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Goal 2 - Future Ready

Goal 2 - Create a “Future Ready” environment that empowers students with the skills necessary to thrive in an evolving global landscape.

Objectives:

Create opportunities for students to develop collaboration, communication, resiliency and other “soft skills”.
Create opportunities for professional development that allow creativity and discovery in teachers and students.
Enhance and build programs that provide authentic learning experiences with intentional and direct teaching.
Evaluate campus technology needs.

Final Action Plan to Meet this Goal:

Major Activities	Corresponding Objective(s)	Board/ Staff	Resources	Timeline(s)	Indicator(s) of Success
Conduct a crosswalk with CLLKS (Soft skills, creativity, innovation, etc.), Counseling Curriculum, Media & Information Literacy Standards.	Goal 2: Obj 1 Goal 1: Obj 6 Goal 1: Obj 7	Supervisors Lead teachers Media Specialists Counselors	Meeting time, Funding/ potential stipends	2026-2027	Crosswalk document
Develop and implement a 9-12 "Soft Skills Framework" defining proficiency levels and embedded activities across core and elective curricula	Goal 2: Obj 1 Goal 1: Obj 6 Goal 1: Obj 7	Supervisory Team	Funding/ potential stipends	2027-2028	Create a vertical skill map
Revise the academic curricula and counseling curricula to integrate soft skills. Identify and revise remaining gaps and redundancies.	Goal 2: Obj 1 Goal 1: Obj 6 Goal 1: Obj 7	Supervisors Lead teachers Media Specialists Counselors	Meeting time (PLCs, supervisor teams, think tanks, SCIP)	2028-2029	Curricula analysis document Evaluation Framework criteria 3b & 3c impact analysis? PDP artifacts? Climate & Culture indicators?
Develop a professional development program and instructor-teachers to address soft skills, higher-order thinking skills, creativity, and authentic assessments curricular revision to address and assess gaps.	Goal 2: Obj 1 Goal 2: Obj 2 Goal 2: Obj 3 Goal 2: Obj 4 Goal 1: Obj 6 Goal 1: Obj 7 Goal 1: Obj 8	Supervisors Lead teachers Media Specialists Counselors SCIP	Professional development time and professional development plan integration, Funding/ potential stipends	Ongoing	PD sessions and attendance PDP artifacts Curricular revisions Climate & Culture indicators?
Define key terminology (authentic learning, creativity, inquiry, higher order thinking skills, etc.), and develop/revise curriculum writing principles	Goal 2: Obj 2 Goal 2: Obj 3	Supervisors Lead teachers Media Specialists SCIP	Meeting time (PLCs, supervisor teams, think tanks, SCIP)	2026-2027	District Glossary In-Service & PD offerings w/attendance Badge/certification record
Review work-based learning & magnet program and inquiry models to grow authentic learning opportunities, certifications, capstone experiences & dual enrollment.	Goal 2: Obj 1 Goal 2: Obj 2 Goal 2: Obj 3 Goal 3: Obj 5	Supervisors Lead teachers Counselors	Meeting time, work-based learning training, college/ post-secondary partnerships	2026-2027	Generate data set of current students and programs
Revise work-based learning, magnet program, and inquiry models to increase student opportunities. Crosswalk CLLKS/Soft skills framework with Magnets and Work Based. Identify authentic work/capstone/CLLKS experience opportunities into core instructional sequences	Goal 2: Obj 1 Goal 2: Obj 2 Goal 2: Obj 3 Goal 3: Obj 5	Director of Curriculum and Instruction Supervisors Lead teachers Counselors	Work-based learning training, funding/ potential stipends for curricular and program revisions and showcase	2026-2027 2026-2027 2027-2030	Increase in opportunities; Create a repository through the District website for work-based learning and magnet program opportunities. Develop and design a showcase event/poster session for student work and the diversity of opportunity.
Leverage Digital Optimization Analysis & Plan Report to create guidance and alignment with curricular & assessment needs.	Goal 2: Obj 4	Supervisor of IT, Department Supervisors Lead Teachers	Meeting time, Digital Optimization Analysis & Plan Report, Curriculum documentation	2026-2028 / Ongoing	Define next implementation steps and annual review survey/report.
Have third party evaluation of current infrastructure, cybersecurity posture, communications systems, etc. to identify strengths and gaps in physical technology.	Goal 2: Obj 4	External Technology Consultant(s), Supervisor of IT	IT Staff to work with consultant(s), Budget allocation for professional consultant(s)	2026-2030	Analysis documentation from third part(ies) with recommendations
Form technology task force to evaluate software/digital subscriptions and resources with a crosswalk of features to identify redundancies.	Goal 2: Obj 4	Supervisor of IT, IT Representatives Students, Staff representation from all areas, Community members	Meeting time, Budget allocation for infrastructure and devices, Funding/ potential stipends	2026 - 2030	Crosswalk document with recommendations for future subscriptions.