• Have another high school to increase
sense of community and increase participation opportunities
• Expand understanding about Walnut Creek Campus alternative
high school
• Build new elementary school
• Keep up with demands in buildings
• Put air conditioning in all schools
• Keep schools strong
• Get past divisiveness (two high school issue)
• Have world class, leading edge education
• Continue excellence, vibrancy, quality
• Surpass current level of academic excellence
• Keep up with changing times
• Continue planning to meet future needs of students
• Have year round learning options and more learning style
options
• Cut “time served” so students can pursue
job training or high education
• Have classes on cultural awareness
• Mandate another language
• Live our vision of caring, knowing,
lifting, inspiring
• Secure more and consistent state funding for schools
• Educate all members of community
• Expand collaboration with business and cities
• Continue to value schools in our community
• Strive to be the best
• Keep public safety and education as priorities
• Eliminate bullying in schools
• Keep students in our district
• Emphasize meeting emotional needs
• Be a national leader in education and standards
• Realign school boundaries to accommodate:
o City growth
o Aging neighborhoods
o Population shift to suburbs
• Align districts with cities
• Have Polk county-wide school district
• Even out numbers of children in elementaries
• Consolidate city and district government
• Keep neighborhood school even when enrollment declines
• Have Section 504 director to meet
student needs
• Provide smaller settings for more participation
• Involve businesses to help schools
• Establish health advisory council to offer guidance
and oversee KIDS WEST
• Connect children and senior citizens
• Attract staff of diverse cultures
• Keep nurses, counselors and teachers a priority
• Compensate educators in a manner needed to attract the
best
• Let teachers focus on teaching
