Strategic Plan - Goals and Guardrails

Students First - 2027 Student Outcomes Focused Strategic Plan

The School Board of Broward County, Florida has adopted a student outcomes-focused approach to governing. Our goal is to improve what students know and can do with the knowledge and skills Broward County Public Schools provide to succeed in the future.

Download the 2027 Strategic Plan - Goals and Guardrails summary document.

Goals

Goal 1: Early Literacy Proficiency

Goal 1: The percent of grade 3 students who demonstrate grade‐level performance or above on the state English Language Arts (ELA) assessment will grow from 52% in June 2022 to 65% by June 2027.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
52%	53%	56%	59%	0%	0%
Annual Target	55%	58%	61%	63%	65%

Goal 2: Algebra Proficiency

Goal 2: The percent of students who met the Algebra graduation testing requirement by the end of grade 9 will grow from 53% in June 2022 to 63% by June 2027.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
53%	59%	55%	61%	0%	0%
Annual Target	55%	57%	59%	61%	63%

Goal 3: Science Proficiency

Goal 3: The percent of grade 8 students who demonstrate grade‐level performance or above on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment or Biology EOC² will grow from 47% in June 2022 to 55% by June 2027.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
47%	46%	45%	51%	0%	0%
Annual Target	49%	51%	53%	54%	55%

² End of Course Exam (EOC) refers to summative course exams occurring at the end of the school year for select courses.

Goal 4: College & Career Readiness/Acceleration

Goal 4: The percent of graduates who earned any combination of two from the following list: College credit on an AP³ exam, IB⁴ exam, AICE⁵ exam, or dual enrollment⁶ course; Industry certification⁷; CTACE⁸ internship; will grow from 41% in June 2022 to 51% by June 2027.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
41%	47%	46%	0%	0%	0%
Annual Target	43%	45%	47%	49%	51%

³ Advanced Placement (AP) consists of coursework and examinations created by the College Board to allow students to complete college‐level course credits while still in high school.

⁴ International Baccalaureate (IB) is an advanced international academic program based on standards and curriculum created by the International Baccalaureate Organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.

⁵ Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) is an international diploma that students can earn via an advanced academic curriculum from the University of Cambridge in England.

⁶ Accelerated course and/or program that allows eligible students to enroll in postsecondary coursework and simultaneously earn both high school and postsecondary credit.

⁷ Credentials that secondary students have an opportunity to earn through advanced training and exams in a particular industry or technical trade.

⁸ Career, Technical, Adult, Community Education

Guardrails and Interim Guardrails

Guardrail 1: Safety

The Superintendent may not allow a breach of safety policies and procedures that result in an increase in threatening or unsafe circumstances for students and staff.

Interim Guardrail 1.1: The percent of BTA⁹ attributes having zero exceptions on the external audit will increase from 65% as of September 2022 to 95% as of September 2025.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
65%	55%	74%	0%
Annual Target	75%	85%	95%

Interim Guardrail 1.2: The percent of all administrators (School and District‐based) and Safe Team members completing the IS‐100.C¹⁰ and IS‐200.C¹⁰ online courses will increase from 0% as of June 2022 to 98% as of June 2025.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
0%	92%	0%	98%
Annual Target	98%	98%	98%

Interim Guardrail 1.3: The average school‐based security inspection rating¹¹ will increase from 94% in October 2022 to 96% by October 2025.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
94%	96%	99%	98.8%
Annual Target	96%	96%	96%

⁹ Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) is a systematic process that is designed to identify situations/persons of concern, investigate and gather information, and assess and manage the situation in order to mitigate risk.

¹⁰ IS‐100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100. IS‐200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS‐200.

¹¹ The aggregate of this dataset includes results from comprehensive and routine inspections. These are periodic, overlapping inspections conducted by Area Security Managers. They verify safety and security controls and variables including, but not limited to, armed and unarmed security staff, classroom and common area door locks, perimeters and gates, visitor management and surveillance systems, signage and safer spaces, as well as a number of other factors that contribute to the overall security of the school campus.

Guardrail 2: Equity

The Superintendent may not allow resources to be allocated without firm evidence of their equitable distribution.

Interim Guardrail 2.1: The percent of underrepresented groups¹² that are placed as gifted¹³ will increase from 32% in June 2022 to 38% by June 2025.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
32%	32%	27%	21%
Annual Target	34%	36%	38%

Interim Guardrail 2.2: The percent of underrepresented groups¹² enrolled and achieving a grade of C or above in high‐level courses¹⁴ (Level 3) will increase from 83% in June 2022 to 86% by June 2025.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
83%	86%	82%	93%
Annual Target	84%	85%	86%

Interim Guardrail 2.3: The percent of students meeting proficiency in ELA at underperforming schools (school grade C, D or F) will increase from 38% in June 2023 to 45% by June 2026.

