2019-2020 Year End Results | Page 8

WVUSD: 2019/2020 Year-End Results Area of Focus Number 1: Student Achievement Goal: Ensure all students are College and Career Ready by providing rigorous, engaging, and innovative Preschool through 12 th grade teaching and learning experiences. Objectives: ● Create purposeful teaching and learning experiences to ensure that all students are College and Career Ready: o Increase support for English Language Learners (ELLs) at all levels o Implement Cisco Academy o Provide information sessions on Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for students and parents o Expand a District Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) program to 1 st grade students ● Promote Collaboration at all levels of the organization: o Align the Comprehensive School Safety Plan, Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), and budget o Continue with District Curriculum Councils [Math, Science, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Counselors’ Network, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Specialized Academic Instruction (SAI), and TK-5 Council] o Continue to promote and explore opportunities for collaboration across all grade levels and subject areas both during and outside of the school day o Continue to offer parent education programs to support families within the Walnut Valley Unified School District o Continue to review and revise common assessments K-12 o Use data from multiple measures to inform instruction ● Provide high-quality Professional Development to close the student achievement gap: o Ensure the impactful use of the Low Performing Student Block Grant to support student achievement and close the achievement gap o Continue K-8 English Language Arts/English Language Development training 7