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Chico Unified School District

EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY

Chico Unified School District

EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY

District Goals and Mission

Board Adopted Goals 2023/24 School Year

Board Adopted Goals 2023/24 School Year

Each year, the Board of Education adopts district-wide goals. The goals align with our Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and guide decisions throughout the year.

Goal 1

Provide Academic Instruction and Interventions to Ensure Student Learning and High Achievements for Each and Every Student.

Goal 2

Provide Social Emotional Learning and Supports to Promote Healthier Student Attitudes About Themselves and Others.

Goal 3

Provide Behavioral Instruction and Supports as a Proactive Approach to Creating a Safe, Positive Climate and School Culture.

Goal 4

Provide Additional Support for the Academic, Social-Emotional and Behavioral Needs of Foster Youth Students.
 
 
(Goals are based on June 28, 2023 Board adopted Local Control Accountability Plan)
 
 

MISSION STATEMENT

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Chico Unified School District, a partnership of students, staff, families and community, is to ensure all students achieve high levels of academic and personal success, contribute to their community and confidently succeed in a changing global society by engaging in quality educational programs that address diverse student needs and promote learning throughout life.
 
 

Chico Unified School District Expectations

Chico Unified School District Expectations

 
In support of the Board adopted goals, Chico Unified staff will:
 
  • Remember that the most fundamental and important relationship in the teaching/learning process is that between the teacher and the student.
  • Demonstrate that all students are our students
    • Be responsible, individually and collectively, for each child’s success
    • Ensure that we meet the needs of all students
  • Provide positive learning environments, in and out of the classroom
  • Demonstrate that students and families are our first priority:
    • Focus on teacher-parent and school-family communications
    • Inform parents about their child’s progress on a regular basis
    • Return calls or emails from parents in a timely manner
  • Fully Implement Professional Learning Communities 
    • Focus instruction and collaboration on the following four questions:
      • What do we want students to know?
      • How do we know if students know it?
      • How do we respond when students do not know it?
      • How do we extend learning and provide enrichment when students do know it?
    • Collaborate with peers to improve teaching and learning
      • During weekly collaboration time
      • During department meetings, grade-level meetings, and other established site-level times
    • Teach to the adopted standards, utilizing state- and board-adopted instructional materials
    • Administer district- and site-level common assessments
    • Adjust instruction to improve learning, based on evidence gathered from classroom and common assessments
  • Monitor and adjust our district budget to ensure solvency, local control of our schools, and optimum benefit from the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)