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Lake Washington School District

2013–18Strategic Plan

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2 Lake Washington School District • Strategic Plan 2013–18

MissionEach student will graduate prepared to lead a rewarding, responsible life as a contributing member of our community and greater society.

Vision Every student Future Ready:

• Prepared for college• Prepared for the global workplace• Prepared for personal success

Our students face a more global workplace than ever before. Our vision of students prepared for their future highlights the importance of personal success. Being prepared for college means students are ready to move into post-high school education after graduation, whether a four-year or two-year college, a community college, technical college, military, or other post-secondary path that prepares them for a career and success in the workplace.

About this document

As a public school district, Lake Washington School District is responsible to its community, including students, parents, community members and taxpayers. A strategic plan helps to guide the direction of the district and helps to focus priorities on achieving its vision and mission. Strategic plan components include:

Vision:Our ideal view as an organization

Mission: Our fundamental purpose as an organization

Values: The beliefs that drive our organization’s culture

Strategy: Our organizational goals and the work we are doing toward achieving our performance targets, the key indicators of our success

This strategic plan evolved through correlating key district defining documents, such as our Student Profile and Guiding Principles, work plans, student performance data, and parent and community feedback data. This document outlines the district’s plan for the next five years; it is a working draft, designed to evolve based on parent and community input. The plan may also be based on state or federal laws or regulations affecting school districts. Funding may change. This plan will be updated and revised each year to reflected changes.

“By carefully aligning our values, work and goals within a strategic plan, we ensure the district is moving in the right direction to achieve our mission and vision.”

– Dr. Traci Pierce, Superintendent

Lake Washington School District • Strategic Plan 2013–18 3

Ensure academic success for every student

Provide safe & innovative learning environments

Recruit, hire & retain highly effective personnel

Use resources effectively & be fiscally responsible

Engage our communities

Strategy Drives the WorkFive strategic goals drive our work and focus our efforts toward accomplishing our mission and vision for students:

Values Drive Our CultureThese core beliefs drive our organization’s culture. The graphic connects four core values to key district defining documents:

• Student centered• Results oriented• Learning focused• Community connected

The following pages reflect our strategic work, and its connection to our five strategic goals. For each goal, you will see specific objectives, the strategic work being implemented or planned to meet those objectives, and the key indicators upon which we set performance targets and measure our success.

Strategic Goals:


Goal 1

Ensure academic success for every studentObjectives

Strategic Work2013- 2018

ProvideRigorous,Relevantand EffectiveCurriculum andAssessments

2013-14 Implementations:• New K-12 Common Core State

Standards for mathematics and English/language arts

• New Pre K-6 literacy curriculum aligned to Common Core State Standards

• New high school Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) “Signature Programs” at Juanita, Redmond, Emerson, and STEM High Schools*

• In development phase:• Common district interim

assessments aligned to Common Core State Standards

• Middle school standards-based report card

• High school STEM “Signature Programs” at ICS, Eastlake, and Lake Washington High Schools*

• New “High School and Beyond” and Culminating Project graduation requirements

(development phase, cont.)• Signature Programs aligned to

career pathways• New high school 9-12 science

curriculum• New secondary 6-12 performing

arts curriculum• New elementary K-5 visual arts

curriculum• Elementary and middle school

STEM pathwaysIn research phase:• World language experiences for

elementary students• Dual language immersion

programs• Review of current performance-

based graduation requirements• New middle school 6-8 science

curriculumFuture work:• New middle school 6-8 math

curriculum• New high school 9-12 math

curriculum

Develop Specific Strategies and Programs to Ensure High Quality Learning for all Students

2013-14 Implementations:• Professional Learning

Communities • Response to Intervention

(RtI) pilots in eight schools providing tiered intervention systems focused on closing achievement gaps

In development phase: • Common offerings of Advanced

Placement (AP)® courses at all high schools

• Tiered intervention systems focused on closing achievement gaps: Response to Invention (RtI) district-wide

(development phase, cont.)• High school credit-recovery

programs2013-14 Evaluation phase:• Middle school athletic

programsIn research phase:• 7 period day for grades 9-12 • AVID, a college readiness

system• Quest program improvements• Open Educational Resources

(OER)/online textbooks • LWSD “Online Academy”

Implement Data-Informed Systems to Guide Improvement

2013-14 Implementation:• DataDashboardimprovements

to help buildings develop Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) plans

In development phase: • Parentandstudentdata

dashboard

We are responsible for the futures of all students, no matter their background, home situation or family resources. We believe that every student can learn and achieve at high levels, and it is our responsibility to help each and every student to learn, grow, and be challenged to do their very best each and every day in our schools. This is what ensuring academic success for every student is all about.

