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Student Outcomes Focused Governance

Goals & Guardrails

 

San Diego Unified School District and the Board of Education are committed to transparency, accountability, and keeping students at the center of all that we do. The district strives to create conditions where students feel they belong and can thrive academically and socially.

To achieve that aim, the Board and district leaders have worked collaboratively over the past year to engage students, staff, families and school communities in the development of specific and measurable goals for student achievement.

Goals

The goals for student achievement outline what we want students to be able to know and do and are based on the vision and values of the community.

Guardrails

In addition to goals for student outcomes, the Board has also adopted a set of guardrails. These guardrails outline the work the district is committed to continuing while working to achieve the goals for student outcomes.

Monitoring & Progress

2025-26 Board Meeting Date

Progress Monitoring

Presentation Topic(s)

Sept. 30

College & Career Interim Goals 4.1 and 4.2

‘a-g’ completion and CCTE pathway completion

Oct. 28

Wellness Interim Goals

Body and mind connections; pilot of the multidimensional Student Wellness Index

Nov. 18

Superintendent Report highlighting CAASPP data results

Annual CAASPP data and CA School Dashboard data released on Nov. 15, 2025; staff will provide a Board Memo after the November 18th Board Meeting Goal 2, 3, and 4 based on the released data

Joint BOE Mtg. Dec. 16

College & Career Interim Goal 4.3

Community college coursework completion

Feb. 10

College & Career Interim Goal 4.1

‘a-g’ completion; progress Report for Alternate Graduation Sequence

Feb. 24

Economic Self-Sufficiency Interim Guardrails 3.1 and 3.2

Development of two additional financial literacy courses and CalKIDS participation

Mar. 24

Literacy Interim Goals 2.1 and 2.2

Early Literacy, K-2 mCLASS reading difficulties screener, and 3-8 iReady growth

Math Interim Goal 3.1

Early numeracy and K-8 iReady growth

April 28

Student Motivation Guardrails 2.1 and 2.2

Percentage of spotlight students in grades 3, 6, and 9 who participated in 2 or more activities or extracurricular activities

May 26

Effective Communication Guardrails 1.1 and 1.2

July TBD

End-of-Year Report out on 2025-26 Interim Goals and Guardrails

Proposed Interim Goals and Guardrails for 2026-27

 

Related Resources

There is strong alignment around the adopted goals and guardrails throughout the district, from School Plans for Student Achievement to the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)

This not only signals strong unity and cohesion across the organization but will also allow students to achieve greater success with all schools and departments working together toward a shared set of goals. 

Learn More About Our Journey to Developing the Goals & Guardrails