Goals and Metrics
Students in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area will receive an exceptional education that provides multiple pathways into meaningful careers and a high quality of life in the region and beyond.
This will be achieved through setting transformational goals for student success, launching initiatives focused on dramatically improving student outcomes, and strengthening the connections between our education systems and communities.
GOAL: Students and families are engaged in high-quality early childhood experiences so they are successful in the primary grades.
- Increase#/% of children enrolling in school-based Pre-K or kindergarten who are at age appropriate developmental milestones or had been enrolled in an accredited early childhood program.
- Increase # of early childhood teachers who are properly credentialed.
- Increase #/% of children entering kindergarten who meet the state-approved threshold for a student to be progressing toward future reading success.
- Increase #/% of students who meet expectations for proficiency in literacy by the end of 3rd grade.
GOAL: Students complete P-12 education and are prepared to successfully engage in a career pathway.
- Increase #/% of students who meet expectations for proficiency in literacy (ELA) and math by the end of the 8th and 11th grade.
- Increase #/% of students who graduate from high school having successfully completed four years of math.
- Increase #/% of high school freshmen who are on track to graduate by the end of 9th grade.
- Decrease #/% of students who miss 10% or more days of school per year.
- Increase #/% of students enrolled in postsecondary education within a year of high school graduation who are academically prepared to be successful according to the postsecondary institutions' established standards.
- Increase #/% of teachers/instructors approved to teach AP, IB, dual enrollment, and industry-recognized credential courses.
- Increase #/% of students who complete at least one dual enrollment, AP, IB, or college-level course prior to high school graduation before transition to a career, military, or higher education.
GOAL: Students complete postsecondary experiences prepared for career success.
- Increase #/% of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions within a year of high school graduation.
- Increase #/% of students who successfully complete math and English program/degree requirements by the end of the first year of postsecondary education.
- Increase #/% of recent high school graduates who persist from first term to second term in postsecondary education.
- Increase #/% of degree/certificate-seeking students who graduate within 150% of expected timeframe for selected program.
GOAL: Business and community partners are engaged in collaborations with educators to create career and employment opportunities.
- Decrease # of unfilled teaching positions.
- Increase #/% of students who participate in high school pre-apprenticeship/internship experiences.
- Increase # of students who complete an industry-recognized credential or degree by high school graduation before transition to a career, military, or higher education.
- Increase #/% of students who participate in postsecondary internships, apprenticeships, clinical practices, and other experiential training opportunities that lead to employment.