Learning into the Future!
At Northshore, our mission is to strengthen our community through excellence in education.
Our actions are grounded in a strong belief in the capacity of every student to achieve academic and social-emotional success that prepares them to thrive in a world yet to be imagined. We are committed to equity, to safety and supports for students and adults, and to building on the strengths and addressing the needs of the whole child.
The ethic of lifelong learning is the catalyst for growth and continuous improvement. It powers the journeys of our students, educators, and community toward excellence.
Learning into the future guarantees that together, everybody grows every day!
Since launching our 2017-22 strategic plan, we have wholly embraced the established building blocks, goals, and measures identified, and in doing so, we have learned so much about this wonderful community of ours. Bringing a plan like this to life in order to nurture the limitless possibilities of every student requires teamwork from our community: caring, committed teachers and staff; collaborative, visionary board; capable, empowering leadership; supportive, engaged parents and caregivers; and a responsive, generous community.
While we did experience unexpected challenges, we also stayed the course by focusing on our students. In preparation for the next phase of our strategic plan, we engaged in community conversations to learn from our collective experiences thus far and made adjustments in this updated plan, now covering 2022-27. We heard from our community that our plan is on target, so we are ultimately staying the course laid out in the original plan. However, we always have opportunities to grow and improve, and so we have made modifications to some measures in order to more effectively determine when we see successes and when we need to delve deeper.
The work continues as we advance steadily toward accomplishing our aspirational goals for ALL of our students and the hopes and dreams for our community. Thank you for joining us in this important work.
Mr. Michael Tolley | |
Northshore School District developed six key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor our students’ performance. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are performance metrics that can be tracked, measured, and analyzed to determine if an organization is progressing towards its goals. Northshore’s KPIs represent the most critical student performance areas that lead to broad student achievement and success in school and beyond.
Goal 1: Success in the Early Years
Each student will develop intellectual curiosity, persistence, social-emotional awareness, and academic skills to be positioned for success by the end of grade 3.
- Increased percentage of students who have equitable access to pre-kindergarten programs and to developmentally appropriate teaching through grade 3
- Demonstrated growth for individual students in pre-kindergarten to grade 3 meeting criteria for social-emotional, physical and cognitive development, and self-regulation and attention skills
- Increased percentage of students achieving and maintaining grade level in the components of Literacy Development: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, writing and spelling
- Increased percentage of students achieving and maintaining grade level in the components of Mathematics Development: numbers and operations, algebra and algebraic thinking, measurement and data, and geometry
Each student, regardless of background or experiences, demonstrates academic and social-emotional competence for successful transition out of grade 3 through equitable, targeted resources, instruction and individualized learning.
- Equity Means Measure: Increased percentage of students in each subgroup meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics by the end of grade 3
Goal 2: Responsible, Resilient, Empathetic Learners
Each student will feel safe as a responsible and persistent learner, open to and accepting of diverse cultures and perspectives, and empowered to advocate for and pursue their own educational passions.
- Increased percentage of students reporting a perception of safety, fairness, inclusiveness and supports for emotional, behavioral, mental, and physical health
- Increased percentage of students with at least 95% average school attendance and minimizing the loss of instruction due to mandated testing
- Increased percentage of students who have continuous access to an advocate, mentor, or counselor
- Increased percentage of students who report engaging in clubs, sports, employment, or activities
- Increased percentage of students who successfully navigate critical transitions in their educational experience (e.g. elementary to middle, middle to high school)
Each student embraces own voice, accepts ownership of own actions and experiences, and honors the diversity, unique needs and contribution of others.
- Equity Means Measure: Increased percentage of students who are invested in, and advocate for, their educational goals and the supports to reach them
Goal 3: Growth for Every Student, Elimination of Outcome and Opportunity Gaps
Each student will experience continuous growth in all subjects, progress toward graduation at a pace that eliminates opportunity and outcome gaps, and receive fair and equitable treatment with regards to discipline.
- Increased equitable access to social-emotional supports and services (e.g. counseling, mental health, and psychological) regardless of location, circumstance, or student characteristic
- Minimum annual academic growth rate of one year for students at/above grade level, and more than one year for students below grade level
- Increased percentage of students achieving mastery in their classes
- Reduction of the disproportionalities in discipline, suspension and expulsion rates across student-groups
Each student actively engages in rigorous standards-based curriculum, effective instruction, timely, targeted enrichment and intervention, and proactive social-emotional supports.
- Equity Means Measure: Increased enrollment and completion rates for traditionally underrepresented student-groups in advanced course sequences and specialized programs
Goal 4: Innovative, Creative, Critical Thinkers
Each student will be involved in relevant and engaging learning that fosters creativity and imagination, and will gain the confidence and competence to address personal, community, and global issues in collaborative and resourceful ways.
- Increased equitable access and enrollment across student subgroups in the arts, social sciences, sciences, and technology classes
- Increased percentage of students who can justify a position with supporting evidence and can solve real-world challenges in imaginative ways
- Increased percentage of students who demonstrate the ability to critically analyze, interpret, and responsibly use data and information
- Increased percentage of students who access technology/digital tools in innovative learning spaces to enhance student learning and expand personalization (e.g. adaptive technology, collaborative learning, and critical-thinking projects)
Each student engages in culturally relevant and cognitively challenging, real-world learning, while applying knowledge and skills in a variety of ways.
- Equity Means Measure: Increased percentage of students who apply learning to solve real-world, culturally relevant challenges in imaginative ways
Goal 5: Ready for Lifelong Success after Graduation
Each student will graduate from high school with the habits for post-secondary success, productive citizenship, and lifelong learning.
- Increased percentage of students who have support in the transition to life after high school (e.g. support in the college application process, access to alternative career prep programs and apprenticeships)
- Increased percentage of students meeting academic standards and on track to graduate on-time from grade 9 on
- Increased percentage of students who demonstrate acquisition of practical skills and dispositions for life after high school (e.g. goal-orientation, self-responsibility, time management, teamwork, finances, insurance and housing)
- Increased percentage of high school graduates entering college without need for remedial classes
Each student receives equitable access to experiences crucial for success in college and beyond, and meets or exceeds Washington state’s college and career readiness graduation requirements.
Equity Means Measure: Increased percentage of students who have access to, and successfully complete, multiple advanced high school classes or career and technical education classes