About D302

Strategic Plan

 

 

 

The Vision 2014 Strategic Plan was crafted with the input of administrators, staff members, advisory groups, and community members.  In the spring of 2011, a survey was administered seeking input about key challenges, academic and program priorities at the elementary and secondary levels, financial priorities, and indicators of success.  Through the spring and summer, district and building administrators followed a flow chart to create a new mission statement, develop performance targets and a balanced scorecard, update our core goal areas, craft a new strategy map, and develop a strategy map for students and parents called the Six Keys to College and Career Readiness.  We invite all stakeholders to paretner with us as we work to ensure that all students are college, career and comunity ready.Vision

 

 

 

     Building Foundations

          Pursuing Excellence

                Learning for a Lifetime

Mission

The mission of Kaneland Community Unit School District #302 is to graduate all students college, career, and community ready.

Core Values

Kaneland Community Unit School District #302 adheres to universal values that transcend specific cultures and beliefs.  These values are intended to guide the policies, decisions and actions of the District and of all individuals, groups and organizations relating to the district.

Integrity - people with integrity are honest, trustworthy, and sincere and live by the core values of respect, responsibility, citizenship and the pursuit of excellence.

Respect - respectful people support the rights of others and acknowledge their differences, feelings and beliefs.

Responsibility - responsible people make safe and healthy choice, fulfill their obligations and are accountable for their actions.

Citizenship - as citizens, people have a duty to serve, participate and promote involvement of others in the school, local, national and global communities in a responsbile manner.

Pursuit of Excellence - in the pursuit of excellence, people aspire to reach high levels of achievement by applying critical thinking, putting forth their best efforts, taking pride in their work, reflecting on the results, and incorporating learning into future endeavors.

Five Core Areas

There are five core areas that the strategic plan addresses.  These areas include: 

1. Human Resources
2. Finance
3. Teaching and Learning
4. Support Systems
5. Staff and Community Relations 

The Strategy Map

 Kaneland CUSD #302 Strategy Map  

Vision 2014 Plan Performance Targets

All performance levels are red until progress is reported out for the first time in the 2011-2012 school year.

Human Resources:

1. Kaneland will fill 100% of certificated positions with highly qualified staff members by the first day of school each school year.

At the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, 100% of positions were filled with highly qualified staff members.

2. Each school year 100% of certificated staff members, and non-certificated instructional staff members, will participate in professional development related to their assignments.

100% of staff members engaged in professional development during the 2011-2012 school year.  Click here for 2011-2012 PD Summary.

3. Within the group of certificated staff members leaving employment in Kaneland in any given year, less than 5% will leave by choice to seek similar employment elsewhere.

At the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, 1.4% (5 staff members) left Kaneland school district to seek similar employment in another school district.

4. Through participation in the Kane County Human Resources Consortium, for 100% of certificated positions posted Kaneland will access a diverse, highly qualified applicant pool.

All job postings for the 2011-2012 school year, even those designated as shortage areas, were filled prior to the start fo the school year.  The application system drew 2,700 active applications for certified positions.  Most individual job postings drew 300-800 applicants.

 

Finance:

1. For the 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 school years, budgeted revenues will equal or exceed budgeted expenditures in all operating funds.

For Fiscal Year 12, budgeted revenues exceed budgeted expenditures in all operating funds.  2011-2012 Kaneland D302 Budget

2.  For the 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 school years, actual expenditures will be no more than budgeted expenditures in all operating funds.

For Fiscal Year 12, actual expenditures did not exceed budgeted expenditures with all operating funds combined.  See attached.

3.  For the 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 school years, actual revenues will equal or exceed actual expenditures in all operating funds. 

For Fiscal Year 12, actual revenues exceeded actual expenditures with all operating funds combined.  See attached.

4. For the 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 school years, there will be no material weaknesses identified in the independent audit.

For Fiscal Year 2010-2011, reported to the Board December 2012, there are no material weaknesseses identified in the independent audit.  2010-2011 Kaneland audit.

5. By the end of the 2014 school year, a multi-year fiscal program review process will be in place.

For Fiscal Year 12, a program review process was developed.  Each year, the process will be updated and improved.  See attached.

Vision 2014 Plan Performance Targets: Teaching and Learning

 1. By the end of the 2014 school year the percent of 3^rd-7^th students that will meet or exceed on the math ISAT tests will maintain between 95% and 98%.

