District Commitment Plan

The district lives the Mission Statement, to prepare every student to be Ready for Tomorrow, through purposeful actions in the classroom. Hilliard is a fabric of multiple languages, cultures, and lived experiences and is preparing the next generation of global citizens to prosper and thrive in a different time – in a world that will demand critical thinking skills and competencies.

This plan outlines the district’s commitments for the 2021-24 school years along with specific goals and priorities for the upcoming school year. Hilliard will continue to provide innovative personalized learning and, in response to disruptions caused by the pandemic, will develop a renewed focus on student achievement and well-being to ensure we meet the needs of the whole child. This will occur through robust standards-based academics, progress monitoring, real-time intervention, relationship building, and culturally responsive learning environments.

Students will meet or exceed expected grade-level benchmarks on local and state assessments and display independence and responsibility for their learning. Staff will provide purposeful quality teaching and learning, strong individualized standards-based instruction, and intentional interventions and enrichment, based on knowledge of students’ academics, interests, and mindsets, to build specific content knowledge and skills.

It is the implementation of this commitment plan that will continue to set Hilliard apart from other districts. The Hilliard Way starts and ends with the pursuit of our Vision to embrace, empower, and inspire students, families, and the community in active partnership and the talented, committed people in this district.

2021-24 Three-Year Commitment

Hilliard City Schools will implement innovative approaches to building students’ academics, interests, and mindset; increase student achievement, and strengthen well-being, as measured by state and local assessments, to ensure students are ready for tomorrow.

2021-24 Three-Year Measurable District Goals

Raise the district’s Achievement, Progress, Improving K-3 Readers, and Prepared for Success component grades to a B or better as indicated on the state report card by the end of the 2023-24 school year.
Increase students’ sense of belonging, as measured by the Panorama student survey to at least 80% of students responding favorably to the sense of belonging questions.

2021-22 District Goals

Achievement

Increase the number of students on benchmark for STAR reading and math by 10%.
Increase in the number of EL students who improve their Proficiency Status on OELPA by 5%.
Earn an 80% on the performance index measure of the state report card’s Achievement Component.

Well-Being

Increase staff’s strategies for responding to current events and cultural issues by 10% as indicated on the 2022 Panorama Staff Equity and Inclusion survey.
Increase students’ cultural awareness by 15% as indicated on the 2022 Panorama Student Equity and Inclusion survey.
Increase student relationships with staff by 10% as indicated on the Panorama student survey.
Increase peer-to-peer relationships by 10% as indicated on the Panorama student survey.

2021-22 District Priorities

Refine quality instruction and learning experiences provided to all students.
Implement the revised response to the intervention framework across the district.
Improve school culture and communities through restorative and culturally responsive practices.
Improve students’ mastery of phonics, informational, and complex texts.
Improve English Language Learners’ language acquisition and achievement.