Improving Outcomes and Academic Success

NWLSD’s One Plan is our blueprint for a transformative three-year journey from 2024 - 2027, toward enhanced student outcomes and academic success. Our plan focuses on three things: 1.) Decreasing Chronic Absenteeism, 2.) Improving Learning Environments and Student Behavior, and 3.) Increasing Academic Achievement. Through this comprehensive approach, NWLSD is committed to creating a supportive and effective learning environment, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to succeed academically and that each student is known by name, story, strength and need. . 

Learn About The Details of Our One Plan

Instruction

Goal:

• By the end of the 2026-27 school year, the District will reach an overall rating of 4 or more stars on the state report card which indicates we are exceeding state standards. 

Areas of Focus:

• Ensure that all classrooms have clear learning targets and learning tasks that are aligned to the rigor level required by state standards.

• Ensure that all teachers provide regular opportunities for students to process academic content with their peers using intentionally designed structures.

• Ensure that all teachers and all students monitor and track progress toward the learning target.

Monitoring Progress:

• Performance Index

• 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency

Classroom Environment & Student Behavior

Goal:

• By the end of the 2026-27 school year, the District will foster safe, consistent classroom learning environments through the implementation of high behavioral expectations as evidenced by all classrooms obtaining a minimum score of a 4 on a rubric measuring classroom environment and student behavior 

Areas of Focus:

• Define common expectations for Classroom Environment and Student Behavior

• Establish a unified model of school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS)

• Monitor, support, and develop teachers’ implementation of expected classroom management practices

Monitoring Progress:

• Classroom walkthrough data

• Student discipline data

Attendance

Goal:

• By the end of the 2026-27 school year, the District will reduce chronic absenteeism among students by 15%.

Areas of Focus:

• Establish proactive attendance monitoring measures and strategies

• Implement early, targeted truancy interventions to address students who are demonstrating a pattern of non-attendance prior to the student reaching established benchmark indicators for chronic absenteeism 

• Develop meaningful engagement and communication with families to explain attendance policies, the importance of attendance, and the impact of chronic absenteeism 

Monitoring Progress:

• Attendance rates

Individual schools have created goals that align directly with NWLSD’s District One Plan goals. A Dashboard has been created for each school to show their progress throughout the three years.  Data regarding the progress of each school will be available to view publicly at the following dates:

January 1, 2025

June 1, 2025

January 1, 2026

June 1, 2026

January 1, 2027

June 1, 2027 

Dashboards Link: (Initial data for each school will be available on January 1, 2025)

Colerain Elementary 

Monfort Heights Elementary 

Pleasant Run Elementary 

Struble Elementary 

Taylor Elementary 

Colerain Middle School 

Pleasant Run Middle School 

White Oak Middle School 

Colerain High School

Northwest High School

During the 2023-24 school year, Northwest Local School District developed a three year One Plan.  Members of the entire school community engaged with us in a comprehensive needs assessment process in order to identify critical needs and set new goals for the new three-year plan which will be implemented in the Fall of 2024. Below you will find the steps we have taken to ensure a pathway to success. 

1. Needs Assessment: Conducted a thorough analysis to identify the primary areas requiring improvement within our district.

2. Root Cause Analysis: Examined the underlying factors contributing to the identified needs to develop targeted interventions.

3. Prioritizing Top 3 Needs: Focused on the most critical areas that would drive significant improvement in student outcomes.

4. Goal Development: Established clear, measurable goals to guide our efforts and track progress.

5. Strategy Selection: Chose evidence-based strategies that aligned with our goals and addressed the root causes of our identified needs.

6. Adult Measures & Monitoring: Implemented mechanisms to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies among educators and staff.

7. Student Measures & Monitoring: Developed tools to assess student progress and outcomes, ensuring alignment with our goals.

8. Action Steps: Outlined specific, actionable steps to execute the selected strategies effectively.

9. Linking Resources & Funding: Allocated necessary resources and secured funding to support the successful implementation of the plan.