New plan to guide Mukilteo School District

The past few years have spurred many changes in the Mukilte o School District. As challenging as the pandemic has been to navigate, it brought us some silver linings including technology for each student, practice with flexibility and innovation, and the importance of staff and student well-being. Our school district has chosen to embrace change and seize the opportunity to learn and grow from our experiences.

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In June 2021, the state required school districts to develop and submit student academic and well-being recovery plans. We took this accountability measure seriously by involving student, staff, and family voices in the plan and by implementing a few major tools to help us measure success in reaching our goals. The recovery plan is a work in progress and will continue to be a focus for at least several years.

Last spring, we began building on that recovery plan by developing a strategic plan. A strategic plan will help the district align efforts to reach our goal of success for each student. You can learn more about the draft plan and our process on the district website (https:// bit.ly/3q4CWTe). Starting with over 100 in-depth interviews with staff, students, family members, and community partners, we gathered feedback about people’s experiences with the district.

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BY ALISON BRYNELSON superintendent

We held ThoughtExchanges to gather people’s thoughts around the most important things students should learn and to gather feedback on the draft goals. We also heard from families in parent cafés and forums. A Strategic Advisory Group comprised of parents, community partners, staff, and students met several times to review the input and begin to prioritize the goals.

As a result of that input, we’ve prioritized the following four goals and summarized a few indicators of success:

Goal 1: Students learn, grow, and thrive

• Creating a safe environment for students to learn

• Giving each student what they need to be successful

Goal 2: Students achieve academic success

• Creating high-quality learning opportunities for all students

• Supporting and training staff