Ends Policies (E400 – E499)

Effective - 12/10/2024
Revision -

POLICY STATEMENT
The Jordan School District Board of Education is committed to providing exceptional educational opportunities in our schools that lead to graduates who are prepared for success within and beyond the classroom. Our Ends Policy reflects the core pillars of the District’s Strategic Plan: high-quality instruction, a culture of belonging, opportunities for every learner, student and staff wellness, and effective communication. The Board will monitor progress toward these Ends through multiple means, including but not limited to, the specified data sources.
ENDS
1. High Quality Instruction
  Students will seek out academic challenges and engage with each other and their community in real-world activities and discussions, and teachers will be prepared to engage students as measured by:
  1. Percent of students meeting or exceeding the benchmark for
    1. End-of-year Acadience Math in grades K-3 (combined)
    2. End-of-year Acadience Reading in grades K-3 (combined)
  2. Percent of students earning a proﬁciency level of 3 or 4 for
    1. RISE Math in grades 3-8 (combined)
    2. RISE ELA in grades 3-8 (combined)
    3. RISE Science in grades 3-8 (combined)
    4. Utah Aspire Plus Math in grades 9-10 (combined)
    5. Utah Aspire Plus Reading in grades 9-10 (combined)
    6. Utah Aspire Plus Science in grades 9-10 (combined)
    7. Dynamic Learning Maps in grades 3-11 (combined)
  3. Percent of grade 11 students earning an 18 or higher ACT composite score
  4. Percent of students showing typical or better progress for
    1. End-of-year Acadience Math in grades K-3 (combined)
    2. End-of-year Acadience Reading in grades K-3 (combined)
    3. RISE Math in grades 3-8 (combined)
    4. RISE ELA in grades 3-8 (combined)
    5. RISE Science in grades 3-8 (combined)
    6. Utah Aspire Plus Math in grades 9-10 (combined)
    7. Utah Aspire Plus Reading in grades 9-10 (combined)
    8. Utah Aspire Plus Science in grades 9-10 (combined)
2. Culture of Belonging
  Students will value and engage with their school community, respect differences, and respond to conﬂict in healthy ways, as measured by percent of students reporting a sense of belonging three out of ﬁve or higher using the sense of belonging question items from the Panorama Survey administered annually in the fall, winter and spring to students in grades 3-12.
3. Opportunities for Every Learner
  Every student will see a path to graduation that meets their individual learning needs, as measured by state graduation rate, as currently calculated and reported.
4. Student and Staff Wellness
  Students and employees will feel empowered to excel personally and professionally and have access to resources, programs, and curriculum that support a safe and healthy learning environment, as measured by percent of students responding favorably to the “emotion regulation” question items from the Panorama Survey administered annually in the fall, winter and spring to students in grades 3-12 and percent of highest two ratings on the Educator Engagement Survey’s “emotion regulation” question items.
5. Effective Communication
  Families, employees, and community members will be more informed and engaged in a trusting partnership which leads to greater student success, as measured by percent of positive responses to the “family-district trust” question items on the parent Stakeholder Input Survey.

Category: Ends Policies (E400 – E499)

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