Chino Valley Unified School District

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Chino Valley Unified School District 51

• Proposed Board Goal Setting Process

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What Do Boards Do?
Vision
Continuous Improvement
Standards
Assessment
Collaboration
Accountability
Climate
Alignment
National School Boards Association
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Board Work

• VISION Reflects the community's commitment to
  student achievement as the priority
• STANDARDS Identifies community expectations for
  what students should know and be able to do
• ASSESSMENT Determines how well students are
  meeting the standards

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Board Work

• ACCOUNTABILITY Assumes responsibility for student
  results using explicit criteria and regular
  monitoring
• ALIGNMENT Ensures support and resources for
  district priorities to improve student learning
• CLIMATE Understanding that environment influences
  behavior and performance as well as community
  perceptions

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Board Work

• COLLABORATION Enables networks of individuals to
  solve problems and achieve common goals for
  student learning
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Attitude of questioning,
  reflecting, monitoring, evaluating, to achieve
  excellence

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We Cannot Get There Without S.M.A.R.T Goals

• Im an idealist. I dont know where Im going,
  but Im on my way.
• Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), Incidentals (1907)
• If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any
  wind is the right wind.
• Lucius Annaeus Seneca (5 BC 65 AD)
• In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we
  become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia
  until ultimately we become enslaved by it.
• Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)

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S.M.A.R.T Goals

• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Realistic
• Timely

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Mission Statement

• The mission of the District is to provide
  comprehensive, success-oriented learning
  activities for young people in our schools.
• These opportunities must be designed to develop
  the person's potential in the areas of academic
  ability and vocational awareness, cultural
  appreciation, physical well-being, social
  development, and community contribution.

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Board Purpose

• The District was established by the state
  legislature, under the authority contained in the
  Arizona State Constitution, for the sole purpose
  of providing an education to the students of the
  District. 

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Policy Guidance

• As representatives of the people who own and
  support the schools, the Board accepts the
  responsibility to identify community attitudes
  and opinions and District needs and to require
  short- and long-range strategies that are
  responsive within the budgetary limitations of
  the District.
• Governing Board Policy BA

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Community Involvement

• Involve community in
• Vision Statement
• Mission Statement
• Core Beliefs Values
• Goals

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Proposed Goal Setting Process

• September
• Review Sizing Up Your School System Survey
  Results
• Administrative Team and Governing Board complete
  Goal Setting/ Priority Worksheet

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Proposed Goal Setting Process

• October
• Review Student Assessment Data
• AIMS
• AYP
• Terra Nova
• NWEA/MAPS
• DIBELS

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Proposed Goal Setting Process

• November
• Annual Survey of Staff/HS Students/Parents/Communi
  ty
• Review Annual Financial Report (AFR)

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Proposed Goal Setting Process

• December
• Board Work Session to review goal setting data,
  surveys, AFR, ect.

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Proposed Goal Setting Process

• January
• The superintendent will prepare specific goals
  and objectives for completing the various
  high-priority projects of the Board.
• Proposed areas of focus
• Board Effectiveness
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Responsiveness to Each Learners Needs
  
  Aspirations
• Personnel
• School Facilities Planning and Management
• Financial Management
• Community Relations
• Staff/School Budget Request

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Proposed Goal Setting Process

• February
• Board/Admin Work Session/Retreat
• Presentation to the Board
• School Principals
• Directors
• Business Manager
• Superintendent
• Approval of the coming school year goals, board
  priorities and budget goals for 08-09

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Proposed Goal Setting Process

• March May
• Budget development with staff and site council
  input
• Curriculum adoption

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Proposed Goal Setting Process

• June
• District Leadership Team Budget Recommendations

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Proposed Goal Setting Process

• July
• Board Budget Adoption
• Admin / Board Work Session
• Accountability
• Monitor and Adjust
• Continuous Improvement
• Implementation of Board adopted goals