ACCOUNTABILITY TOOL
Across our system, in areas ranging from operations to teaching and learning, we have many improvements in the works. As announced in September’s State of Our Schools address, this webpage showcases our accomplishments and the next steps we’re taking. It is being updated throughout the year so you can track progress in real time and hold us accountable.
Transparency is key to building trust. By sharing these updates, we want families and staff to know their feedback matters, and that we are building a school system that listens, learns, and grows with our community.
Report Updates Timeline
This report will be a dynamic, living document, one we’ll update throughout the year to share our progress and keep you informed. Check this website every few months to see the progress we’ve made.
Ensuring Safety and Promoting Wellness
My first of three commitments is to ensure student safety and promote wellness—because our children can only learn when they feel safe, welcomed, and supported in school. To make good on this commitment, we are implementing or expanding numerous initiatives that support both physical and emotional safety. Here is a snapshot of our progress:
Strengthening Comprehensive Teacher Supports
My second commitment is to support our educators. Having been a teacher and a principal myself, I know that for educators to thrive in their classrooms, ongoing, high-quality coaching and professional development are critical. As we have transformed our reading and math curricula to align with research on how kids learn, we have also delivered extensive, personalized training for our educators. Here is a snapshot of our progress as we launch and expand multiple initiatives focused on educator support:
Fostering Genuine and Impactful Family and Community Empowerment
My third commitment is to empower our families and communities. Families are essential partners in any school community. To that end, we are working to ensure schools are listening and responding to parents’ concerns, involving families more closely in their children’s school experiences, and offering opportunities for parents to learn and lead. There are so many ways we are embracing and empowering our families; view a snapshot of our progress here: