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17 <br /> Fiscal Year 2021-22 <br /> Superintendent's Message <br /> Strategic plan alignment with with an eye on the future. <br /> Equity at the Center <br /> mpaw Using data to inform our decisions and close gaps that currently exist. <br /> inspire <br /> Priorities <br /> * Safety of students and staff; <br /> ,Ir Social,emotional,and mental wellness; <br /> * Morale,durability,resilience of staff to best serve and support students; <br /> • Clear and consistent communication in effort to alleviate anxiety;and <br /> • Refocusing and reuniting students and staff with tools to support increased <br /> socialization,additional services for learning loss,and social emotional needs <br /> and acclimating to in-person instruction through Equity Centered Classroom <br /> Practices. <br /> Dr. Hamlett said Principals work with the school improvement teams to identify needs <br /> that are then presented to her and the leadership team. She said district leaders and <br /> department leaders brought their requests forward, and she met with 15-30 students from each <br /> middle and high school to give priorities from student perspective. She said the students' <br /> priorities are centered around mental wellness and equity. She resumed the PowerPoint <br /> presentation: <br /> Understanding the Academic and <br /> Social Emotional Needs of Our Students <br /> • Student Academic Performance <br /> "" °'°°r • Student Attendance <br /> inspire Student Perception Data/Social <br /> Emotional Learning(SEL)Universal <br /> Screener <br /> • Staff/Stakeholder Perception Data <br /> • Summary of Findings <br /> Student Academic Performance- Reading <br /> 91sek-While Gape-Reeding Grades 3-8 <br /> (Paecent College Ready-Aohlavettteni Levels 4 8 5) <br /> While 66.0%ofcmcc8 —Black +Gap—44hrte <br /> students earned coaege 1m <br /> ready scores Inc.Warl— 65.5 <br /> to 45.2%statewide 13,381 of e6:1 a4.o 8d.4 81.4 b2.8 <br /> cmpuwtir 5,806 sWdanls),33.4%of our W <br /> inspire Black sWd-kt in CHCCS <br /> earned college Maly scores <br /> (222 of 685 sludeltts)m a l <br /> compared to 62.9%of 1W, !s3.4 s3.3 }93.4 }55.7 r sz.r <br /> While peers(2,438 or 2,845 f49.4 <br /> sludents),a go of49.4 =� <br /> percentage paints between a ' <br /> Black and Whne ma—m. rct 3+g ao.e m-7 33-4 <br /> zo <br /> 27.a <br /> Equity must be Or iris eeaw U <br /> pfpirt{lpt we dp, z.— —'s misia M-17 mfr-15 W-18 <br />