SMUSD’S STRATEGIC PROMISE & DEEPER LEARNING

Future Ready Student Deeper Learning Milestones

• Every student will exit grade 3 on grade level in reading; and will exit grade 3 with a grade level understanding of the competencies of the Portrait of a Graduate.

• Every student will exit grade 5 on grade level in literacy and math; and will exit elementary school able to demonstrate their individual growth within the Portrait of a Graduate competencies.

• Every student will exit grade 8 able to demonstrate critical thinking that is informed by evidence; and will exit middle school with a high school plan based on their individual strengths and interests; and will be able to demonstrate their individual growth within the Portrait of a Graduate.

• Every student will graduate with a Future Ready action plan based on their individual strengths and interests; and will be able to demonstrate how they have met the competencies within the Portrait of a Graduate.

SMUSD Classroom Commitments to Support Deeper Learning

• Strong relationships and classroom communities are foundational to student learning and foster their success.

• Students learn with and from each other by engaging in rich dialogue around meaningful tasks.

• Curriculum is reflective of, respectful to, and relevant for our diverse student population; instruction values and responds to the diversity among our learners.

• Students are given time and space to grapple with and grow in their learning; practice is not penalized; and students can demonstrate their learning in multiple ways.