BP 0200 (a) [formerly 0210 Goals for the District 1994-1998]
- QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL
* At each school, strengthen, expand and ensure access to an appropriate, challenging and articulated, educational experience for every student in our richly diverse learning community.
* Students who have been in our elementary programs will be successful readers and writers by the time they enter middle school.
* Develop and implement plans to expand the skillful use and application of technology
.
* Develop and implement plans to strengthen the link between school, higher learning and the community and the world of work.
* Develop and implement a plan for the integration of the teaching of mathematics, science and health.
* Develop and implement a plan to facilitate students' transitions.
* Develop and implement an ongoing plan for students, family, staff and community to enhance intercultural understanding and to improve human relations.
* All schools will develop programs to improve the graduation rate.
* All schools will develop programs to promote students' attendance, active participation in their learning and sense of belonging.
* Develop and implement a district-comprehensive assessment program of student learning outcomes.
- EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES
* Actively recruit and select well-qualified applicants reflecting and respectful of the district's and community's cultural diversity.
* Implement programs to encourage and support new employees, insuring their success while also continuing ongoing professional development for existing staff.
* Continue to refine the comprehensive evaluation program that provides training and in-service opportunities for certificated and classified managers in the area of effective employee evaluation.
- EFFECTIVE RESOURCE ALLOCATION
* Continue to develop and expand the District's computer-based financial and student systems to facilitate site-based management and more effective district-wide decision making.
* Improve the District facilities management functions to the extent necessary allowing the instructional and non-instructional programs to achieve their maximum potential and to avoid the deterioration of the facilities as experienced in the pre-ES Reconstruction period.
BP 0200 (b) [formerly 0220 Outcome Statements for the
District]
All Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District students will
graduate as:
- VISIONARY, VERSATILE LEARNERS who recognize and solve complex problems through reflection, informed risk-taking, critical evaluation and artistic exploration.
- THINKERS with a working knowledge and appreciation of academics, aesthetics, personal wellness and self as well as an understanding of the needs of others.
- GLOBAL CITIZENS who value their richly-varied world and act to sustain the natural environment by participating in democratic processes through ethical, informed decision-making.
- LIFE-LONG LEARNERS who, individually and in collaboration with others, are intrinsically motivated to pursue their personal best and attain meaningful, productive lives.
- EFFECTIVE, MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATORS who use verbal, written, mathematical, artistic and technological languages to give, receive, value and process information.
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