Baseline	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
38%		43%	38%	0%
Annual Target		41%	43%	45%

¹² In general, the District classifies underrepresented groups to include Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) students only. However, for gifted student placement, the District uses the state definition of underrepresented groups, which include FRL students and English Language Learners (ELL).

¹³ The State of Florida defines a gifted student as “one who has superior intellectual development and is capable of high performance.”

¹⁴ These included gifted, middle school algebra/geometry, IB (defined below), AICE (defined above), Dual Enrollment (defined above), CTACE (Career, Technical, Adult, Community Education), AP (defined above).

Guardrail 3: School Support

The Superintendent may not allow classrooms in C, D, F, or Unsatisfactory rated schools¹⁵ to go without essential material and human resources.

Interim Guardrail 3.1: The percent of favorable responses from teachers in C, D, F, or Unsatisfactory rated schools¹⁵ to the statement “Our school provides sufficient material resources to meet student needs” will grow from 71% in May 2022 to 95% by May 2025.

Baseline	2022‐23	2023‐24	2024‐25	2025‐26	2026‐27
71%	69%	72%	81%
Annual Target	81%	89%	95%

Interim Guardrail 3.2: The percent of the District’s school‐based teacher vacancy rate¹⁶ in C, D, F, or Unsatisfactory rated schools¹⁵ will decrease from 4% in August 2022 to 2% by August 2025.

Baseline	2022‐23	2023‐24	2024‐25	2025‐26	2026‐27
4%	6%	5%	0%
Annual Target	3%	2.5%	2%

Interim Guardrail 3.3: The District five‐year retention rate of teachers rated Highly Effective in C, D, F, or Unsatisfactory rated schools¹⁵ will increase from 87% in June 2022 to 93% by June 2025.

Baseline	2022‐23	2023‐24	2024‐25	2025‐26	2026‐27
87%	87%	90%	83%
Annual Target	89%	91%	93%

¹⁵ Schools issued grades of C, D, or F by the State of Florida, and/or rated Unsatisfactory by the State of Florida school improvement rating system.

¹⁶ Measures the percentage of vacant positions over a specific period of time.

Guardrail 4: Accountability

The Superintendent may not allow the district to operate without an accountability system for policy implementation that includes expectations, evaluation, transparency and continuous improvement.

Interim Guardrail 4.1: The average number of days involved in processing Corrective Actions will decrease from {n} in August 2023 to {n} by August 2026 (a Process Improvement Project to update reporting infrastructure will be completed in 2022‐23).

Baseline	2022‐23	2023‐24	2024‐25	2025‐26	2026‐27
After Process Improvement Project (PIP)	PIP 100% Complete	30	45	0
Annual Target	100%	N/A	N/A	{n}

Interim Guardrail 4.2: The percent of administrators with evaluations aligned to the Strategic Plan Goals and Guardrails will increase from 0% in September 2022 to 100% by September 2025.

Baseline	2022‐23	2023‐24	2024‐25	2025‐26	2026‐27
0%	100%	100%	99%
Annual Target	80%	90%	100%

Interim Guardrail 4.3: The percent of principals and department directors meeting the required datamarks¹⁸ for teachers by the required deadline will increase from 83% by June 2022 to 95% June 2025.

Baseline	2022‐23	2023‐24	2024‐25	2025‐26	2026‐27
83%	100%	100%	100%
Annual Target	87%	91%	95%

{n}% to be determined

¹⁸ Observations, measurements, or facts associated with the teacher evaluation process.

Guardrail 5: Wellness Support

The Superintendent may not make decisions without ensuring that students and staff are connected with necessary wellness resources.

Interim Guardrail 5.1: The percent of students’ favorable responses to the statement “If I have a problem, I know who I can go to for help” will grow from 64% in May 2022 to 85% by May 2025.

Baseline	2022‐23	2023‐24	2024‐25	2025‐26	2026‐27
64%	65%	66%	67%
Annual Target	72%	79%	85%

Interim Guardrail 5.2: The percent of staff reached with Tier III support services¹⁷ will increase from 1% in July 2022 to 2% by July 2025 (representing a 100% increase).

Baseline	2022‐23	2023‐24	2024‐25	2025‐26	2026‐27
1%	1.6%	1.6%	0%
Annual Target	1%	1.5%	2%

Interim Guardrail 5.3: The percent of staff completing youth mental health training (section 1012.584) will increase from 0% in June 2022 to 95% by June 2025. (6/30 Safety & Security Memo House Bill 1421 School Safety)

Baseline	2022‐23	2023‐24	2024‐25	2025‐26	2026‐27
0%	85%	84%	85%
Annual Target	80%	90%	95%

¹⁷ Offered by the District's Employee Assistance Program, Tier III support services include connecting individual employees to services that support personal and professional needs.

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