Templeton Unified School District

Goal:  Increase the academic achievement of all students through effective instruction, a challenging and engaging curriculum, and aligned assessments.    

Objectives and Evaluation Metrics:

• Ensure a rate of no less than 90% of consistent student engagement in the educational program provided through distance learning by implementing attendance structures which alert us to students who have not engaged in synchronous or asynchronous learning for a period of two days or more.
• Provide all teachers and administrators professional development to support the Common Core (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) implementation, including the integration of educational technology. 
• Identify benchmark assessments for grades 1 - 11 and pilot implementation in at least three grade levels by May 1, 2021.  
• Reassemble district Data Team by October 1, 2020 to develop and organize student achievement, attendance, and other relevant data for the purpose of enhancing teaching and learning.  
• Complete the Math Achievement Roadmap by December 1, 2020.  

Goal:  Effectively meet the staffing needs of the organization, and train and support staff toward meeting the unique conditions of the 2020/21 school year.

Objectives and Evaluation Metrics:

• Through administrative strategic planning, in consultation with bargaining units, realign staffing as needed to match the modified needs and conditions of whichever educational models are used during the 2020/21 school year.
• Targeted use of state and federal COVID-related/Learning Loss funds to train and support staff in practices relevant to instructional model(s) to be used in 2020/21.  Approved training opportunities will be aligned with 2020/21 district goals and objectives.
• HR Coordinator will complete the ACSA Personnel Academy by June 30, 2021.  
• Improve recruiting, hiring and retention of hard-to-fill positions by reaching contractual agreement through negotiations for select Special Education department positions.  

Goal:  Proactively address the significant budget challenges facing TUSD while minimizing the loss of programs and services for students.  Maximize the effective/productive use of all available resources, including one-time state and federal funds, in alignment with 2020/21 District goals and objectives and the Learning Continuity Accountability Plan. 

Objectives and Evaluation Metrics: 

• Establish a funding plan for COVID and learning loss state and federal revenues by September 30, 2020.  Prioritize use of funding sources to meet spending and reporting deadlines, and successfully complete independent audit process related to compliant use of these funds.  
• Align use of significant one-time funds to 2020/21 District goals and objectives, and also to the unique needs and challenges of whichever school model(s) will be employed during the 2020/21 school year.  Use of one-time funds will be articulated in the Learning Continuity Accountability Plan.  
• Reduce 2020/21 expenditures as possible, and then identify other necessary reductions in years 2021/22 and 2022/23 to maintain a positive budget certification with the County Office of Education and the State of California.  

Goal:  Ensure safe and healthy facilities through consistent adherence to health/safety/ sanitation guidelines as established in the TUSD reopening plan, and in accordance with regulatory guidance by federal, state, and county regulatory agencies.  Additionally, complete all scheduled deferred maintenance and facilities modernization projects.  

Objectives and Evaluation Metrics: 

• Use a daily site check-in/check-out log combined with common entry points to track necessary cleaning/sanitization. 
• Establish a location-based sanitation notification protocol identifying when each room is cleaned/disinfected.
• Daily checking and restocking of soap and hand sanitizer.  
• Unless affected by supply chain interruptions, PPE supplies and equipment will be consistently available for all staff.
• Complete all 2020/21 scheduled deferred maintenance projects in accordance with five-year deferred maintenance plan.  Complete VES MPR project and whatever portion of the THS Kitchen/MPR/Locker Pods project that funding will allow by May 2021.  

Goal:  Evaluate, acquire, incorporate, and support new student and staff technology to optimize the teaching and learning environment during the 2020/21 school year, regardless of the delivery model.  

Objectives an Evaluation Metrics:

• Procure and integrate 500 new student Chromebooks.
• Identify and procure audio/video solution (approximate quantity: 150) to enable all staff to deliver high-quality instruction.
• Acquire and implement three to five highly reliable educational platforms and applications that promote student engagement (as defined in "Student Achievement" goal).