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District Goal 2

Provide safe, inclusive, and supportive environments that nurture the well-being of the whole child.

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STRATEGIES

• Develop and expand family resource center(s) to address the broad range of students and family needs at each school.
• Develop and expand after-school extracurricular program offerings to support students’ diverse interests and needs.
• Actively review and refine emergency school procedures with partnering agencies and first responders.
• School improvement plans will address respective and collaborative environments among all school community members.
• Implement Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in all schools. 
• Construct and maintain facilities with an emphasis on a safe environment that is conducive to student learning. 
• Deliver whole child professional development to staff and parents. 
• Expand staff and partnership capacity to address the mental health needs of students.  

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Measurement of Success

• Reduction in the disciplinary disparity between student sub-groups in the district at the end of the 2017-18 school year.
• Reduction in suspensions and/or expulsions in the district at the end of the 2017-18 school year.
• Continuous improvement in positive response rates on Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)  on the Healthy Youth Survey.
• Annual increase in the percentage of students involved in extracurricular activities in the Ridgefield School District.
• District’s successful completion of Safety Audit and Action Plan annually.
• Annual increase in the percentage of participants in Community Education programs.
• District will continuously make facility enhancements to support safe, inclusive learning environments.