District Wide Goals Each year, the district identifies goals for the school year. These goals are developed by the superintendent and reviewed by the School Committee. Below you will find the 2024-25 District Wide Goals approved by the School Committee.
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.
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