Academic and Grading

• Facilitating a transparent instructional materials review process by holding open committee meetings, sharing information in advance, and ensuring parent participation in selection discussions.
• Selecting and adopting instructional materials in alignment with School Board Policy 2520.
• Creating instructional resources like pacing guides on our instructional Learning Networks for consistency and alignment.
• Updating documents containing written student and staff policies, which contain a wealth of information related to the family feedback received:
  • Student Progression Plan: Information on curriculum, assessment, requirements, programs, options, grading (e.g., report cards, parent notification and reporting of progress, eligibility)
  • Student Code of Conduct: Information on student rights, responsibilities, rules, procedures and processes (e.g., discipline, absences, make-up work, transportation).
  • Internal Employee Handbook: Information on employee responsibilities and expectations (e.g., grading, supervision, instructional best practices).
• Providing K-12 Navigation, Student Academic and Parent Resources related to instruction and policies on the Parent tab of the District website.
• Partnering with schools to support continuous improvement through aligned support, data and planning.
• Using a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support model to meet the academic and behavioral needs of all students.
• Collaborating with school teams to provide tools, training, and resources for effective practices and thriving learning environments.
• Supporting the use of high-quality, standards-aligned assessments to inform instruction, monitor student progress, and guide data-informed decision-making.

Staffing

• Implementing consistent and growth-focused employee evaluation systems. 
• Maintaining increased starting teacher salaries and additional salary improvements for veteran staff members, using voter referendum funds based on performance and experience, to decrease teacher and support staff vacancies. 
• Tracking and reducing staff vacancies, resulting in a decrease of 245 vacancies over the past 4 years with a current 96% instructional fill rate and 75% retention rate of 1st year instructional staff. 
• Developing and creating new teacher pathway programs, including Internship Certifications, Non-Instructional and Technical Pathways, and a “Teach Pasco” Program designed to help current employees obtain teacher certification.  
• Supporting new teachers through mentoring support and coaching, instructional staff through an Orientation Program, and substitute staff through Educational Staffing Services. 
• Continuous targeted social media campaigns and localized hiring events in an effort to fill all vacancies. 

We are committed to providing a world-class education for all students to achieve success in college, career and life; a focus on providing standards-based, high-impact instruction that is rooted in high expectations for all students; using data for continuous improvement to support students and staff;