GOAL 1: LITERACY PROFICIENCY The percentage of students in grades 3-8 scoring proficient or above in reading, as measured by the Georgia Milestones, will increase from 36.9% in August 2019 to 47% in August 2026.

GOAL 2: NUMERACY PROFICIENCY The percentage of students in grades 3-8 scoring proficient or above in math, as measured by the Georgia Milestones, will increase from 35.0% in August 2019 to 45.4% in August 2026.

GOAL 3: POST-GRADUATION PREPAREDNESS Increase the percentage of high school students who graduate prepared for their next step as demonstrated on a multi-dimensional assessment based on the Profile of a Graduate. (BASELINE TARGET TO BE ADDED IN MAY 2022.)

GOAL 4: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS The percentage of high school students who score at the college and career readiness level on career pathway assessments, IB, AP, Dual Credit, ACT or SAT, work-based learning, or entering TCSG/USG without needing remediation will increase from 51.5% in October 2019 to 59.3% by October 2026.

GUARDRAIL 1: EQUITY
The Superintendent will not allow inequitable treatment of students as measured by student academic outcomes, discipline occurrences, and/or resource allocation. 

GUARDRAIL 2: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL NOT MAKE MAJOR DECISIONS OR BRING MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD WITHOUT FIRST IMPLEMENTING A STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY, INCLUDING STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, GOVERNANCE TEAMS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

GUARDRAIL 3: CULTURE AND CLIMATE
The Superintendent will not foster or allow a culture of fear, intimidation, retaliation, or an unwelcoming environment. 

GUARDRAIL 4: INNOVATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
The Superintendent will not allow struggling schools to be without: a comprehensive needs assessment; supports aligned to that assessment; and, if the struggle persists for up to three years, a high-impact intervention.

• Struggling Schools are defined as schools where there has not been growth: relative to the Board's relevant goals for that school; where the growth has not been sufficient to close gaps among the school's student groups; OR where the growth has not been sufficient to close gaps between the school's students and the district's students overall.
• High Impact Interventions include but are not limited to, school redesign, reconstitution, student transfer options, turnaround, in-district innovation, school merger, partnerships, and/or school leadership transitions.