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BOARD GOAL 1<br />
Timeline of Tasks for High Academic Achievement (2015-2020)<br />
2015-2016<br />
2016-2017<br />
2017-2018<br />
2018-2019<br />
2019-2020<br />
TARGET TASKS<br />
• Establish a Balanced Literacy Framework in pre-K through fifth grades that provides an innovative<br />
blended-learning approach.<br />
• Implement a Dual Language Model that supports English Language Learners (ELL) through focused<br />
resources and professional development.<br />
• Enhance the YISD curriculum for college and career readiness in alignment with the Balanced Literacy<br />
Framework and Dual Language Model.<br />
• Streamline the Response To Intervention (RTI) process to provide proven safety nets that support<br />
struggling students in pre-K through eighth grades.<br />
• Provide a Comprehensive Training Model through district and campus leadership teams that incorporates<br />
all district initiatives and supports academic progress.<br />
• Use Instructional Rounds as the evaluation model for district alignment, leadership professional<br />
development, and data-based instructional practices with proven results.<br />
• Offer universal pre-K at select campuses for all families free of charge – including those who typically don’t<br />
qualify for free pre-K programs or live outside the district boundaries.<br />
• Align content areas of math, science, social studies and writing, and English I & II to the level of rigor set<br />
within the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).<br />
1. Math: Create a committee to design a model research-based framework for teaching math.<br />
2. Science: Align instruction with a balanced approach of research and laboratory teaching, using<br />
STEMscopes from kindergarten through high-school biology.<br />
3. Social Studies: Emphasize social-studies standards in all grades using an interdisciplinary approach<br />
that integrates reading, writing, and multicultural components.<br />
4. Writing & English I & II: Align reading and writing standards to support genre-based instruction.<br />
• To support innovative learning and teaching in all core content areas, provide digital devices through the<br />
Engage Me initiative to every student in grades 3, 4, and 7.<br />
• Implement safety systems at all schools to promote and address safe, drug-free campuses that<br />
demonstrate a positive school culture and climate.<br />
8<br />
2017-18 STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN
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