Our mission and vision is to ensure our students graduate Future Ready, and our Student Profile and student learning standards help us to define the skills, attributes, and content knowledge that students need to be Future Ready.

When we focus on academic success for students, we ask four critical questions:

1. What is it we expect our students to learn?

2. How will we know if each student has learned it?

3. How will we respond when some students do not learn it?

4. How will we respond when some students already know it?

*Supported/funded by the Lake Washington Schools Foundation (LWSF). Go to www.lwsf.org for more information.

http://www.lwsf.org


Goal 1: Measures of Student Academic Success

Student Learning Milestone

IndicatorsNote: Indicators based on state assessments: Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) in grades 3-8;

High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) and End-of-Course (EOC) assessments in grades 9-12.

Current Performance

2011-12

Target Performance for

2018

Early Literacy and Reading Skill Development

% of kindergarteners at benchmark on End-of-Year Dynamic Indicators of Early Literacy (DIBELs) assessment

87% 95%

3rd Graders’ on Track for Success

% of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding state standards in reading 86% 95%

% of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding state standards in math 82% 90%

5th Graders’ Overall Academic Readiness for Middle School

% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding state standards in reading 86% 95%

% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding state standards in writing in 4th grade

82% 91%

% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding state standards in math 82% 90%

% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding state standards in science 87% 95%

8th Graders’ Overall Academic Readiness for High School


% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding state standards in writing in 7th grade

87% 95%

% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding state standards in math 73% 88%


High School Students on Track for Graduation

% of 9th graders earning 6.0 credits 84% 92%

% of 10th graders accumulating 12.0 credits 74% 90%


% of 10th graders meeting or exceeding state standards in writing 95% 97%

% of 10th graders meeting or exceeding state standards in algebra 82% 93%

% of 10th graders meeting or exceeding state standards in geometry 83% 90%


High School Students Graduating Future Ready

% graduation rateon time 94%

100%extended Not yet available

% of graduates passing an AP® exam or earning college credit or equivalent

Not yet available 80%

% of graduates enrolling in post-secondary institution within 2 years of graduation*

81% 88%

*Class of 2010


In order to Ensure Academic Success for Every Student, we must Provide Safe and Innovative Learning Environments, which is our second strategic goal.

In order to succeed academically, students experience connection, value, and challenge in our schools. Our Guiding Principles describe the learning environments we strive to provide in all of our classrooms.

The integration of technology in our classrooms helps to enhance student communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.

A robust, reliable technology infrastructure and network is critical to the learning environment, as are safe, well-maintained, and modernized school facilities.

ObjectivesStrategic Work

2013- 2018

Ensure Positive Relationships Between and among Students, Teachers, and Staff

In development phase: • Newcurriculumandbestpracticeforpositiveclimateand

anti-bullying culture

Integrate Technology Devices, Applications and Tools to Enhance Learning for Students

2013-14 Implementation:• NewK-12TechnologyIntegrationFrameworkandparents’

guide to technology in LWSD schools

Provide Well-Maintained, Safe, and Modernized Schools

2013-14 Implementation:• NewworkordersystemIn development phase*: • Buildthreenewelementary

schools, • Buildonenewmiddle

school, • BuildaSTEM-focusedhigh

school on the west side of the district,

(development phase, cont.) • Buildaninternational-

focused high school on the east side of the district,

• BuildadditionsforLakeWashington and Eastlake High Schools,

• ModernizeJuanitaHighSchool,

• Modernizefiveadditionalschools that are part of “Phase 3” modernization*contingent on passage of 2014 bond measure and capital projects levy

Ensure Reliable and Effective Technology Infrastructure and Systems

2013-14 Implementation:• Provide new computers for

teaching staff so they have up-to-date devices

In development phase: • Enhance technology

infrastructure and security**contingent on passage of 2014 bond measure and capital projects levy

Goal 2

Provide safe & innovative learning environments


Focus AreaIndicators

Note: Indicators based on 2012 Healthy Youth Survey and 2012 Fall Quarter Statistically Valid Random Sample Phone Survey Data

Current Performance

2012

Target Performance

for 2018

Student Safety % of middle and high school students who report they feel safe at school

