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0200 Philosophy, Goals, Objectives & Plans Goals for the District

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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
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    * 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:

  1. VISIONARY, VERSATILE LEARNERS who recognize and solve complex problems through reflection, informed risk-taking, critical evaluation and artistic exploration.

  2. THINKERS with a working knowledge and appreciation of academics, aesthetics, personal wellness and self as well as an understanding of the needs of others.

  3. 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.

  4. LIFE-LONG LEARNERS who, individually and in collaboration with others, are intrinsically motivated to pursue their personal best and attain meaningful, productive lives.

  5. EFFECTIVE, MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATORS who use verbal, written, mathematical, artistic and technological languages to give, receive, value and process information.

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MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

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March 10, 1994 March 25, 2004

DISTRICT GOAL