Sahuarita Unified School District

Clean, Safe Physical Plants and Resources

• Well-maintained and secure campuses (perimeter fencing, cameras)

• Well-maintained and secure school buses

• Proactive procedures and routines

• Facilities that are clean, safe, and well-kept

• A district emergency crisis management plan

• Adequate safety training

• Preventive and proactive procedures and routines

• Clean, well-maintained facilities

School Culture

• Friendly, solution-oriented and responsive levels of service

• Communication that manages expectations and needs

• Use of technology to support communication and access to information and services

• Administrative visibility

• Overall student wellness as a priority (school guidance counselors)

• Partnership with community

• Partnership with law enforcement and school resource officers

• Modern dress codes

• Recognition of excellence (Distinguished schools, students, and staff)

• Practices and preventive procedures and routines

• Parent, student, daily life, and school environment and culture

• Diverse training models

• Development of strong, collegial organizational cultures that promote structure and positive environments for learning

• Build strong community relationships to support school goals and outcomes

Comprehensiveness of Operational Plans, Procedures, and Routines

• Use of technology to support communication and access to information and services

• Administrative visibility

• Employee engagement system and culture (communication and trust)

• Partnership with law enforcement and school resource officers

• Utilization of modern technology for monitoring, enforcement, and access control

• Support consistent school mandates through communication, outreach, and enforcement

• Strong school culture and norms

Individualized Instruction

• Systematic alignment with innovative assessments

• Pursuing district-wide goals necessary for 21st-century skills, dual enrollment, academic electives

• Creating 24/7 school/home delivery for after-school, community, and summer programs

• Continued support for free and performing arts as an integral part of a high-quality education

• Tracking of appropriate instructional level

• Valid use of analytics and data as part of the instructional process to monitor student growth and support personalized instruction

• A personalized learning plan that empowers and guides students toward success

Effective Instructional Practice

• Use of technology to support effective instructional implementation plans

• Highly effective instruction

• Summative high-quality and innovative assessments

• Partnerships with business and industry partners to support alignment, program development, and workforce readiness

• Validation of analysis and data as part of the instructional process to monitor student progress and support instruction

• Mastery of content instruction

Strong Instructional Programs

• National Math and Science Initiatives (NMSI)

• Career and Technical Education (CTE) regional initiatives and program development

• Summer learning programs with innovative autonomy

• Program alignment with college preparatory frameworks

• Programs for K–12 college readiness

• Strong career pathways aligned with workforce development and regional needs

• Career 24/7 school-based learning opportunities

• Updated textbooks and digital resources

• Use of technology to support 21st-century learning, effective instruction, and digital literacy

• Continued support for fine and performing arts as an integral part of a high-quality educational program

• Continued support for physical education, leadership development, and fitness

• A focus on character and citizenship as part of the educational process

• Valid use of analytics and data as part of the instructional process to monitor student progress and support instruction

• Expansion of CTE programs aligned with regional workforce needs

Proactive and Ongoing Outreach to Identify Qualified Professionals

• Active steps to support recruitment and outreach

• Competitive salaries and benefits

• Formal and effective screening and interview protocols to identify the most highly qualified candidates

• Effective teacher in every class and effective principal in every school

• District communications and marketing plans

Invest in Continuous Development and Opportunity

• Effective professional development to meet the needs of teachers along the spectrum of their professional careers

• Leadership development and professional growth for all

• Effective teacher in every class and effective principal in every school

• Innovative coaching and mentoring components to support the growth and development of faculty members at all levels

• Investment in leadership development of school administrators, including instructional leadership skills, organizational management, and delivery of exemplary service

Recognize Excellence

• Valid performance-based plan

• Healthy and strong organizational culture that recognizes and supports success and effectiveness

• Formal, multifaceted recognition program in celebration of exemplary service and contributions

Strategic Partnership

• Sahuarita WINS! systemic and ongoing process of identifying common goals, action steps that support quality, alignment with current and future business needs, and regional vision

• Strong partnerships with higher education institutions including the University of Arizona and Pima Community College

• Shared commitment to daily and strong school attendance

• Support for school-based service learning

• Development of diverse service culture and focus

Communication

• Strong and well-facilitated communications plan—including resource designation, transparent, regular outreach, use of technology, and service orientation

• Use of multiple avenues, including online, digital, and social media, and direct communication

• Technology to support regular and effective communication with students, parents, and community

• Administrative visibility on campuses and in the community

Highly Performing Schools

• Common goals

• Decisions aligned with strategic and data-driven priorities

Valid Use of Analytics to Drive Meaningful Decision Making

• Total quality focus systems, including surveys, for all schools and departments to gather meaningful feedback from stakeholders and drive a culture of continuous improvement

• Forward-thinking proactive planning for organizational growth (i.e., building new schools)

• Teacher, staff, student engagement and individualized metrics

• Individualized student goal setting and expectations for academic growth and progress

Systematic Focus on Quality

• Purposeful fiscal plan aligned with identified priorities and regular evaluation

• Facilities management plan to support energy efficiency, safety, and maintenance

• Comprehensive curriculum and instructional support measurement, effective instruction, and assessment

• Ongoing instructional improvement across all school levels

• Strategic focus on hiring the most highly qualified teachers, including state hires, Teachers of the Year, Golden Bell, A+ schools

Individualized Success

• Support for individualized growth

• Individualized goal setting

• Investment in school guidance counselors to support individualized planning and overall success

• Use of data to support identification of relative strengths and areas of refinement and confidence

• Response to intervention

• Teacher assistance teams to support individualized student needs

Providing Multimodal Opportunities to Achieve Student Success

• Support for individualized growth

• Support for extracurricular programs that identify and reinforce student interests and strengths

• Further development of alternative school programs

• Technology-based (online) learning options

• Expansion of summer programs for remediation and acceleration

• Development of high-quality programs in both college preparatory and career technology areas

Individualized Programs

• Support for individualized growth

• Further development of alternative school programs

• Technology-based (online) learning options

• Development of gifted education programs

• Expansion of summer programs for remediation and acceleration

• Response to intervention

• Teacher assistance teams to support individualized student needs

• Instruction at the appropriate instructional level