91% 95%

% of parents who agree that “My children feel safe at school” 97% 100%

% of parents who agree that “My children’s school maintains an environment free of bullying or other types of intimidation”

74% 85%

Facility Conditions % of schools that have a Building Condition Score at or above the state standard for buildings of their age

100% 100%

% of community members who agree that “School facilities are well-maintained and provide a healthy environment”

81% 90%

Technology % of community members who agree that “LWSD schools integrate technology and technology application expectations into all grade levels”

82% 90%

% of Help Desk tickets resolved at first tier 53% 85%

Goal 2: Measures of Organizational Success

Goal 3

Recruit, hire & retain highly effective personnel


2013- 2018

Attract, Recruit, and Retain Highly Qualified Personnel

2013-14 Implementation:• Continueeffortstoattendrecruitmentfairs,ensure

highly qualified status of personnel, and negotiate competitive compensation packages

Provide Quality Training and Professional Learning Systems

In development phase: • Newlong-term,data-driven,alignedplanfor

professional learning and development• Newweb-basedprofessionallearningmanagement

system**contingent on passage of 2014 capital projects levy

Refine and Implement Effective Systems for Professional Growth and Evaluation

2013-14 Implementation:• Newprofessionalgrowthandevaluationsystemfor

teachers and principalsIn development phase:• Newprofessionalgrowthandevaluationsystemfor

central office administrators

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It will not be possible for us to meet our first goal, Ensure Academic Success for Every Student and our second goal, Provide Safe and Innovative Learning Environments without the ability to Recruit, Hire, and Retain Highly Effective Personnel, our third strategic goal.

We highly value all of the professionals within our organization, and we are committed to ensuring that we maintain high standards and expectations for all employee groups within our organization.

Each day, for many students, their learning environment begins on their bus, continues at school in the classrooms, in the lunch room, in the library, on the playground, and concludes with after-school activities and athletics. We know that each and every employee of our district plays a role in contributing to the academic success of our students.


Note: Indicators based on 2012 Fall Quarter Statistically Valid Random Sample Phone Survey Data

Current Performance

2012

Target Performance

for 2018

Personnel % of classroom teachers who are highly qualified in their subject areas

99.7% 100%

% teacher retention rate 92% 95%

% administrator retention rate 92% 95%

% classified staff retention rate 88% 95%

% of community members who agree that “the overall quality of teaching in LWSD schools is excellent”

78% 90%

% of community members who agree that “the overall quality of leadership in the LWSD and its schools is excellent”

Not yet available

90%


Goal 4

Use resources effectively & be fiscally responsible


2013- 2018

Ensure Alignment of Resources and Strategic Goals

2013-14 Implementation:• Alignbudgetdocumentswithdistrict-wide

strategic plan

Develop Methods to Analyze Return on Investments in Programs and Services

In development phase: • Newworkflowandprocessimprovements

Maintain Solvency and Minimum Fund Balance as Directed by Board of Directors

2013-14 Implementation:• Provideregularreportingofbudgetedfinancial

assumptions and fund balance status to Board of Directors


Note: Indicators based on 2012 Fall Quarter Statistically Valid Random Sample Phone Survey Data

Current Performance

2012

Target Performance

for 2018

Fiscal Accountability

% bond rating agencies that rate district’s credit as Aaa, AA+, or better

100% 100%

% time that district maintains a minimum 5% fund balance

100% 100%

% of community members who agree that “the district uses resources effectively and practices sound financial management”

Not yet available

95%


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In order for us to meet our first goal: Ensure Academic Success for Every Student; our second goal: Provide Safe and Innovative Learning Environments; and our third goal: Recruit, Hire, and Retain Highly Effective Personnel; we must focus our resources toward accomplishing these three goals and their objectives. Therefore, we place high importance on our fourth strategic goal: Use Resources Effectively and Be Fiscally Responsible.

As a publicly-funded organization, we must be efficient and effective in our use of public resources to ensure and maintain our public’s trust and willingness to invest in our communities and the future of our students. Fiscal responsibility means that we ensure that we use our resources strategically to help us meet our goals and see results for our students. We must use our resources toward achieving our strategic goals and realizing our mission and vision.

We are accountable to our students, parents, and communities, and we must be good stewards of our public resources.

% of general fund spending on teaching

*From Office for Superintendent of Public Instruction, data for 2010-11, latest available data for comparisons

Revenue per student

Highest: Seattle School District $11,540

Average large district, Puget Sound area $9,771Lake Washington School District $9,091Lowest: Issaquah School District $9,001

Lake Washington is one of the lowest funded* large school districts in the Puget Sound area, yet we focus that spending on teaching.

