2004 - Performance Improvement Goals

Adopting Performance Improvement Goals

Annually, the district will do the following:

1. Adopt district-wide performance improvement goals for the measures included in the Washington school improvement framework.
2. Direct each school in the district that enrolls students in grades three through eight and/or high school to establish goals to increase the measures included in the Washington school improvement framework consistent with state and district goals.

The district and each school in the district will establish English language arts and mathematics improvement goals using the federal requirements to determine the increase in requirements described above for all students and for each of the groups required under the federal requirements.

The district and each school will establish annual performance improvement goals in accordance with the following:

1. As a starting point for determining annual performance improvement goals, the district and each school will use the most recently available results of the school improvement framework.
2. The performance improvement goals for assessments administered in the spring of 2027 must be consistent with the goals outlined in the state consolidated plan. At a minimum, the district and each school must adopt the following goals:
   1. Ninety percent of students eligible to be assessed will meet standard on the required state assessments.
   2. The graduation rate for all students and each of the groups referenced in WAC 180-105-020(2) will not be less than ninety percent.
   3. Performance improvement goals using the federal requirements to determine the increase in the percentage of students making progress toward English language proficiency included in the Washington school improvement framework.
3. The district and each school must establish goals for each of the Washington school improvement framework indicators for all students and for each of the groups referenced in WAC 180-105-020(2) 

 

Reporting Progress

Annually, the district will report the following information at a public meeting and in writing:

1. 1.      The district’s performance improvement goals;
2. 2.      Student performance relative to the goals; and
3. 3.      District and building plans to achieve the goals, including curriculum and instruction, parent and guardian involvement, and resources available to parents and guardians to assist students in meeting the state standards.

In each school’s annual performance report, the district will include school-level goals, student performance relative to the goals, and a summary of school-level plans to achieve the goals.

 

Cross References: 

District Policy 4001 - Public Information Program

 

Legal References: 

RCW 28A.655.100	Performance goals – Reporting requirements
RCW 28A.655.110	Annual school performance report – Model report form
WAC 180-105-020	Performance improvement goals
WAC 180-105-040	Definitions
WAC 180-105-060	High School Graduation

 

Management Resources: 

2023 – November Issue

2020 – May Issue

2010 – June Issue

2005 – December Issue - Requirements Revised

2003 – October Issue - A+ Commission’s Revised Performance Improvement Goals

1999 – June Issue - Accountability Bill Includes Policy Implications

1998 – August Issue - CORRECTION: Reading goals policy

1998 – June Issue - Districts must set reading goals

 

Adoption Date: May 16, 2005

Revised: January 21, 2009; August 4, 2010; November 19, 2015; February 1, 2023; January 23, 2025

 

Administrator Responsibilities: