LT Board Goals

2020-21 board goals

The Lawrence Township Board of Education and the Superintendent work collaboratively to define annual goals which will further the school district’s mission of being the district of destination where excellence empowers everyone to reach their potential. The 2020-21 goals were centered around equity, student achievement and people, emphasizing innovative programming, dynamic instruction, safe and secure 21st century learning environments, and financial stability. Please note: Due to the COVID 19 pandemic which resulted in the disruption to the end of the school year, several board goals’ outcomes were affected.

Board Goal: Equity and Anti-Racism

The MSD of Lawrence Township will pursue equitable access and inclusion and continue to examine institutional beliefs, behaviors, policies, programs, practices, and structures in our School Corporation and implement culturally responsive procedures and practices that enhance the educational opportunities for students, families, and our community partners. We know that learning from the shared experiences of our diverse community will eliminate discriminatory barriers that impede a growth mindset. All board goals will be examined through the lens of equity and anti-racism. • On a monthly basis, the MSD of Lawrence Township Board of Education will receive an update on the on-going work of Equity and Anti-Racism.

Updates were shared with the Board of Education throughout 2020-21 school year and are on-going.

• Conduct a District-Wide Equity Audit.

Equity Audit complete and reports received as of April 9, 2021.

• Create committees that will develop strategies and goals for future work with Equity and Anti-Racism.

Every school formed an equity team and committees who proactively discuss opportunities and recommendations for improvements at both the school and district level. In addition, the district-wide Equity Planning Committee comprised of school district and community stakeholders was assembled to create action plans to achieve equitable outcomes for students, by examining all aspects of the school corporation. Resulting recommendations were submitted to the school district administration in December 2021.

Board Goal: Student Achievement

We are passionate about providing rigorous, high-quality academic instruction in a diverse and enriching environment.

When it became apparent that the pandemic would continue to cause disruptions and adjustments, the LT Board of Education and LT Administrators recommended Student Achievement goals be suspended for the 2020-2021 school year. The only student achievement goal that remained at the end of the year was the graduation rate.

• Graduation Rate: Maintain a 93% graduation rate while increasing the percentage of students earning an Academic Honors or Technical Honors diploma by 5% in every racial sub-group.

Baseline: 2020 92.8%

2021 93.49%

Increase in Honors Diplomas:

Black +7% Hispanic +4% White +5%

Board Goal: People

We value and empower employees to positively impact student achievement. • All Employees will participate in District-Wide Equity and Anti-Racism professional development.

MSDLT Human Resources administered the professional development to all employees.

• Recruit and Retain 90% of district effective and highly effective teachers and classified staff.

Baseline: 2018-2019 Certified 87.5% 2019-2020 Certified 84%

2020-2021 Certified 94%

• Increase racial and ethnic staff diversity by 3% through recruitment and retention.

Baseline: 2018-2019 District 42%

2020-2021 District 48%

• Increase Health & Wellness for all employees through a Vaccination Incentive and Covid 19 mitigation strategies.

Completed throughout 2020-21 at district and building level

Board Goal: Operations and Finance

We are responsible for 23 facilities, more than 16,000 students and over 2,500 employees. • The MSD of Lawrence Township School Board will ensure a strong and stable financial outlook by maintaining a cash balance of $10M in the education fund at the end of each calendar year.

Baseline: 2019 - 2020: $10M Cash balance

2020 - 2021: $11.9M Cash balance + $1.5M Rainy Day Fund

• All taxing funds will maintain a positive balance at the end of the fiscal year.

Baseline: 2019 - 2020: Positive Balance

2020 - 2021: Positive Balance

• The MSD of Lawrence Township will increase minority vendor participation.

2020 - 2021: 18% of $190M of construction projects are with minority contractors.

Board Goal: Safety and Security

We are committed to creating safe and secure schools for our community. • We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our students and staff. Each building will rate a cleaning grade of “A” or “B”. 2018 - 2019: Maintained a building rating of A, B, C 2019 - 2020: Maintained a building rating of A, B

2020 - 2021: Maintained a building rating of A, B

• We will maintain an Indiana State Police (ISP) Bus Maintenance safety score of 96% or higher.

2021 - ISP score was 93%.

* Variables included a new ISP Inspection Team. • Through the Blue Ribbon Projects, we will continue to improve the physical safety of all MSDLT buildings.

Completion: 2019 - 2020: 5 buildings 2018 - 2019: 7 buildings

2020 - 2023: 10 buildings

Board Goal: Communication and Outreach

The MSD of Lawrence Township will continue to inform and engage families, employees, and the community through social media, parent square, website, and parent/community newsletters. • Increase Communications to all areas of the School District by increasing touchpoint.

2020-2021 Additions: ParentSquare Weekly News Blast Print Mail Increase Frequency: Social Media: Twitter impressions Facebook Instagram

• Increase Enrollment of our 22 schools/programs by 3%.

Baseline: 2018 - 2019: 16,035 2019 - 2020: 16,165

2020 - 2021: 15,683 (affected by Covid) 2021 - 2022: 16,298 (projected)