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2024–2029 Strategic Plan
Creating a Better Future Together, our 2024–2029 Strategic Plan, is the first in a series of multi-year plans outlining the important steps we will take on the road toward realizing our vision. It covers four theme areas which together will set the foundations for achieving our vision. All themes are necessary to help us achieve Vision 2035, especially the graduate portrait, for all students at 菠菜网lol正规平台.
Theme 1: High-Quality Learning for Students
- Equitable access to high-quality learning experiences (Strategy 5)
Theme 2: Equitable and Liberatory District
- Dismantle systems of oppression by eliminating barriers to equitable access and outcomes (Strategy 3)
- Elevate and center Black students and families (Strategy 4)
- Develop a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and improves our system’s cultural dexterity and inclusiveness (Strategy 7)
Theme 3: Partnering with Community
- Socialize the Vision and Strategic Plan (Strategy 2)
- Develop a system-wide practice of community engagement (Strategy 6)
Theme 4: Cultivating Transformative Change
- Establish a system-wide project management culture and practice (Strategy 1)
- Develop a coherent, system-wide culture and structure of adult learning (Strategy 8)
- Strengthen the sustainability and climate resilience of our school district (Strategy 9)
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Vision
Graduates of Long Beach Unified School District are future-ready. They are trustworthy, ethical and resilient, and are able to learn, collaborate and adapt to changing circumstances. They act confidently in the service of justice.
Mission
Our mission is to prepare each student for a successful future by providing rigorous, culturally responsive and culturally sustaining learning experiences and removing barriers to student success in a school system that is equitable, affirming, and forward thinking.
Theory of Action
If we commit to providing high-quality instruction, and culturally responsive and culturally sustaining experiences, removing systemic barriers to student success, partnering with our community, and embracing liberatory mindsets and practices … then we will fully support all students, especially our Black students, to thrive in learning, life and career
Core Values
- Centering Student Needs and Voice
- Authentic Community Engagement and Collaboration
- Culture of Innovation and Creativity
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Environment That Fosters Connection, Respect and Safety
- Equity and Social Justice
- Excellence and Accountability Through Continuous Improvement
- Fostering Joy and Commitment
- Integrity and Responsible Leadership
Strategic Plan Indicators
Strategic Plan Indicators
Strategic Plan indicators describe the high-level indicators of success for the strategic plan. What does success look like at the end of the strategic planning period? Student-centered indicators and other indicators for adults and the system, are aligned to the four themes.
DG = District Goal, BG = Board Goal
Theme 1: High-Quality Learning for Students
1a.
Improve Academic Performance in math and literacy for all students and narrow the opportunity gaps for our Black students by demonstrating greater improvement as compared to other student subgroups:
(DG 1District Goal 1 -
菠菜网lol正规平台 students will achieve at least one year of academic growth in literacy and math by June 2025.
菠菜网lol正规平台 students achieving below grade level will demonstrate greater than one year of growth in literacy and math by June 2025.
85% of K-2nd grade students will be proficient on the Foundational Reading Skills Assessment by June 2025, up from 75% in June 2024.
The percentage of English learners making progress towards English language proficiency (i.e., progressing at least one level or maintaining a level 4 result from the prior year on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) will increase from 45% in June 2024 to 50% by June 2025, as determined by the ELPI (English learner proficiency indicator).
80% of 6th-8th grade students will attain a grade of C or better in math on their report card in June 2025, up from 73% in June 2024. The gap between Black/ African American students and all other students will be less than 5%.)
- Increase percentage of Grade 3 students meeting or exceeding grade level standard English Language Arts SBAC (BG 1Board Goal 1 Reading: Proficiency - The percentage of Grade 3 students who meet or exceed grade-level standards on the state English Language Arts SBAC assessment will grow from 48% in June 2023 to 70% by June 2028.)
- Increase percentage of Grades 4-8 students at “Not Met” who meet growth targets on ELA SBAC Assessment (BG 2Board Goal 2 Reading: Acceleration - The percentage of students in Grades 4-8 scoring at the “Not Met” achievement level in the prior year who meet the scale scoregrowth target on the state SBAC-English Language Arts assessment will increase from 28% in June 2023 to 60% in June 2028.)
- Increase percentage of students who meet Algebra A-G requirement by end of Grade 9 (BG 3Board Goal 3 Algebra Proficiency - In pursuit of having more than 80% of Black/African American students meet the Algebra A-G requirement by the end of Grade 9, the proficiency gap between Black/African American students and all other students will decline from 5% in June 2023 to 0% by June 2028., DG 3District Goal 3 -
菠菜网lol正规平台 students achieving below grade level will demonstrate greater than one year of growth in literacy and math by June 2025.
85% of K-2nd grade students will be proficient on the Foundational Reading Skills Assessment by June 2025, up from 75% in June 2024.
The percentage of English learners making progress towards English language proficiency (i.e., progressing at least one level or maintaining a level 4 result from the prior year on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) will increase from 45% in June 2024 to 50% by June 2025, as determined by the ELPI (English learner proficiency indicator). )
1b.
