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Eugene School District 4J Integrated Guidance Planning

School Board Overview �January 18, 2023

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Guiding our investments

Oregon has reinvested in K-12 education in recent years such as :

High School Success

Student Investment Account

Continuous Improvement Planning

CTE Grants

Every Day Matters

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Our guiding foundation

Grounding our work in three big rocks:

Timely communication and meaningful engagement
A coordinated focus on equitable access and advancement for all with an amplified focus on the desires of those who have been historically underserved
Safety and wellbeing for students and staff

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Guiding our investments

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Integrated guidance and our three big rocks

Engaged Community

Timely Communication and Meaningful Engagement

Equity Advanced

A coordinated cohesive focus on equitable access and advancement for all with an amplified focus on the desires of those who have been historically underserved

Well-Rounded Education

Safety and Well-being of students and staff

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Project Overview

1 Evaluation: Completed

2 Engagement: In-progress

3 List of Strategies: In-progress

4 Budgeting: Up Next

5 Board Presentation: 3/1

6 Submitting Report: Due 3/31

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1. Evaluation Overview

While a decline associated with COVID persists, a movement back to prior levels is apparent.

With the exception of attendance, with a decline likely associated with COVID, there is a generally positive trend throughout the KPIs…but we still have room for lots of improvement.

In focal group populations of greatest interest to ODE that were the focus of SIA investments, there are identifiable and specific examples of progress.

Progress made

4J made significant investments in equitable outcomes for marginalized groups.
There is evidence 4J is on track despite the effects of Covid on student performance.
We have invested in and created systems and supports that should continue to grow in effectiveness in supporting student success.

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Overview of SIA Initiatives

With spending by percentage

WRE

51%

H&S

29%

IIT

10%

RCS

3%

Key Examples of progress made as a result of targeted investments:

3^rd grade English Language arts proficiency is associated with the largest program investment of the SIA.

While the overall trend for all students is down, likely associated with COVID, there are improvements within specific focal groups, such as student experiencing mobility. The impacts of implementing our new ELA curriculum to teach reading, (Wit & Wisdom) began in 21-22--so that implementation is not reflective in this data set.

Ninth grade on track has bounced back post COVID, and there is a significant improvement over 2020/21.

This could reflect the investment in a cohorting strategy through the 9^th Grade Humanities block.

Five year completion rates by race/ethnicity are positive.

All focal groups show trends that are significantly positive.

The exception of Black/African-American students with marginal decline.

The growth of the 4J Equity and Inclusion Training group and Wraparound services is aligned with this.

Anecdotally, talking with an Equity Manager (Edith), we see how the 4 Regional Equity Managers have individual students they work with to help them achieve the goal of graduating even after their friends have walked.

This emphasis is cascading through the grades with the Affinity Group Leads.

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2. Engaged Community

In 2019, 4J engaged our community through:

In depth community surveys
Community meetings

This fall we asked the district decision-leadership team:

How did the engagement process go?
How can we improve that process?

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Deeper and more targeted focus

Values:

Commitment to quality decisions that include many voices, perspectives and feedback
Clearly integrated Equity Lens, thoughtfully applied across decision-making areas�

Foundation:

Timely communication and meaningful engagement
Equitable outcomes for ALL students
Student & Staff Safety & Wellbeing

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Engagement activities informing plan:

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Secondary schedule

Multiple avenues for input in collaborative decision-making process that will inform Integrated Guidance Activity funding needs

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Superintendent Chats

Staff, families, community partners, students invited to speak with the superintendent to share insight into district work.

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Communications Audit

Broad survey of families, staff and community followed by targeted focus group conversations on how to support student success

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Upbeat Employee Survey

Staff feedback on district initiatives and

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Draft plan review and feedback

Stakeholder review and provide feedback on district’s plan prior to final submission

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ThoughtExchange activity with focus groups

Targeted feedback on current investments and insight into ways to build upon the progress made

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3. List of Strategies

Instruction teams are currently reviewing evaluation of programs, feedback and preparing a list of key strategies and activities that will guide our investments and work

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Next steps

List of Strategies: February 1
Build out Budget: Month of February
Plan Overview: March 1
Plan Approval: March 15

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Questions?