Strategic Plan

Destination West represents our collective commitment to students and the future of our community. With a clear vision, practical steps, and measurable outcomes; we’re building a strong foundation for every child to succeed- in school and beyond.

This plan is our roadmap for the future, guiding decisions and ensuring that every action we take moves closer to our shared vision of success for all students.

Roadmap to Success

4K-Kindergarten

Develop and enhance listening, speaking, written, and reading skills.
Participate in structured learning routines and classroom expectations.
Recognize and name emotions, build early empathy, and learning foundational self-regulation strategies.
Growth supported through activity based learning.
Develop independence, responsibility, and problem-solving.
Academic benchamrks and assesments are used to target support.

1st-3rd Grade

Strengthen core academic skills of reading, writing, and math.
Learn phonics and vocabulary to extract meaning and information from complex texts.
Expand critical thinking and problem solving skills through the use of Depth & Complexity (Gifted & Talented) Framework.
Build independence and learning responsibility.
Expand emotional vocabulary, develop problem-solving with peers, and build persistence.
Apply academic benchmarks and assessments to guide support.

4th & 5th Grade

Apply academic skills across subjects through problem-solving, research, and critical thinking through the application of the Depth & Complexity Framework.
Deepen perspective-taking, manage more complex emotions, and build independence in decision-making.
Provide interventions and enrichment opportunities to ensure mastery in reading, writing, and math for content-area learning.
Prepare students for increased academic expectations and transitioning to the next educational level.

6th-8th Grade

Focus on college, career, and post-secondary career interests, personal learning styles, and academic identity.
Introduction to high school credits, GPA, and graduation requirements.
Build time management, digital responsibility, and self-advocacy.
Strengthen critical thinking and writing across subject areas.
Creating habits of success: attendance, homework, collaboration, and life skills.
Strengthening self-identity, navigating peer relationships, and practicing responsible independence.

9th & 10th Grade

Establish an academic identity and long-term goal setting (ACP process).
Apple SEL to academic and social challenges, balance independence with responsibility, and build resilience.
Students align interests to college, career, and post-secondary pathways.
Opportunities for advanced courses, dual enrollment, and extracurricular involvement.
Continued growth in academic benchmarks with alignment to graduation requirements.

11th & 12th Grade

Academic choices become personalized and impactful for future endeavors.
Expand advanced opportunities and academic choice (AP, dual credit, technical pathways).
Exposure to real-world experiences: internships, work study, job shadowing, career exploration.
ACT is administered as part of the academic journey, connected to college and career goals.
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) testing and recruitment options.
Final steps toward graduation: applications, senior projects, and celebrations.