2014–2016 Strategic Investments
In Eugene School District 4J, we believe that every student in every school can succeed and that it is our responsibility to ensure educational excellence and equity for every student. While our district has many strengths and successes to build on, we also must improve to make this vision a reality. To focus the district’s efforts, the school board has set top priority goals in the areas of student achievement, staff capacity, stewardship of resources and community engagement.
Over the course of 2014–15 superintendent Shelley Berman and the superintendent’s cabinet worked collaboratively, in consultation with the school board, budget committee and equity committee, to identify the strategies and priority investments necessary to address the school board’s goals for the remainder of the current school year and the following year. The cabinet identified strategies to support the board’s goals, identified a variety of current investments, and identified and prioritized additional potential investments that would advance each strategy.
Top priorities already included in budget assumptions are implementing full-time kindergarten and adopting new science curriculum. The cabinet also identified four strategic priorities to invest in if funds are available: Reducing class sizes, providing targeted professional development in critical areas, expanding translation and interpretation services, and supporting family engagement. A number of other important potential investments also were identified for each strategy.
Proposed Strategic Investments
