Strategic Objective: Highly Skilled Employees

Goal: Assure that our employees, at all levels and in all departments, have the necessary skills to perform their jobs professionally in a diverse culture that honors adult learning as a means to increase growth in student learning.
District Targets:
2006/2007	2007/2008	2008/2009
All staff will meet the Portland Public School Performance Standards as documented in 1999 and revised in 2006.	All staff will meet the Portland Public School Performance Standards.	All staff will meet the Portland Public School Performance Standards.
All newly hired educational staff will demonstrate knowledge and/or experience with: · differentiated classroom instructional practices, · Concepts in Dimensions of Learning, · K-12 math and literacy (across content areas) instructional practices, and · Knowledge of strategies to meet the needs of ESL learners as a condition of employment.	All educational staff will demonstrate knowledge and/or experience with: · differentiated classroom instructional practices, · Concepts in Dimensions of Learning, · K-12 math and literacy (across content areas) instructional practices, and · Knowledge of strategies to meet the needs of ESL learners as a condition of employment.	All educational staff will implement: · differentiated classroom instructional practices, · Concepts in Dimensions of Learning, · K-12 math and literacy (across content areas) instructional practices, and · Knowledge of strategies to meet the needs of ESL learners as a condition of employment.

Strategic Objective: Purposeful Response to Learner Needs

Goal: Continuously examine growth in student learning and identify purposeful interventions as a means of making informed decisions about instructional practice with our diverse learners.
District Targets:
2006/2007	2007/2008	2008/2009
Increase the number of student in the Meets and Exceeds categories in the MEA 4^th and 8^th Grade Math and Reading whole groups and subgroups by 10% over three years.	Increase the number of student in the Meets and Exceeds categories in the MEA 4^th and 8^th Grade Math and Reading whole groups and subgroups by 10% over three years.	Increase the number of student in the Meets and Exceeds categories in the MEA 4^th and 8^th Grade Math and Reading whole groups and subgroups by 10% over three years.
Review available multiple, common assessment tools at all grade levels and for all content areas.	Implement a structured system for interventions at key transition grades – 2 to 3, 5 to 6 and 8 to 9.	Implement a structured system of interventions K-12.
Increase high school SAT average scores by 5% over three years.	Increase high school SAT average scores by 5% over three years.	Increase high school SAT average scores by 5% over three years.
Increase post-secondary intent to enroll percentage by 5% over three years.	Increase post-secondary intent to enroll percentage by 5% over three years.	Increase post-secondary intent to enroll percentage by 5% over three years.
Increase high school completion rate by 5% over three years.	Increase high school completion rate by 5% over three years.	Increase high school completion rate by 5% over three years.

Strategic Objective: Positive Learning Environment

Goal: Establish a culture that promotes and supports continuous improvement in the cognitive, physical, social and emotional well being of each member of our diverse school community.
District Targets:
2006/2007	2007/2008			2008/2009
Maintain employee retention rate at 90%.	Maintain employee retention rate at 90%.			Maintain employee retention rate at 90%.
As active members of professional learning communities, all staff will have the skills (collaboration, data analysis, etc.) and resources (state and national curriculum frameworks, sample rubrics, record keeping tools, etc.) to promote high levels of learning for all students.		As active members of professional learning communities, all staff will have the skills (collaboration, data analysis, etc.) and resources (state and national curriculum frameworks, sample rubrics, record keeping tools, etc.) to promote high levels of learning for all students.	As active members of professional learning communities, all staff will have the skills (collaboration, data analysis, etc.) and resources (state and national curriculum frameworks, sample rubrics, record keeping tools, etc.) to promote high levels of learning for all students.
Evaluate data and implement action plans at the building level to improve SST Employee Survey results as an indicator of our continued progress towards a professional learning community.	Evaluate data and implement action plans at the building level to improve SST Employee Survey results as an indicator of our continued progress towards a professional learning community.			Evaluate data and implement action plans at the building level to improve SST Employee Survey results as an indicator of our continued progress towards a professional learning community.
Promote and support Positive Youth Development and strength-based educational practice by increasing Developmental Assets among students as measured by the My Voice student survey.	Promote and support Positive Youth Development and strength-based educational practice by increasing Developmental Assets among students as measured by the My Voice student survey.			Promote and support Positive Youth Development and strength-based educational practice by increasing Developmental Assets among students as measured by the My Voice student survey.
Increase parent and community involvement by 10% over three years.	Increase parent and community involvement by 10% over three years.			Increase parent and community involvement by 10% over three years.

Current Actions (What actions are in progress or planned to support the strategic objective?)	Current Status (How are those actions working in terms of achieving the strategic objective as measured by the district targets?)	Gaps (Short-term and Long-term) (Are some actions not working? Are there additional actions that need to be taken?)