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Strategic Plan

Strategic plan draft now available

Strategic plan draft now available

Following months of meetings, forums, and surveys involving over 7,300 students, parents, staff, and community members, Sequoia Union High School District is pleased to present a draft of its 2024-27 strategic plan. The plan will go in front of the Board for final approval on June 26, 2024.
 
Our strategic plan acts as a roadmap for our school system, aligning all partners on common goals and a unified direction for our district in order to build a stronger school system for all students. The creation of this community-wide strategic plan was led by a diverse group of all partners including students, parents, community representatives, teachers, administrators, and staff.
 
View the drafts of the full plan and four-page summary below:
2024-27 Strategic Plan (Draft)

2024-27 Strategic Plan (Draft)

2024-27 Strategic Plan Summary (Draft)

2024-27 Strategic Plan Summary (Draft)

ABOUT THE PROCESS

ABOUT THE PROCESS

The strategic plan process will span from September 2023 to June 2024. It will be formulated by input from five teams, the District's Board of Trustees, and the community over the course of several meetings/events, including three community forums. The goal of the strategic plan is to guide the District's future by setting priorities, focusing energy and resources, strengthening operations, and ensuring that employees, board members, and stakeholders are all working toward common goals.
About the teams

About the teams

Student Voice Team
  • 3-5 students from each school with a diverse representation of the student body in terms of race/ethnicity, grade span, English language fluency, special education status, academic performance, and engagement/non-engagement.
 
Core Planning Team
  • 3-4 administrators, then from each school at least; 1 teacher, 1 student, 1-2 additional staff (CTE, counselor, classified, etc), 1 parent, 1 community member (various service providers, businesses, etc). With the parent/community members, with diverse representation like DELAC and PAC.
 
District Administrative Leadership
  • Principals and Cabinet
 
Instructional Focus Team
  • 3-4 site administrators, a few instructional leaders from the District, a few certificated staff that are not in the classroom (instructional coaches, counselors, etc), then from each school at least: 1 teacher and 1 classified instructional staff.
 
Alignment Team
  • 15-20 involved members of the community. For example, city government officials, local business/employers, CBOs, partner district superintendents, higher-ed representatives, etc.
COMMUNITY INPUT OPPORTUNITIES

COMMUNITY INPUT OPPORTUNITIES

Past dates:
November 7, 2023, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
SUHSD Parent Advisory Council meeting
 
January 9 - March 15, 2024
Strategic Plan survey
 
March 11, 2024, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Virtual community input forum on Zoom
 
March 12, 2024, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
In-person community input forum at SUHSD District Office, 480 James Ave, Redwood City
 
March 28, 2024, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
In-person community input forum at Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School Media Center
Updates presented at board meetings

Updates presented at board meetings

August 23, 2023
October 25, 2023
December 13, 2023
  • Update from Superintendent Leach announcing continuation of Strategic Plan process into 2024, community survey to be released in early 2024, and three community forums to be held in early 2024.
FUTURE KEY STRATEGIC PLAN dates

FUTURE KEY STRATEGIC PLAN dates

June 26, 2024
  • Target date for final approval of Strategic Plan