The 11 focus areas listed on the third survey were:

Social and Emotional Focus

Better meet the needs of students in terms of their social and emotional needs.
Increase the number of school counselors to deal with mental health issues.
Continue to develop supports for students, including Multi-Tiered System of Supports and wrap-around services.
Create more partnerships with counselors and mental health professionals.
Continue to offer and expand mental health support.
Teach students the skills to communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.
Expand on opportunities for students to learn self-advocacy and to learn from failure.

New Learning Styles Focus

Better support for our students who struggle academically.
Create more opportunities for students for hands-on learning experiences.
Implement new and exciting instructional approaches so that students are more engaged in learning.
Create more opportunities and learning strategies for students at the Academy and Success Academy.

Career Education Focus

New Programs and Student Opportunities Focus

Develop and implement a military education partnership for students like ROTC.
Expand guidance counseling to be more career and college-focused.
Create more options for advanced students.
Increase opportunities for independent study for secondary students.
Expand foreign language options for students, such as American Sign Language
Invest in after school tutoring programs at no cost to parents.
Create courses where students learn more about personal finances, new types of currency, and budgeting.
Create courses on safe practices such as distracted driving or impaired driving.

Teacher and Staff Compensation and Health Focus

Facility Focus

Create or implement smaller class sizes.
Construct a second high school.
Build more schools to stay ahead of the enrollment growth.
Create facilities that can be flexible to accommodate the needs of various teaching methods.
Continue to provide for maintenance to existing facilities.

Time as a Resource Focus

Switch the start times for elementary and secondary schools.
Stagger the starting times between middle schools and high school.
Critically evaluate how the school calendar is structured to allow for the best teaching and learning practices.
Create a calendar to allow more time for staff to plan and prepare for student lessons and student support.

Cultural Inclusivity and Awareness Focus

Expand the district’s cultural inclusivity and cultural awareness of staff and students.
Create a safe and welcoming environment for all of our minority and marginalized students.
Be cautious and selective with diversity and inclusion programs.
Increase efforts to diversify the teacher and leadership staff.

Financial Excellence Focus

Ensure the district remains financially sound with appropriate reserve balances.

Bullying and Discipline Focus

Expand and improve efforts to combat bullying at school.
Strictly enforce discipline and appearance policies.
Expand teacher and staff training to deal with discipline issues.
Provide more support for teachers and staff in the area of behavioral management.

Instruction Focus

Focus Areas Not Included in the Top 11:

Activities and Athletics Focus

Cutting Edge Focus

Create a new magnet school or more programs for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM).
Begin work on implementing augmented and virtual reality in teaching and learning.
Be a district that is known for cutting-edge technology and programs for students.
Expand the use of technology as a tool for student learning.

Expansion of Current Opportunities Focus

Communication Focus

Increase communication efforts about the needs of families and students in poverty.
Create additional communication opportunities between parents and schools/Board.
Create more school-related informational resources for parents utilizing a variety of communication delivery methods.

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