Strategic Plan
Our Vision and Commitment
Equity, engagement, and excellence for each and every student.
Equity
We remove institutional barriers to ensure every student has equitable access to a rigorous, safe, inclusive education. We provide pathways to opportunity for each student, regardless of what direction they might choose in life.
Engagement
We work with our families, staff, and community members to promote the learning, development, and well-being of every student.
Excellence
We help students learn to define and achieve their own success. We commit to developing the whole student by building and sustaining each individual’s academic, social, and emotional skills so they graduate with a range of options.
Our Mission
Our mission is to advocate for each and every student by providing learning environments that embrace their cultural and linguistic diversity as an asset that will prepare them for success as lifelong learners and responsible world citizens.
Our Commitment to Actions that Align With Our Mission
Our students are the reason behind everything we do. We prioritize students by creating a sense of belonging. Belonging is not just fitting in, but thriving in. We believe that education works best when every student can show up as exactly who they are, feel a sense of place and purpose, and have every opportunity for success in life. When students feel they belong, they can maximize their personal, creative, and academic potential to become lifelong learners and responsible world citizens.
We will ensure equity for each and every student by providing access, inclusion, and opportunity to experience belonging and academic success.
We will center the needs of students in our district strategic plan and our school improvement plans in a way that affirms our commitment to each and every student.
We will implement a continuum of instruction and support to ensure we meet each and every student where they are on their educational journey and set them up for success.
We will provide high-quality culturally affirming instruction and create spaces of belonging for each and every student.
Background of the Strategic Plan
The Edmonds School District 2021–2026 Strategic Plan lays a path for how our district will achieve equity, engagement, and excellence for each and every student. Our plan outlines specific goals with a focus on students first as well as our commitment to and collaboration with our staff, families, and the larger community. It also includes performance indicators to keep our focus on equity and continuous improvement and ensure we achieve these goals.
Before creating the strategic plan, the district hosted multiple listening and work sessions with students, staff members, families, community members, and the Edmonds School District Board of Directors. Feedback from these sessions contributed to the development of the goals, performance indicators, and strategies in this strategic plan.
Goals and performance indicators
| Strategic Goals | Performance Indicators |
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Goal 1. For our studentsBuild and sustain an instructional system that promotes a learning culture of high expectations, belonging, and belief in all students. Each and every student graduates ready for success at the next level in school, career, and global citizenship. Performance indicators will be reported for all students, by grade level, school, and student groups (race/ethnicity, gender, multilingual status, special education eligibility, highly capable, and socioeconomic status). |
Student belonging, engagement, and school discipline
Kindergarten readiness Percentage of kindergarten students that meet all six kindergarten readiness skills Student achievement
Grade level on-track and graduation rates
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Goal 2. For our staffProvide enrichment, training, and professional development for all staff members to develop and implement the conditions that empower students to grow, thrive, and achieve each year. Performance indicators will be reported for all employees, by position type, school level, race/ ethnicity, and multilingual status. |
Training and professional development
Diversity of staff members Number and percentage of certified and noncertified educators who identify as a person of color and/or multilingual Recruitment, retention, and support
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Goal 3. For our families and the community we serveEmbrace reciprocal partnerships with our families to meet them where they are and honor and respect their cultural and lived experiences. Communicate and partner with community members so they understand their role in supporting the students in our district. |
Communication
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Goals, Objectives, and Strategies for Student Success
Goal 1. For Our Students
Build and sustain an instructional system that promotes a learning culture of high expectations, belonging, and belief in all students. Every student graduates ready for success at the next level in school, career, and global citizenship.
| Objectives | Strategies |
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1.Create a safe, inclusive learning environment that promotes a sense of belonging for every student each year. Achieve this by providing social and emotional learning and rigorous academic instruction that are culturally and linguistically affirming and match students’ learning needs across all grade levels. |
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2.Ensure every kindergarten student is ready for grade 1 |
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3.Ensure every student is at or above grade level for math and reading from kindergarten through grade 12. |
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4.Increase the overall percentage of students graduating on time to at least 94 percent by 2026. |
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Goal 2. For Our Staff
Provide enrichment, training, and professional development for all staff members to develop and implement the conditions that empower students to grow, thrive, and achieve each year.
| Objectives | Strategies |
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1.Provide professional development to staff members on inclusive, equitable, and culturally affirming practices for students and families from diverse backgrounds (e.g., racial, cultural, linguistic, gender, socioeconomic). |
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2.Increase work satisfaction by supporting staff members in meeting their goals for professional growth and student improvement. |
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Goal 3. For Our Families and the Community We Serve
Embrace reciprocal partnerships with our families to meet them where they are and honor and respect their cultural and lived experiences. Communicate and partner with community members so they understand their role in supporting the students in our district.
| Objectives | Strategies |
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1.Provide timely, accessible, and open communication with families. |
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2.Build and maintain trust with our diverse families and communities by showing up, listening, and building relationships as we partner to promote our students’ success and our shared commitment to their future. |
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