The WMISD focus this past year was on assisting schools to improve student performance. To do this, the board set three comprehensive goals. The first goal was to, within three to five years, insure that all children within the WMISD service area will enter kindergarten with skills that will allow them to meet the needs of the new Grade Level Content Expectations. In this regard we printed content expectation booklets to be distributed at all kindergarten round-ups, early on meetings, and in various other community and parent meetings. Professional development was provided to teachers and an early childhood institute is scheduled for all area providers.

The second goal was to within three to five years insure that all Middle and High School Buildings will be aligned and implementing the new High School Content Expectations and graduation requirements. Once again, we printed and distributed booklets to all schools and stakeholders on the new graduation requirements. We worked with other northern Michigan schools to provide textbook alignment, content alignment and assessment data related to the

requirements. We worked to compare ACT WorkKeys assessment with Key-Train scores for CTE students. Earlier grades worked to implement an intervention team strategy that caught the lowest performers and provided assistant to bring them up to grade level. Extensive professional development was offered at all levels to teachers on assessment, content expectations and instructional strategies were provided to help meet the expectations.

The third goal was to within three to five years insure that WMISD will develop a systemic process for planning based on student needs. A template was developed to work with groups that outlined process and documentation steps. Surveys were developed for local administrators and data posters will be visible and referenced in district administrative and board meetings. When needs are contemplated, the plan will reference the desired and actual impact on student learning.

This ISD is focusing on improving student performance and we are assessing our level of achievement based on data. The closer we get to looking at each individual student and meeting their needs, the more successful we become as an organization. During the past year we made significant progress toward achieving our goals but much is still left to be accomplished.