GOAL 1 - Taft City School District will fully implement the California Common Core State Standards utilizing district wide aligned curriculum and instructional strategies to support improved academic achievement and mental well-being for all students including Foster youth, English Learners, and low-income students while also mitigating student learning loss. 

GOAL 2 -Taft City School District will implement a multi-tiered system of supports to include the provision of staffing, resources, data analysis, accessibility, health and safety to reduce the rate of student chronic absenteeism while also lowering the ratio of students to teachers for overall improved student achievement.

GOAL 3 - Taft City School District will recruit, hire, train, and retain highly qualified teaching and support staff while also focusing on effective professional learning to continually enhance or extend content knowledge and instructional strategies for a comprehensive understanding of the various needs of all students including Foster youth, English Learners, and low-income students.

GOAL 4 - Taft City School District will plan and implement programs, activities, and procedures that involve parents in the education of their children.