School Growth Plans

We are aligning School Growth Plans with the new Strategic Plan by incorporating required data sets and ensuring the goals align with the overarching district student learning goal. This alignment ensures that each school community can focus on key priority learner groups and consistently understand and measure the goals outlined in the Strategic Plan. Enhanced engagement strategies with students, staff, and families will be a critical component of this alignment, helping to create a more cohesive and goal-oriented approach to student development.

School growth plans are essential in guiding district initiatives and directions. For the past year we have been working on this alignment together with principals and vice principals to trial different formats to establish cohesion, while also allowing contextual literacy at each school site. In addition, we are building leadership capacity using Compassionate Systems Leadership to use growth plans as tools to steer a collective course. By aligning individual school needs and goals with the district’s broader objectives, these plans ensure a cohesive improvement approach. This integration allows the district to prioritize resources and support based on each school’s specific context and requirements, fostering a systematic and adaptable environment of continuous improvement. This cyclical process ensures the district remains focused on enhancing student outcomes and operational efficiency through data-driven decision-making (satellite, map and street data) and adaptive strategies. By utilizing common assessments and data sets, we facilitate dialogue and collaboration within and across our schools. Our future school growth plans will mirror the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning, address the key areas identified in the district strategic plan and consider the goals developed in the Equity Scan.