What is this work about?

• This strategic planning process begins with a community-driven long-term vision for our district, which will guide our strategic plan and district initiatives for the next 10-15 years. 

• The vision will shape the trajectory of student learning, staff professional development, recruitment, resource allocation, and investments. 

• The vision and strategic plan will determine when and how we work in community and partner with families, where we’re asking for investment from our community, business, and philanthropic partners, and how we will evaluate our progress toward our goal

What are the outcomes of this work?

Our long-term vision will comprise of the following:

• A Graduate Portrait: What aspirations does our community hold for our students? What knowledge and skills should they possess upon leaving SVUSD?

• An Adult Portrait: If we aim for specific outcomes for our students, what knowledge and skills must adults within the system possess to aid their development effectively?

• A System Portrait: To facilitate the desired growth in students and staff, what changes are necessary within our school district system to provide optimal support?

• Renewed Core Values: What fundamental principles guide us as a system? How do these values align with our overarching vision?

How will we put this work into practice?

The visioning process will  produce a cohesive graduate portrait, adult portrait, and system portrait, complemented by an updated set of district core values. The system portrait will set the foundation for our first 3-5 year strategic plan, propelling us towards the actualization of our vision.  This strategic plan will set our district’s direction and priorities, with goals, strategies, actionable action steps, and metrics to monitor our progress.

✔️ Student Summit January 19, 2024 -Students from our middle and high schools expressed their insights on the future of SVUSD, detailing what they believe is essential for students to learn and excel in preparation for their future endeavors, as well as articulating their needs from the adults within the school system. (See Video below) 

✔️ Guiding Coalition #1 May 3 and 4, 2024 - The guiding coalition serves as the stewards of vision development, embodying the diverse perspectives within the community. The focus of GC #1 was to delve into envisioning the future and explore what might students need to be prepared for their future.

✔️ Community Engagement Series #1 May 6 - August 19, 2024 – Community Members, Staff and Families shared their thoughts on what skills and knowledge they believed students should possess upon graduating from SVUSD through srveys and in-person events.

✔️ Guiding Coalition #2 September 13 and 14, 2024 - The guiding coalitionmet again, this to focus on building on what knowledge and skills must the adults within the system posses in order to support the students .

✔️ Community Engagement Series #2 October - November, 2024 – Community Members, Staff and Families shared feedback on the emerging ideas for the future of SVUSD, and continued to contribute more ideas to support these visions. 

✔️ Guiding Coalition #3 October 25 and 26, 2024 –  The guidling coalition met for the final time.  Using the portraits of the student and adult that have been created, members this time looked at what changes are necessary within our school district system to support both. 

✔️ Board Study Session January 30, 2025 – The final vision of all three portraits, graduate, adult & system along with the core values to came out of this work, was presented to the board of trustees.  Members of the guidling coalation were present to answer questions and provide their feed to the work done. 

SVUSD Vision 2036 - Final Version