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District Vision
Creating Prosperity through Equity, Inquiry, and Wellness
District Mission Statement
The foundation of prosperity in our community is college readiness and career preparation for All Students through:
Equity
Recognizing the reality of the societal and economic barriers facing our students and communities, the Oxnard Union High School District will provide all students inclusive expectations supported by equitable grading practices and inclusive curriculum that promote college readiness and career preparation.
Inquiry
Supporting the discovery and analysis of information essential for investigating and problem solving, the Oxnard Union High School District will present students access to interactive instructional strategies - including information acquisition strategies and problem solving strategies.
Wellness
Connecting the relationship between mental health, physical health, and academic outcomes, the Oxnard Union High School District will present students real-time social emotional and wellness services, including differentiated assistance for students who are
Black/African American, Asian Filipino Pacific Islander, Indigenous, Latin-X, LGBTQIA+, receiving Special Education supports, Foster Youth, and McKinney/Vento Youth.
Board Goal 1 - Instruction
Every Student is College Ready, Career Prepared and receives support to meet the High School graduation requirements
1. Create learning environments that promote communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, that support
increasing completion of a-g course requirements and career education pathways as well as maintain a 90% graduation rate with
particular attention to students with disabilities and students who are traditionally underrepresented
2. Increase and improve the number of students receiving college credit through advanced placement, dual enrollment, and
international baccalaureate programs
3. Continue to provide every student technology resources and effective online and in person restorative interventions through
the implementation of the restorative intervention campus (ric) program
4. Provide multilingual access to opportunities for students and families provided by the california community schools partnership
program (ccspp)
5. Through collaborative teacher leadership, increase and improve the implementation of board policy/administrative regulation 5121- grading for mastery & equity - to 85% or higher across district classrooms
6. Provide teachers, counselors, and administrators professional development on 2 year, 4 year, and career based post secondary
opportunities with a focus on college and career readiness, access to dual enrollment, Advanced Placement, and International
Baccalaureate programs for every student - particularly students with disabilities and students who are multilingual and
traditionally underrepresented
7. Continue to engage in partnerships with colleges, universities, and industry partners to increase access for every student -
particularly students with disabilities and students who are multilingual and traditionally underrepresented - to 2 and 4 year
colleges, financial aid for college, dual enrollment, advanced placement, international baccalaureate programs and post- secondary career opportunities
8. Specifically support reading, writing, speaking, academic vocabulary, and mathematical literacy for english learners, students
facing conditions of poverty, multilingual students,, students with disabilities, as well as foster and homeless youth
9. Develop instructional practices that promote inquiry and encourage curriculum inclusive of all students - with a particular
focus on those students who are traditionally underrepresented and/or experiencing conditions of poverty, housing insecurity,
and/or who are accessing english as a new language.
10. Through collaborative teacher leadership, engage a technology advisory committee to discuss, advise, and make recommendations on learning management systems, classroom technology programs, as well as the district's
instructional continuity plan for remote learning during school closures
Board Goal 2 - Social Emotional and Wellness Supports
Every Student receives access to Social Emotional and Wellness supports and services in a healthy teaching and learning environment that celebrates and promotes trusting relationships.
1. Identify needs and annually budget for wellness centers
2. Expand, maintain, and improve partnerships with mental health and wellness service providers to support therapeutic and
clinical services for students, staff, and families
3. Sustain and grow wellness programming specific to the transition to high school for first year students
4. Through wellness centers, provide direct comprehensive wrap around social emotional and wellness services facilitated
by universal screening and supported by culturally responsive and multilingual staff
5. Continue to provide inclusive and welcoming wellness and community schools programming for students, families, and
staff that destigmatizes seeking mental health services
6. Expand, maintain, and improve newcomer welcome centers to provide comprehensive academic and social emotional support
to students arriving with limited or interrupted formal education, as well as wraparound support for families and caregivers of newcomer students through the newcomer welcome centers
7. Develop approaches to social justice issues and topics that promote collaborative problem solving, foster honest
productive conversations, build inclusive safe spaces on campus, prevent bullying, and recognize and celebrate the
different experiences of students, particularly students who are black, Filipino, indigenous, Latin-X, LGBTQIA+, students
with disabilities, pacific islanders, and others who are traditionally underrepresented through restorative practices in
order to reduce annual suspension days and annual unduplicated suspensions by 10% & reduce annual expulsions by 10%
8. Develop approaches to student conduct that prioritize restorative intervention prior to disciplinary incidents. provide
students the opportunity to work with a trusted adult following disciplinary incidents
9. Continue to provide students the opportunity to voice their priorities, concerns, and kudos through site and district
student advisory groups
Board Goal 3 - Equitable Facilities and Infrastructure
Every Student learns in a school facility that provides a safe, accessible environment as well as equitable teaching and learning conditions.
1. Implement the measure ‘E’ bond program beginning with priority projects projects: painting CIHS, HHS, RMHS; the playfields at Del Sol High School; as well as completion of the HVAC project and the pool at Channel Islands High School
2. Explore, support, and advocate for free high-speed, high quality broadband internet service in Oxnard Union High School District communities
3. Implement a plan to reduce the district’s environmental footprint that includes, but is not limited to: recycling programs, water conservation, reduction of single use plastics, electric vehicles, and a renewed solar energy program
Board Goal 4 - Communication
Provide timely, linguistically competent, culturally sustaining communication for students, parents, families, staff, and community
1. Maintain a consistent social media presence with weekly posts about district and site events as well as highlighting successful students, staff, and programs in the district
2. Work with local and regional television and print media to highlight successful students and programs in the district
3. Maintain and improve the district communication plan based on community need and community feedback
4. Provide regular district communications to students, parents, and families through multiple platforms in multiple languages
5. Continue to develop community partnerships with a common goal of supporting students and families
Board Goal 5 - FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Maximize the use of District resources to focus on students, teaching, and learning, while responsibly addressing funding reductions from declining enrollment.
1. Systematically identify areas for reduction in costs through prioritizing the needs of students, teaching, and learning
2. Regularly communicate to all staff areas and potential areas for reduction in costs
3. Annually develop balanced budgets for the current fiscal year and the two fiscal years that follow
4. Improve average daily attendance by 1%
5. Create and update plans to address additional federal and state cuts to education budgets as they are announced
Board Goal 6 - Employee Relations & Hiring Practices
Recruit, hire, and retain a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities served by the District, while working in good faith with our labor partners to ensure all District staff are treated with dignity, respect, provided fair wages and opportunities for career growth
1. Attract, recruit and retain highly qualified faculty and staff reflective of the communities served by the district, with a focus on recruiting from traditionally underrepresented multilingual candidates
2. Modernize HR systems to improve timelines and communication for each vacancy
3. Continue to foster positive labor relations through regular communication and collaborative problem solving
4. Continue to implement and monitor board policy 4030 - non-discrimination in employment to ensure fair and equitable treatment for all district employees