Goals + Metrics

Specific and measurable goals are necessary to accomplish the long-lasting positive change our students deserve. Over the years, students across the state have suffered from a loss of learning only to be worsened by the pandemic. As we continue to rebuild, the goals and metrics will help us keep a pulse on our progress and inform the flagship strategies and programs to be implemented.

The Strategic Plan goals outlined in this section were established to define and monitor the success of each priority and enabler introduced in Phase 1. The metrics, or the data source and data subsets, create a narrow lens used to evaluate the trajectory of each goal and establish baseline measures. When looking at the data, we will disaggregate by: student groups, race/ethnicity, gender, economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, multilingual learners, schools, and local education agencies.

Specific and measurable goals are necessary to accomplish the long-lasting positive change our students deserve. Over the years, students across the state have suffered from a loss of learning only to be worsened by the pandemic. As we continue to rebuild, the goals and metrics will help us keep a pulse on our progress and inform the flagship strategies and programs to be implemented.

The Strategic Plan goals outlined in this section were established to define and monitor the success of each priority and enabler introduced in Phase 1. The metrics, or the data source and data subsets, create a narrow lens used to evaluate the trajectory of each goal and establish baseline measures. When looking at the data, we will disaggregate by: student groups, race/ethnicity, gender, economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, multilingual learners, schools, and local education agencies.

Goals + Metrics by Priority

Priority 1 Goal

Increase in percentage of kindergarten students scoring at the Demonstrating Readiness level on the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA)

Priority 2 Goal

Increase in percentage of grade 3 students scoring at or above Proficient on the Grade 3 English Language Arts (ELA) assessment.

Priority 3 Goal

Decrease in percentage of grade 8 students that met one or more of the following ABC indicators:

Attendance: student was chronically absent in grade 6, 7, or 8

Behavior: student received one or more out-of-school suspensions in grades 6-8

Courses: student failed one or more ELA or math courses in grades 6-8

Priority 4 Goal

Increase in percentage of high school graduates who met the state College and Career Readiness (CCR) standard and completed a CCR pathway.

Goals + Metrics by Enabler

E1	Relevant data reports and high-quality resources that are made available to families, educators, and stakeholders to meet the needs of students

E2	Increase in percentage of schools visited by Expert Review Teams that are rated as “Accomplishing with Continuous Improvement” in the “Curriculum and Instruction” and the “Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports” indicators

E3	Increase in percentage of new teachers of color as measured by the Fall Staff Collection report; increase in percentage of teachers retained over a 3-year period; and increase in percentage of teachers eligible for the Teacher Leadership Track of the career ladder

E4	Increase in percentage of schools perceived as having a favorable learning environment* and decrease in suspension rate *Specific survey topics will be selected when a third year of survey data is available in late 2023.

In addition to creating goals connected to each priority and enabler, we will also have goals and metrics focused on low performing schools and tracking the learning of student cohorts over time.

Goals & Metrics for Low Performing Schools

Decrease in the percentage of schools that are re-identified as low performing schools three (3) school years after initial identification.

Of a cohort of low performing schools, increase in average performance level in MCAP ELA and math, and decrease in chronic absenteeism rates.

Goals & Metrics for a Cohort of Students

Following a cohort of students from grade 3 to 8, increase in average performance level in ELA and math on MCAP. To follow the same students over time, the outcome will be recalculated for prior years as students in the cohort move out of the state.