Elevate post-secondary success for all students and narrow the opportunity gaps for our Black and multilingual students by demonstrating: (BG 4Board Goal 4 College & Career Readiness - In pursuit of having more than 66% of Black/African American graduating seniors A-G eligible, the proficiency gap between Black/African American students and all other students will decline from 15% in June 2023 to 0% by June 2028., DG 3District Goal 3 -
菠菜网lol正规平台 students will achieve at least one year of academic growth in literacy and math by June 2025.
菠菜网lol正规平台 students achieving below grade level will demonstrate greater than one year of growth in literacy and math by June 2025.
85% of K-2nd grade students will be proficient on the Foundational Reading Skills Assessment by June 2025, up from 75% in June 2024.
The percentage of English learners making progress towards English language proficiency (i.e., progressing at least one level or maintaining a level 4 result from the prior year on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) will increase from 45% in June 2024 to 50% by June 2025, as determined by the ELPI (English learner proficiency indicator).
80% of 6th-8th grade students will attain a grade of C or better in math on their report card in June 2025, up from 73% in June 2024. The gap between Black/ African American students and all other students will be less than 5%.
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- Increase the percentage of students who are college/career ready based on A-G eligibility, with greater increases for Black students.(BG 4Board Goal 4 College & Career Readiness - In pursuit of having more than 66% of Black/African American graduating seniors A-G eligible, the proficiency gap between Black/African American students and all other students will decline from 15% in June 2023 to 0% by June 2028., DG 3District Goal 3 -
菠菜网lol正规平台 students achieving below grade level will demonstrate greater than one year of growth in literacy and math by June 2025.
85% of K-2nd grade students will be proficient on the Foundational Reading Skills Assessment by June 2025, up from 75% in June 2024.
The percentage of English learners making progress towards English language proficiency (i.e., progressing at least one level or maintaining a level 4 result from the prior year on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) will increase from 45% in June 2024 to 50% by June 2025, as determined by the ELPI (English learner proficiency indicator). ) - Increase percentage students engaged in work-based learning experiences. (DG 3District Goal 3 -
菠菜网lol正规平台 students will achieve at least one year of academic growth in literacy and math by June 2025. ) - Increase the percentage of multilingual students who are redesignated as Fluent English Proficient after 5 years in 菠菜网lol正规平台 schools. (DG 1District Goal 1 -
The percentage of English learners making progress towards English language proficiency (i.e., progressing at least one level or maintaining a level 4 result from the prior year on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) will increase from 45% in June 2024 to 50% by June 2025, as determined by the ELPI (English learner proficiency indicator). )
1c.
Other success indicators related to improving learning experiences for students:
- Increase in number of students demonstrating elements of the Graduate Portrait as measured on their growth along the Graduate Portrait Continuum.
- Increase in equitable course offerings across pathway programs.
- Increase the number of students, especially Black and students with disabilities, who report high degree of access and successful enrollment in a pathway of choice.
- Decrease the disproportionality in exclusionary discipline practices, especially for our Black students.
Theme 2: Equitable and Liberatory District
2a.
Increase the number of multilingual educators and educators of color in instructional and leadership positions that reflect the communities the school serves.
2b.
Students and families, especially Black students and families, report increased agency and sense of belonging and that their identities are being affirmed and valued in 菠菜网lol正规平台 schools and district offices. (DG 2District Goal 2 -
菠菜网lol正规平台 students will achieve at least one year of academic growth in literacy and math by June 2025.
菠菜网lol正规平台 students achieving below grade level will demonstrate greater than one year of growth in literacy and math by June 2025. )
2c.
Increased evidence of Systems Portrait elements in revised practices, policies, and procedures used in 菠菜网lol正规平台.
Theme 3: Partnering with Community
3a.
Increase in authentic student and family engagement opportunities to provide input, feedback and voice that is considered and/or used.
3b.
菠菜网lol正规平台’s vision and plan are referenced by our stakeholders in meetings, in communications, social media, and in our partnership agreements.
Theme 4: Cultivating Transformative Change
4a.
Adults in 菠菜网lol正规平台 are able to measure growth and meet or exceed the expectations toward the knowledge, skills and attributes described in the Adult Portrait.
4b.
菠菜网lol正规平台 has adopted and implemented a consistent Project Management Framework, tools, and protocols for strategic plan priorities.
4c.
Students report staff are demonstrating the elements of the Adult Portrait.
4d.
菠菜网lol正规平台 has met or exceeded the targets identified in our Climate Resilience and Sustainability Plan.
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Call to Action
Call to Action
Over the next five years, this plan will guide our actions to better prepare our students for the future, to address historical inequity, and transform our district into a liberatory/ equitable, affirming, and forward thinking organization. This plan describes the work of our staff, but we need everyone’s support to do this well. We ask everyone, whether a student, family member, staff member, or community member, to join us in Creating a Better Future Together.
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