The Balanced Learner Goal aligns with our District Strategic Plan as well as our Mission and Vision to create structures for students that allow them to grow as a person throughout their educational time in the Mill Valley School District. Each student will receive equitable, articulated, relevant, standards- based instruction and support that ensures high levels of personal and academic growth. Students learn in classrooms that foster relationships and social-emotional wellness; deepen critical thinking, inquiry, and global perspectives; and support their development as citizens and scholars. This leads to them being inquiring and contributing members to their own academic and social growth.
Teachers collaborate weekly to prioritize standards and develop common formative assessments for each trimester to ensure all students meet or exceed standards.
Year 1 Outcome - Our teachers collaborated weekly to prioritize standards and develop common formative assessments for each trimester to ensure all students meet or exceed standards. To reach this action step, the district measured metrics related to the assessments in our district, utilizing priority standards, and developing common formative assessments. Teachers are identifying student needs through formative assessments and providing targeting learning for unduplicated students and these services are targeted to improve direct instruction for these students.
All staff will incorporate social emotional lessons, tools and strategies into the weekly curriculum.
Year 1 Outcome - All staff incorporated social emotional lessons, tools and strategies into the weekly curriculum.
All staff will differentiate classroom lessons to ensure tier 1 interventions and integrated ELD. Based on assessments and identified student needs, targeted students will receive Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions to close skill gaps.
Year 1 Outcome - Our RAMP paraprofessionals focused on differentiating classroom lessons to ensure Tier 1 interventions and integrated ELD. Based on assessments and identified student needs, targeted students received Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions to close skill gaps. These salaries are multi-funded through the general fund and LCFF. The actions increased the service provided to English Language students and were the basis for determining the need for this service.
In alignment with our District Strategic Plan, we will provide consistent, ongoing professional growth opportunities to Mill Valley School District staff.
All staff will participate in four modules of training with Facing History Facing ourselves and begin implementation of equitable school-wide practices.
Year 1 Outcome - Our intent was for all staff to participate in four modules of training with Facing History, Facing Ourselves, and begin implementation of equitable school-wide practices. To reach this goal, the district offered 6 sessions throughout the school year with our entire staff. Staff attended and completed all 6 modules.
Staff will be trained to analyze data effectively to support learning and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) needs, on developing a collaborative culture, on guaranteed & viable curriculum, and a balanced system of assessments.
Year 1 Outcome - Staff was trained to analyze data effectively to support learning and SEL needs, on developing a collaborative culture, on guaranteed and viable curriculum, and on a balanced system of assessments.
All staff will participate in learning communities to look at student academic and SEL data to develop targeted lessons.
Year 1 Outcome - Our staff participated in learning communities to look at student academic and SEL data to develop targeted lessons and increase student achievement. Our staff participated in grade level and school collaboration. Additionally, we established the math learning community to determine a collective response to the changing math framework. This team examined how we teach math, how and what to assess, and how to use that data to inform instruction. We partnered with Marilyn Burns and Lynne Zolli at Listening to Learn to assess students by listening to how they reason numerically, rather than asking for an answer. We developed lessons in response to students’ math reasoning. Funding for this was ascertained through educator effectiveness funds.
Maintain positive student, staff, parent/guardian, and broader community support for our district and schools.
Provide multiple opportunities for parents and guardians to participate in committees, meetings, and training around Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity.
Year 1 Outcome - We ensured regular two-way communication and proactively communicated from district to home, school to home, and classroom to home by sharing information regularly and transparently. This was implemented in full by weekly communications. Additionally, we ensured all families were aware of and students engaged in school activities, programs, and support services through ongoing meetings and committees. We provided multiple opportunities for parents and guardians to participate in committees, meetings, and training around Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity.
Procure sustainable sources of operating and capital funding to achieve and support the district’s strategic goals.
Provide safe, properly equipped, well-maintained, updated facilities and infrastructure that support our mission, strategic plan, and educational programs
Issue bonds to modernize, maintain and reconstruct facilities based on educational specifications
Year 1 Outcome - Our goal was to provide safe, properly equipped, well-maintained, updated facilities and infrastructure that support our mission, strategic plan, and educational program. The district partnered with a consultant to complete this goal.
Ensure proactive fiscal planning strategies that provide long-term projections of key financial drivers and levers.
Year 1 Outcome - We ensured proactive fiscal planning strategies to provide long-term projections of key financial drivers and levers this year. Updates for the previous year were provided in the unaudited actuals on September 13, 2021. Next was our update on the current year's budget on December 13, 2021. The second interim was reviewed on March 10, 2022. The budget workshop was carried out on May 25, 202