The AEA Board of Trustees made a number of commitments to the AEA community at their March, 2018 strategic planning session. One of my roles as Superintendent is to take Board commitments and strategic direction and work with AEA staff to translate these into programs that benefit our community and most importantly our students. As we move into the new school year, below is an overview of Board commitments and the concrete ways in which these will impact students, staff and community:
Board Commitment: Every minute of every school day will be academically rigorous for all students
Implementation of this commitment will include:
- Development of common AEA-wide definition of the concept of academic rigor at 2018 AEA staff retreat
- Messaging of staff definition of rigor on both campuses and online
- Incorporation of rigor definition into staff performance reviews, classroom walk-throughs and review of all programs
- Increased academic supports for underperforming students as well as those at grade level and above
- Discussion of academic rigor at all staff meetings and professional development sessions
- Administrative direction related to appropriate end-of-semester and end-of-year celebration activities that align with the AEA definition of rigor
- Administrative direction relate to the appropriate and rigorous use of technology in classroom instruction that never replaces the teacher as facilitator and guide with a computer (including but not limited to the use of films, online portals, etc)
Board Commitment: The AEA culture on both campuses for students and adults will align with the IB Learner Profile and will include consistent enforcement of policies such as student uniform requirements
Implementation of this commitment will include:
- All-staff off-site retreat in August, 2018 for motivation, team-building, policy review and vision alignment
- Ongoing training for all staff in Trauma Informed Approach by Dr. Ernie Mendes
- Administrative review and update of student uniform policies for both AEA schools
- Messaging of uniform policies to all staff and students with emphasis on consistent enforcement
- Initiatives to increase inclusivity on both campuses including Spanish interpretation of all parent meetings, events, conferences, parent universities, etc as well as English/Spanish translation of all important written communication to families
Board Commitment: Eliminate achievement gaps
Implementation of this commitment will include:
- Acquisition of Illuminate dashboard technology to aggregate actionable student achievement data in one convenient location for teacher/staff access
- Establishment of multi-year plan to reduce and eliminate achievement gaps with measurable goals
- Implementation of free after-school intervention and enrichment programs for students
- Implementation of free summer school programs for students
Board Commitment: Grow and expand AEA, the first step being opening an AEA high school
Implementation of this commitment will include:
- Submission of AEAHS charter to San Diego Unified School District in September/October, 2018 to initiate approval process
- Begin selection process for leadership of AEAHS
- Continue real estate negotiations for AEAHS site
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