Skelly Elementary Building Goals

The USD 490 2025-2030 Strategic Plan was approved by the Board of Education on May 12, 2025.

USD 490 Strategic Plan 2025-2030

Downloadable PDF of the Strategic Plan

Mission

Where pride meets purpose. #PartOfThePride

Skelly Vision

Empowering students to recognize and optimize their full potential.

Goal 1: Engagement

Goal 1 at 80 percent

Increase Student-Centered Learning and Improve Attendance

Action Plan:

  • Provide a 24/7 QR code for parents with continuous access to communicate student needs, improving responsiveness and reducing unexcused absences.

  • Expand student clubs and activities to foster engagement, strengthen school culture, and increase student connectedness, leading to improved attendance.

  • Align school with district-wide chronic absenteeism reduction strategies, including monitoring, intervention, and communication practices.

  • School-wide SEL curriculum to support relationships, student belonging, and motivation.

Goal 2: Student Skills

Goal 2 at 60 percent

Improve K-5 Literacy Using Shared Reading Curriculum Guides and Structured Literacy

Action Plan:

  • Instructional teams will collaborate to align curriculum, review assessment data, and refine instructional strategies to meet student needs.

  • Intervention systems will be based on assessment and FastBridge data.

  • Teachers will receive annual training on accommodations vs. interventions, SIT process and expectations, and use of the new ION platform as well as additional data dig and instructional planning supports from Instructional Coaches.

  • Special Education staff will implement Heggerty and Kilpatrick lessons to build foundational phonemic awareness skills.