2022-2027
STRATEGIC
PLAN
VALLEJO CITY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Vallejo community and partners,
When I was hired to become the superintendent of the Vallejo City Unified School District (VCUSD) in 2020, the Board of Education made it clear that they wanted to create a strategic plan. Developing a strategic plan allows our community to see where we want to go and map our future trajectory.
In the Vallejo City Unified School District, our strategic plan unifies the organization's efforts around our shared mission and vision, and guiding improvement efforts. The strategic plan establishes priorities for LETTER FROM the use of resources, strengthens operations, enhances organizational coherence, and provides clarity and focus on our desired future. The plan will also ensure that our community understands the work we need to achieve our goals and provide a framework that helps us attract, retain and support an excellent, diverse workforce of staff who work on behalf of our students and families.
LEADERSHIP
We heard from many of our stakeholders, including students, parents, guardians, community members, and staff, while we collected information for our strategic plan. Four themes emerged from our conversations, and these became the pillars of our plan for the next three to five years-equitable opportunities, equitable outcomes, safe and supportive learning environments, vibrant culture of teaching and learning, and community-centered education.
We have leamed that the world can change at any moment. Our plan allows flexibility to adapt to changing priorities while sustaining momentum. The strategic plan was developed to ensure that making progress is a priority for everyone. It will provide the systems that will lead to the improvement of our District and hold all of us accountable for the outcomes we seek to achieve.
We believe that excellence in education is a significant value that will strengthen the City of Vallejo.
Together, we help create tomorrow's citizens with the community's help through public education.
Sincerely,
William Spalding
Superintendent
Vallejo City Unified School District
Ralph A tess.
VALLEJO CITY Ralph A. Gross
Board of Education President
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Vallejo City Unified School District
VALLEJO CITY DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
In the fall of 2021, the Vallejo City Unified School District Board of Education requested that the District engage in a strategic planning process to provide focus and direction to the efforts to improve VCUSD. They asked that the plan be driven by community input, developed by community leaders, and focused on actionable goals that can be achieved in three years.
The District built existing practices to collect information from its annual Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) to help inform the strategic planning process. Because this is the first strategic plan VCUSD has had in recent memory, some foundational and story gathering was necessary. We began with listening conversations with the Board of Trustees to understand and capture their historical perspectives and lived experiences.
VALLEJO CITY DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
STRATEGIC PLANNING ACTION COMMITTEE
The strategic planning process began by recruiting a Strategic Planning Action Committee (SPAC), which included diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. The group consisted of students, families, staff, and community members.
The SPAC met virtually four times in 2021 and 2022 and analyzed multiple data sources. The team also had panel discussions which revealed a more nuanced picture of the District. Additionally, organizational performance indicators provided quantitative measures to inform the evaluation process was used to ensure our strategic plan maximized opportunities to achieve the
District's vision.
VALLEJO CITY DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
THE ADOPTED PLAN
The strategic plan was adopted by the Vallejo City Unified School District Board of Education in August 2022, with four focus areas. The approved plan also includes an updated vision, mission, and core beliefs and values.
IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
The 2022-23 school year's focus will be operationalizing the strategic plan.
Implementation of the plan will be supported by cabinet, district leadership, and design teams. This team's work will be reported regularly.
OUR VISION
To be the schools that are the pride
of the community, the envy of the
region, and the launch pad of bright
and amazing futures and productive
and fulfilling lives for all our
Vallejo students.
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OUR MISSION
To meet our students and families where
they are and to provide a high-quality,
rich educational experience that seeks
to elevate each student's potential
and connect to each student's passion
providing a strong foundation for a
productive and fulfilling future on the
pathway of their choice.
CORE BELIEFS AND VALUES
All students will learn in a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment that validates, respects, and honors their unique backgrounds, interests, and identities.
WE BELIEVE:
That the crippling effects of systemic racism, discrimination, and marginalization have negatively impacted our students, our families, and our community.
WE STAND FOR universal respect, full inclusion and full equity in our schools and practices.
That every child is gifted and every child is a gift, and that every student is worthy WE ARE VALLEJO'S SCHOOLS and capable of learning and achieving in a rigorous, world-class WE ARE VALLEJO learning environment.
WE STAND FOR the highest standards and expected efforts from all students, teachers, and stafi.
That schools are the center of community life and community aspirations, and that schools are established in service to the community and its families.
WE STAND FOR community-responsive, community-centered, and community-enhancing schooling and service for the city of Vallejo.
CORE BELIEFS AND VALUES
All students will learn in a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment that validates, respects, and honors their unique backgrounds, interests, and identities.
WE BELIEVE:
That the conditions of learning and allocation of resources must reflect the values and aspirations we hold, the imperatives of student learning and support, and the sustainability of our efforts on behalf of our students.
WE STAND FOR quality and excellence in our learning environments and responsible and accountable stewardship of our resources.
WE ARE VALLEJO'S SCHOOLS
That the world of the future will demand thoughtful, inquisitive, learned, WE ARE VALLEJO engaged, literate, eloquent, compassionate, courageous, and creative citizens and contributors to an ever-changing society.
WE STAND FOR a well-rounded, inquiry-based, culturally-responsive, and intellectually-rigorous course of study delivered by expert educators dedicated to developing these traits and caring for their students.
That our people-students, teachers, staff, and leaders-are our greatest resource.
WE STAND FOR developing and equipping our people to be the best they can be for our students.
PILLAR 1
EQUITABLE
OPPORTUNITIES,
EQUITABLE
OUTCOMES
• All students have what they need, when
they need it
• Interventions are proactive, not reactive
• Individualized plans and support for all
students
• Parent engagement that is early,
transparent, and collaborative
• Allocation of resources to those who need
the support while empowering those
delivering the support
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PILLAR 2
SAFE AND
SUPPORTIVE
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS
• Physical and emotional safety for
all students
• Recognizing the value of each child
and family
• Qualified teachers who reflect the
diversity of our students
• Resources to provide additional support
for students; creating support for parents
• Building relationships between and
among students and teachers which will
lead in engaging environments
PILLAR 3
VIBRANT CULTURE
OF TEACHING AND
LEARNING
• Teachers being able to adapt to
different learning styles
• Educating teachers-training and
mindset-in order to deliver responsive
instruction
• Ensuring each child has access to
relevant academic experiences
• Providing student voice and choice
at all possible moments
• Learning is relevant to real-world
problems
PILLAR 4
COMMUNITY-
CENTERED
EDUCATION
• Our schools are rooted in the community
• Cultural competency of staff in
addressing student and parent needs
• The school is a resource for student
learning and family education, growth,
and development. The whole learning
community is celebrated and impacts the
larger community around them.
• Schools being seen more as centers of
the community, not appearing so closed
off to the public
PORTRAIT OF A VCUSD GRADUATE
Through the strategic plan process, Vallejo City Unified School District will complete a thorough process that
involves cross-stakeholder groups to determine the
"Portrait of a VCUSD Graduate." The portrait will tell an authentic story about what our graduates know and can do when they leave us and we are piloting how that shows up in teaching and learning.
• Students have the skills necessary for the next level whether that be trade school, community college, university, or service.
• Our students are not in classrooms where the disease of limited expectations is a part of their experiences-it should not be what the CLASS
instructor thinks the child can not do.
OF
2022 • Our students are being prepared with the skills they need for life beyond school-financial literacy, understanding about careers, etc. • Having a clear, unifying goal that we are all working toward.
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VALLEJO CITY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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