A blueprint is a two-dimensional set of drawings that provides a detailed visual representation of how an architect wants a building to look. Blueprints typically specify a building's dimensions, construction materials, and the exact placement of all its components.
This is the framework we hope the LCASD Blueprint for Brilliance will provide for our school community: a visual representation of our expectations and what work needs to be done to meet them.
This blueprint sets the course of the work we do, the decisions we make, and the ways we use the resources with which our state and community have entrusted us.
Our Blueprint for Brilliance is grounded in our Mission and Vision, as well as our Learner Goals and Values, and creates a platform for accountability measures and intention around what we do at LCASD. Updated data points to inform our stakeholders of the progress will be made available on our website every January and June.
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Teaching & Learning
We are committed to providing sound instructional practices that are student-centered and culturally responsive to reach an average of 80 in the growth priority area on the district state report card over three years.
Supporting Actions
- High level of engagement in PLCs
- Evaluation and implementation of curriculum
- Fidelity of Multilevel Systems of Support Implementation
- Growth in academic and career readiness
Evaluation Data
- The District continues to check in and self-evaluate to determine and increase engagement.
- Analysis of Evidence of Student Learning will increase from 86% to 95%.
- Common Formative Assessments will increase from 86% to 95%.
- Inter-rater Reliability will increase from 68% to 95%.
- In the last three years, the average end of year proficiency in reading on i-Ready in grade K-8 was 63%.
- 73% of students will meet grade-level proficiency on i-Ready.
- In the last two years, the average end of year proficiency in reading based on the School Benchmark on STAR in grades 9-10 was 42%.
- 50% of students will meet grade-level proficiency on STAR.
- Administrative team will provide specific feedback to PLCs.
- Feedback has been given to 27 PLCs.
- Teaching staff self-evaluation readiness rating on the Future Ready Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment will increase by .1 each year from 6.5 to 6.8 over a three-year period.
- The District school report card growth priority rating average rating will increase from 72 to 80 by the 2026-27.
- As of January 2025, the District is at 70.8, above the State average of 66.
- The percentage of high school students achieving a 2.8 or higher GPA will increase from 67% to 80%.
- The percentage of high school students achieving a 2.0 or higher GPA will increase from 64% to 70%.
- All high school grade levels will increase their attendance rate from 94% to 95%.
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 Professional Learning
We are committed to providing learning opportunities to ensure all employees experience professional learning and increase their skills, confidence, and capacity to lead to efficiency and positive outcomes.
Supporting Actions
- Evaluation and increase of learning opportunities for all employee groups
- Allocation of funding sources to promote personalized professional learning
- Goal-focused feedback and evaluation system with all employees
Evaluation Data
- Teaching staff self-evaluation readiness rating on the Future Ready Personalized Professional Learning readiness report will increase from 6.6 to 7, increasing by at least .1 each year over the next three years.
- We will provide goal-centered feedback and evaluation for all employees.
- 42 rapid cycle evaluations have been completed.
- In a fall survey, employees rated the receipt of specific feedback 4.15 on a 5 point scale.
- The District is exploring ways to compensate all employee groups for any professional learning in which they invest outside of the work day.
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Operations
We are committed to allocating our resources to ensure we are being responsible stewards of funding sources to best serve our students, employees, and community.
Supporting Actions
- Diligence in marketing and branding our District
- Regular communication with all stakeholders
- Continued evaluation and review of budgetary projections, solutions, and needs
- Review of current referendum outcomes to determine future needs
Evaluation Data
- The District will maintain steady enrollment of 1,600 students.
- The third Friday count in September and the second Friday count in January indicated enrollment at 1,583, up from 1,557 last January.
- The District will retain 90% of District employees each year.
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Health, Wellness, and Safety
We are committed to providing safe and welcoming environments by being responsive and diligent about protocols and building positive relationships.
Supporting Actions
- Increase in choice opportunities to promote a healthy lifestyle
- Implementation of school-wide classroom routines and expectations that support sense of belonging and grit
- Evaluation of extracurricular opportunities in grades 5-12
Evaluation Data
- The District will implement school-wide classroom routines and expectations that support a sense of belonging and grit.
- Example: 100% of the elementary classrooms begin their day with community circles.
- Over the next three years, high school co-curricular participation will increase from 93% to 95%.
- Perseverance(Grit): Grades 3-5 66%, grades 6-12 59%.
- Sense of Belonging: Grades 3-5 67%, grades 6-12 57%.
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District Learner Goals
Artistic Appreciators
A student who perceives the world's creative values as intrinsic and who understands that the application of design principles enhances their life.
Societal Contributors
A student who shares their time, energies, and talents to improve the quality of their life with their peers, school, and community
Effective Communicators
A student who is able to decipher and assess information through reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and who effectively demonstrates ideas through a variety of methods
Global Cultural Participants
A student who is aware of local, national, and international issues and cultures; who can interact in a responsible manner and who understands how these interactions impacts others
Problem Solvers & Critical Thinkers
A student who identifies, assesses, integrates, and uses available resources and information to reason, make decisions, and solve problems in a variety of contexts
Personal Wellness
A student who is capable of taking action to achieve physical, mental, and social wellbeing
Self-Directed Learners
A student who sets priorities and achievable goals, creates options for themselves, monitors and evaluates their progress, assumes personal responsibility, and uses core values to create positive visions for their future.
Utilize Technology
A student who uses advanced technologies to create practical, intellectual, and physical products which reflect originality and high standards
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