Sequoia Union High School District

Strategic Plan Creation Process

Be a part of planning sequoia UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT's future!

Sequoia Union High School District is embarking on the process to develop our three-year strategic plan.

Our strategic plan will act as a roadmap for our school system, aligning all partners on common goals and a unified direction for our district in order to build a stronger school system for all students.

The creation of this community-wide strategic plan will be led by a diverse group of all partners including students, parents, community representatives, teachers, administrators, and staff.

The strategic planning process will also help inform the development of our LCAP plan.

There will be several opportunities for your voice to be heard. For more information, or to find out how you can be part of this process, please contact Rosa Miralles via email at rmiralles@seq.org or at (650) 360-1411, extension 22324.

ABOUT THE PROCESS

The strategic plan process will span from September 2023 to June 2024. It will be formulated by input from five teams, the District's Board of Trustees, and the community over the course of several meetings/events, including three community forums. The goal of the strategic plan is to guide the District's future by setting priorities, focusing energy and resources, strengthening operations, and ensuring that employees, board members, and stakeholders are all working toward common goals.

About the teams

Student Voice Team

3-5 students from each school with a diverse representation of the student body in terms of race/ethnicity, grade span, English language fluency, special education status, academic performance, and engagement/non-engagement.

Core Planning Team

3-4 administrators, then from each school at least; 1 teacher, 1 student, 1-2 additional staff (CTE, counselor, classified, etc), 1 parent, 1 community member (various service providers, businesses, etc). With the parent/community members, with diverse representation like DELAC and PAC.

District Administrative Leadership

Principals and Cabinet

Instructional Focus Team

3-4 site administrators, a few instructional leaders from the District, a few certificated staff that are not in the classroom (instructional coaches, counselors, etc), then from each school at least: 1 teacher and 1 classified instructional staff.

Alignment Team

15-20 involved members of the community. For example, city government officials, local business/employers, CBOs, partner district superintendents, higher-ed representatives, etc.

COMMUNITY INPUT OPPORTUNITIES

All forums and board meetings held at Birch Room at the District Office

In-person Community Input Forum

(Rescheduled, originally scheduled for January 18, 6:00 - 7:30 PM)

Date: March 28

Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Location: Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School Media Center, 2450 Ralmar Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Past dates:

November 7, 2023, 4:30-6:30 PM

SUHSD Parent Advisory Council meeting

January 9 - March 15

Strategic Plan survey open

March 11, 2024, 6:00-7:30 PM

Virtual community input forum on Zoom

March 12, 2024, 6:00-7:30 PM

In-person community input forum at SUHSD District Office, 480 James Ave, Redwood City

Updates presented at board meetings

August 23, 2023

Strategic Plan Creation Process presentation

October 25, 2023

Strategic Plan update presentation

December 13, 2023

Update from Superintendent Leach announcing continuation of Strategic Plan process into 2024, community survey to be released in early 2024, and three community forums to be held in early 2024.

FUTURE KEY STRATEGIC PLAN dates

April 29, 2024