Reed Union School District 6-Year Strategic Plan 2024-2030 with Year 2 Actions
The official document
What the district published
This is the source material — exactly as released by RUSD. The plain English translation below is this site's version, written for community members who shouldn't need a budget degree to understand where their school dollars go.
Original PDF coming soon — check reedschools.org for the source document.
In plain English
What this document actually says
This is Reed Union School District's strategic plan covering 2024-2030, focusing on Academic Excellence as Pillar 1. The plan emphasizes integrated and experiential learning across all three schools (Reed Elementary, Bel Aire, Del Mar Middle). Key initiatives include: increasing cross-subject integrated lessons (Math & Music, Science & PE, History & Art), expanding project-based learning opportunities, developing student leadership skills at all grade levels, and systematizing enrichment experiences like field trips and assemblies. The document shows Year 1 progress (2024-25) including staff professional development, project inventories at each school, and new programs like Spanish integration at Reed and leadership expansion at Del Mar. Year 2 actions (2025-26) focus on establishing baselines, creating a Visual and Performing Arts Task Force, and embedding leadership skills into core curriculum.
What this means for your family
Your child will experience more hands-on, real-world learning connecting different subjects (like math through music or science through PE). Leadership opportunities are expanding at all grade levels, from kindergarten buddy programs to middle school electives. More field trips, assemblies, and enrichment activities are being added across all three schools. Teachers are receiving training in project-based learning to make lessons more engaging and relevant to students' lives.
Summaries are AI-assisted and based on the original district document shown above. Nothing has been editorialized — interpretations are clearly labeled. This site is maintained by Lina Godfrey's campaign as a community resource.