2020-21 Action Plan

August 2020

• School Board drafts and approves Goal #2
• Publish Goal #2 (View on District website)
• Develop draft of Commitment on Excellence and Belonging (School Board to review in September)
• Develop draft of website for Excellence and Belonging (for School Board to review in September)

September 2020

• School Board Study Session Item: Discuss Board’s Commitment on Excellence and Belonging
• School Board Study Session Item: Review of Goal #2-Related Policies
  • #504: Student Dress and Grooming Code
  • #514: Bullying Prohibition
  • #534: Equal Educational Opportunity
  • #604: Inclusive Education Program
  • #606: Instructional Material Review, Selection and Use
  • #607: Controversial Topics and Materials
• Develop Action Plan (initial draft for School Board to review in September)
• Develop Resource Guide (this will be an ongoing effort)
• Publish Commitment on Excellence and Belonging (View on District website)
• Publish Action Plan  (View on District website)
• Publish Resource Guide (View on District website)

October 2020

• Review Board “Vision”
• Report from MHS Committee on Belonging (tentative for School Board Mtg or Study Session)
• Review hiring activities to further explore hiring staff with diverse backgrounds
• Develop engagement plan for students, parents, staff, alumni and community members (such as listening sessions)
• Share School Board Goals for 2020-21 in Annual Report (sent to all residents and all District parents)
• MHS Committee on Belonging holds its October Meeting
• Share feature story on School Board Goals for 2020-21 (on District website, social media)

November 2020

• Begin implementing engagement plan for students, parents, staff, alumni and community members (such as listening sessions)
• Evaluate curriculum review process/Policy #606
• MHS Committee on Belonging holds its November Meeting
• Research staff training opportunities

December 2020

• Continue to evaluate curriculum review process/Policy #606
• MHS Committee on Belonging holds its December Meeting
• Begin establishing Elementary School-level and Middle School-level Belonging Committees
• Determine a staff resource in each building to support belonging initiatives
• Communicate information about staff resource in each building to students and families

January 2021

• Use curriculum review revisions in curriculum review process  
• Coordinate the two staff recruiting activities to further promote hiring staff with diverse backgrounds
• Continue engagement efforts with stakeholders
• MHS Committee on Belonging holds its January Meeting
• Middle school and elementary school Committees on Belonging hold their first meetings
• Implement first training opportunity for staff

February 2021

• Report from Committee on Belonging (for School Board Mtg or Study Session)
• Approve any changes to related policies
• Implement second training opportunity for staff
• Continue work on staff recruiting activities to further promote hiring staff with diverse backgrounds
• Continue engagement efforts with stakeholders
• Committees on Belonging hold their monthly meetings

March 2021

• Complete staff recruiting activities to further promote hiring staff with diverse backgrounds
• Continue engagement efforts with stakeholders
• Committees on Belonging hold their monthly meetings

April 2021

• Committees on Belonging hold their monthly meetings
• Continue engagement efforts with stakeholders

May 2021

• Report from Committees on Belonging (for School Board Mtg or Study Session)
• Continue engagement efforts with stakeholders
• Committees on Belonging hold their monthly meetings

*All dates are subject to change.