This plan belongs to the community of Somonauk. Every goal and every strategy traces back to something a parent wrote, a teacher said, a student named, or a board member asked.
They told us students must be ready for life after school. They told us mental health and belonging are preconditions for learning, not soft concerns. And they told us the three buildings need to feel like one district.
“Does it serve teaching, learning, or community? If it doesn’t, it doesn’t belong.”
Ranked from the 2025 stakeholder survey, open to staff, caregivers, students, and the community.
Every goal in Bobcat Vision 2030 exists in service of both: who our students become, and who our educators need to be to get them there.
Grounded in John Hattie’s research on teacher credibility. Each row traces one line of cause and effect, from what our educators bring, to what students feel, to who our graduates become.
Our commitment to improvement for 2026–2030. Select a goal to see its strategies.
Bobcat Vision 2030 is a four-year plan, but it does not sit on a shelf. Progress is reported publicly and strategies are adjusted based on what the data shows.
Annual stakeholder survey — staff, caregivers, students, community.
Celebrate progress, assess gaps, surface new priorities with the board.
Share results publicly and report data honestly to the community.
Update the plan and refine strategies for the year ahead.
“The seven goals are our commitment. How we pursue them will evolve as we learn what is working.”
This plan was written for the kindergartner who deserves a great first day. For the eighth grader who is figuring out who they are. For the senior who is about to step into a world that will not wait for them to be ready.
For the teacher who has given everything to this district and deserves to be seen and supported. For the caregiver who fills out a long survey at the end of a hard day because they believe it might actually matter this time.
This time, it does.
The seven goals in this plan are not new ideas. They are your ideas — the things you said, over and over, in your own words. Our job — every administrator, every teacher, every board member, every support staff person — is to honor that trust by doing the work.
We are here for teaching, learning, and community. Nothing gets in the way of those.