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

Lowest: Bethel School District, 58.5%

Highest: Lake Washington S.D., 65.3%Average large district: Puget Sound area, 61.9%

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100% %

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Goal 5

Engage our communities


2013- 2018

Ensure Proactive, Varied, and Consistent Methods of Communication

In development phase*: • Newdistrictandschoolwebsitedesignand

mobile applications*contingent on passage of 2014 capital projects levy

Implement Methods for Community and Parent Feedback and Input

2013-14 Implementation:• Reviewandconsolidatedistrict-widesurveys• ConductYellowbustours• Providepublicparticipationtrainingtodistrict

administrators

Develop Transparency about our Organizational Work and Performance

2013-14 Implementation:• Implementdraftstrategicplan• Completepublicengagementprocesstoseek

feedback and input on draft strategic plan


Note: Indicators based on 2012 Fall Quarter Statistically Valid Random Sample

Phone Survey Data

Current Performance

2012

Target Performance

for 2018

Communication and Engagement

% of community members who agree that “I receive information about LWSD on a regular basis”

73% 85%

% of community members who agree that “I have online access to information about school and district programs”

86% 92%

% of community members who agree that “LWSD schools gather feedback on important issues”

62% 82%

% of community members who agree that “I feel welcome in LWSD schools”

87% 93%


10 Lake Washington School District • Community Strategic Plan 2013–18

Without genuine community engagement, we cannot meet our first four strategic goals: Ensure Academic Success for Every Student, Provide Safe and Innovative Learning Environments, Recruit, Hire, and Retain Highly Effective Personnel, and Use Resources Effectively and Be Fiscally Responsible. We Engage our Communities, our fifth strategic goal, in order to help accomplish our other strategic goals, and ultimately our organizational mission and vision.

We know that strong communities build strong schools, and strong schools build strong communities. Families want the best for their children and are attracted to areas with good schools.

We are increasing our efforts to regularly and actively solicit and use parent, community, and student feedback to inform our major decisions. A good process ensures that all those who are affected by a decision have an opportunity to be heard in a thoughtful manner. These efforts lead to better decisions.


Public Participation Process

As described in Goal 5, genuine community engagement is needed to meet our strategic goals. It is also needed for a successful strategic plan. A good strategic plan is the work of many people associated with an organization. The leadership of the organization is likely to be a moving force. If the plan is to help focus and guide the organization’s efforts, it’s important for individuals and groups inside and outside the organization to be involved in reviewing, revising and endorsing the plan.

Work to develop the Lake Washington School District strategic plan has been led by Dr. Traci Pierce, superintendent, with involvement and engagement from many staff members within the organization. In addition to seeking input from the district leadership team, focus groups of staff members from throughout the organization helped shape the plan.

Feedback is now being sought from parents and community members to ensure that this direction for Lake Washington School District is the right one for our community and our schools. The plan has been influenced by feedback gathered from the community in other efforts, such as the budget cutting process in 2009 and regular community surveys.

Opportunities to weigh in on the district’s strategic plan will be available during the 2013-14 school year. While some efforts may be by invitation to ensure that specific populations are represented, others may be open to anyone interested. Open input processes will be announced on the district website and through the Connections newsletter. You do not have to be present at a specific event to provide feedback, however. Simply email [email protected] at any time.

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Lake Washington School District

About Lake Washington School DistrictLake Washington School District (LWSD) is located between Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains, to the east of Seattle. Covering 76 square miles, LWSD is the public school district for the cities of Kirkland and Redmond as well as about half of Sammamish. On the north end of the district, some Bothell and Woodinville residents also attend our schools. Lake Washington School District is the sixth largest district in the State of Washington, with more than 25,000 students in 51 schools.

Number of

Schools Elementary SchoolsGrades K–5* 31 Middle Schools

Grades 6–8* 13 High SchoolsGrades 9–12* 9

*Note: Some multigrade schools are counted in more than one level.

Superintendent and Board of Directors

Dr. Traci PierceSuperintendent

Nancy Bernard School Board President, District 3

Christopher CarlsonSchool Board, Vice President,District 2

Eric Laliberte,School Board,District 1

Mark StuartSchool Board,District 4

Siri BliesnerSchool Board, District 5

Lake WashingtonSchool District16250 NE 74th StreetRedmond, WA 98052

Phone: (425) 936-1200

Website: www.lwsd.org

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