GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Data driven
Input from stakeholders
Enhance and support a premier education
Research-based best practices
ACCOUNTABILITY
The personal choice to rise above one’s own circumstance and demonstrate the ownership necessary for achieving desired results.
DISTRICT GOAL 4
CLOSE THE DISPARITY GAPS BY ENSURING HIGH EXPECTATIONS, REMOVING BARRIERS AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS.
STRATEGIES
Analyze Healthy Youth Survey results at the building level and develop plans of action that address opportunities for improvement.
Analyze academic and discipline data for disparate gaps. Develop strategies to narrow identified gaps.
The district will maintain and enhance support of the Family Resource Center’s mission of supporting all Ridgefield families.
Increase awareness of and develop programs that support the unique needs of targeted identified sub-group populations.
Remove barriers for underrepresented students and their families to increase access to and participation in programs of choice.
Each Ridgefield school will identify differentiated and individualized pathways to meet the needs of each student.
MEASUREMENT OF SUCCESS
Continuous improvement in positive response rates on Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) on the Healthy Youth Survey.
The state’s annual equity gap report will show a narrowing of disparity.
Expansion of the Ridgefield Family Resource Center, both in terms of space and staff.
Increased staff and patron understanding of sub-group populations needs and supports.
Annual increase in the number of students accessing individualized learning pathways.
Annual expansion of access to the activity bus.
Annual expansion of Tier II and Tier III academic intervention strategies.