January, 2012

Governing Board Retreat

PUSD Strategic Plan

Student Learning

Data-DrivenDecision Making

Capacity Development

Community Connectedne

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3 to 5 Year Education

and Business

Plan

Student Learning

Increase the Average Composite Score on ACT State Assessment Scores in Math and Reading High School Graduation Rates for PUSD

Students Increase Enrollment in Current Signature School

Programs Demonstrate Sound Fiscal Management

Through Captured Efficiencies Outside of the Classroom

Dollars in the Classroom (percentage from ADE report)

Data-Driven

Piloted at 11 schools last year Formalized the process this year in order to

begin implementing it in all schools Country Meadows chosen to test the new

process All Instructional and Curriculum Specialists

have been trained in order to support the process moving forward

Nine teachers have been trained at Country Meadows to serve as leaders on the campus

Instructional Audit

Data-Driven

Worked with staff from all over the District to

complete the audit of our PUSD systems Teams were assigned to each Standard Teams worked to report the findings on their

standard Standards Assessment Report (SAR) is complete

and was submitted to AdvancED on December 22nd

Quality Assurance Review (QAR) Team will visit PUSD February 5-8 to check alignment to our SAR report

AdvancED Accreditation

Capacity Development

Developments since May, 2011

Board approved the new Peoria Teacher Evaluation Process

Administrators have been through over 40 hours of training on the new Peoria Teacher Evaluation Process

Teachers have been through 4 modules of training on the new Peoria Teacher Evaluation Process

Teachers created goals and a self-reflection All administrators have completed one evaluation on

their non-continuing teachers (less than 3 years in PUSD)

Peoria Teacher Evaluation Process

Capacity Development

Future Plans for Spring and Summer, 2012

An electronic survey will be administered to all teachers and administrators about the Peoria Teacher Evaluation Process

Data will be used to gage progress and make adjustments Committee of almost 100 teachers across several grades

levels and content areas has been convened to look at adding the data piece for the 33% to 50% of student achievement data to the Peoria Teacher Evaluation Process per ARS 15-203

Committee of principals and assistant principals has been convened to draft a new principal evaluation process that is aligned with the teacher evaluation process

Goal is to seek board approval in late April or early May

Peoria Teacher Evaluation Process

Capacity Development

Work to attain 100% Highly Qualified (HQ)

workforce Put systems in place streamline the

dissemination of HQ applications to staff Implementation of new Peoria Teacher

Evaluation Process that identifies high performers

Supporting District Administrators with the improvement process for certified staff

Developing increased compensation plan for current District employees

Attract, Retain, & Reward Effective Staff

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Community Connectedness

Campus Suggestion Boxes

Electronic Suggestion Boxes

District on Social Media 12 Schools on Facebook Customer Service Survey Cross-Communication

with the City of Peoria United Way Pull the Bus

with the City of Peoria

E-Board Updates Phone Survey Athletic Forum Enhanced Employee

Communications 21st Century

Education Forum City of Glendale

Immunization Clinics

Community Engagement