Grade Level	Math 2010-2011	Math 2011-12 *reported September 2012
3rd	94%
4th	96%
5th	91%
6th	95%
7th	92%

 

 2. By the end of the 2014 school year the percent of 3^rd-7^th students that will meet or exceed on the reading ISAT tests will increase by 5%.

Grade Level	Reading- 2010-11	Reading 2011-12 *reported September 2012
3rd	85%
4th	90%
5th	84%
6th	93%
7th	87%

 3. By the end of the 2014 school year each student cohort in grades K-1^st will achieve a 2% gain in math, ISEL, and reading accuracy and comprehension (Rigby) each year until reaching the maintenance range of 93% to 100%.

Grade Level ISEL Results	2010	2011	2012 *reported September 2012
Class of 2023	NA	86%
Class of 2022	99%	99%

 

Grade Level Rigby Results	2010	2011	2012 *reported September 2012
Class of 2023	NA	80%
Class of 2022	NA	76%
Class of 2021	75%	83%
Class of 2020	84%	73%
Class of 2019	74%	84%

 

Grade Level Math Results	2010	2011	2012 *reported September 2012
Class of 2023	NA	95%
Class of 2022	90%	93%
Class of 2021	71%%	83%
Class of 2020	87%	68%
Class of 2019	56%	62%

 

 4. By the end of the 2014 school year 90% of all K-12 students will complete a critical thinking and application assessment with proficiency.

Critical thinking activity rubric and scoring template have been approved for implementation.

 5. By the end of the 2014 school year the percent of 6^th – 12^th grade students that meet or exceed expectations on local post-tests in required core course red objectives will increase by 10%. 

 

 6. For the 11-12, 12-13, and 13-14 school years, each student grade level cohort between 8^th and 11^th grade will increase the percentage of students meeting the college readiness benchmark in the EPAS testing sequence in Math by 5%. 

*2011 scores represent the baseline data for cohort progress on the performance targets in EPAS Reading and Math

Math: Percent Meeting the College Readiness Benchmark
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Class of 2015	8th Grade EXPLORE	9th Grade EXPLORE	10th Grade PLAN	11th Grade ACT	Graduating Class ACT
	45%	Reported June 2012	Reported June 2013	Reported October 2014	Reported August 2015
Class of 2014	9th Grade EXPLORE	10th Grade PLAN	11th Grade ACT	Graduating Class ACT
	45%	Reported June 2012	Reported October 2013	Reported August 2014
Class of 2013	10th Grade PLAN	11th Grade ACT	Graduating Class ACT
	36%	Reported October 2012	Reported August 2013
Class of 2012	11th Grade ACT	Graduating Class ACT
	37%	Reported August 2012

 7. For the 11-12, 12-13, and 13-14 school years, each student grade level cohort between 8^th and 11^th grade will increase the percentage of students meeting the college readiness benchmark in the EPAS testing sequence in Reading by 5%.

*2011 scores represent the baseline data for cohort progress on the performance targets in EPAS Reading and Math

Reading Comprehension: Percent Meeting the College Readiness Benchmark
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Class of 2015	8th Grade EXPLORE	9th Grade EXPLORE	10th Grade PLAN	11th Grade ACT	Graduating Class ACT
	53%	Reported June 2012	Reported June 2013	Reported October 2014	Reported August 2015
Class of 2014	9th Grade EXPLORE	10th Grade PLAN	11th Grade ACT	Graduating Class ACT
	50%	Reported June 2012	Reported October 2013	Reported August 2014
Class of 2013	10th Grade PLAN	11th Grade ACT	Graduating Class ACT
	64%	Reported October 2012	Reported August 2013
Class of 2012	11th Grade ACT	Graduating Class ACT
	41%	Reported August 2012

 

 8. By the end of the 2014 school year, 60% of KHS graduating seniors will complete an Advanced Placement or dual credit capstone course in at least one subject area.

Current Data: Need to gather baseline data for graduating class of 2011.  Target will be finalized once baseline data is reviewed.

 

 9. By the end of the 2014 school year, all students taking AP courses will take an AP exam, with 70% of students earning a score of 3 or higher.

 

	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014
Percent of students in AP Courses who took the AP exam	34%	Reported in August 2012	Reported in August 2013	Reported in August 2014
Percent of students scoring 3 or higher on the AP exams	53%	Reported in August 2012	Reported in August 2013	Reported in August 2014

 

*2011 scores represent the baseline data for cohort progress on the performance targets in EPAS Reading and Math

 

Six Keys to College Readiness

 

Parents and students can use this guide to monitor individual progress against our goal of college, career, and community readiness goal for all students.

 Six Keys