goals

1. Goal 1: Foster Supportive and Joyful Learning Environments

Desired Outcome: Create a welcoming and inclusive learning environment where all students and staff feel valued, connected, nourished, and prepared to learn.

Key Strategic Objectives: ●

Enhance instructional practice, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and student intervention plans to support student mental health and wellness, the Newton Portrait of a Graduate, and social-emotional learning competencies. ● Address student chronic absenteeism within the district in accordance with soon-to-be released DESE guidance.

● Strengthen student connection to school and district culture.

2. Goal 2: Provide Culturally Responsive, High Quality, Rigorous Instruction for All

Desired Outcome : Ensure all students engage in grade-level work that is culturally relevant, real-world connected, interactive, and guided by high expectations.

Key Strategic Objectives: ●

Using the 5-D expectations for student engagement, reduce gaps in opportunity for all students and accelerate learning for all students by developing vision and shared understanding of high expectations/high support for teacher pedagogy, assessment, curriculum use and data analysis. ● Build the capacity and alignment of instructional leaders to provide effective and aligned instructional leadership, including specific and targeted feedback to support teacher growth. ● Implement educator/employee evaluation training, vision and accountability related to teaching and learning.

3. Goal 3: Ensure Equitable Access to Effective Educators

Desired Outcome: Develop and maintain a diverse, culturally responsive, well-prepared educator workforce committed to continuous improvement.

Key Strategic Objectives: ●

Focus on unified teacher evaluation training, procedures, reports, analysis and documentation PK-22 by all educators, schools, programs, and departments.

● Track and report teacher attendance trends to principals and central staff in anticipation of DESE teacher attendance reporting expectations.

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