Strategic Plan 2025 - 2030

Our Path to an Exemplary Mundo Verde 2030

2030 Intended Impact

By 2030, Mundo Verde will exemplify rigorous, joyful learning in Washington, DC — where a diverse student body engages in hands-on, sustainability-inspired, bilingual education that honors every identity, nurtures independence, and prepares all students to live with compassion, global perspective, and the skills to create meaningful change. Families and staff will be respected, valued, and included as essential partners in this thriving, inclusive community.

Adding a Critical Foundation To Our Pillars

  • Hands-on Learning Model

    An innovative vehicle for rigorous academics, empowering students to explore, create, and take ownership of their learning through meaningful, real-world work.

  • Bilingual Approach

    A pathway to fluency in English and Spanish, cultivating the ability to think critically, learn deeply, and communicate across languages and cultures.

  • Sustainable Living

    A curriculum centered on environmental justice, social awareness, and systems thinking, modeling, and teaching student agency through direct action.

A Beloved Community

A foundation of shared responsibility and care, where students, families, and staff feel valued and included while learning to value, respect, and include others.

In 2030 Our Graduates Will Have:

Since its founding, Mundo Verde has become one of DC’s 10 largest charter LEAs, now serving over 1,200 students from all eight Wards, at two diverse campuses where no demographic holds a majority.

Strategic Priorities

  • Clarify and Recommit to the Academic Model to improve consistency, rigor, and support for all students

    Key Initiatives:

    • Define what great teaching and learning should look like in every classroom.

    • Use high-quality, proven curricula that help us reach our goals.

    • Strengthen supports (like special education and language services) and use data so every student can succeed.

    • Improve schedules, planning, and systems so teachers and leaders can focus on great instruction.

  • Attracting and Retaining Great People who are supported to deliver the model with quality and consistency.

    Key Initiatives:

    • Fill all roles with high-performing, mission-aligned staff.

    • Clarify who does what and how teams work together.

    • Create fair and transparent systems for feedback and accountability.

    • Strengthen professional development, career growth, and overall experience for staff.

  • Rebuilding Trusting Relationships to foster a sense of belonging and operate as ONE Mundo Verde.

    Key Initiatives:

    • Build regular, open, and honest ways for everyone to communicate and stay connected.

    • Build connections and understanding between groups in the community, across identity, role and campus.

    • Implement systems for getting things done with increased accountability and collaboration.

    • Deepen family partnerships so every family feels welcomed and valued.

  • Building Sustainable Systems to ensure Mundo Verde is able to maintain and improve impact into the future.

    Key Initiatives:

    • Make sure our school has the space, tools, and equipment needed for students and staff to thrive.

    • Use our resources wisely and responsibly through strong financial planning and systems.

    • Keep school operations consistent and reliable across Mundo Verde.

    • Strengthen how we organize and share information so everyone has what they need.

Our Path Forward

SY25-26

Laying the Foundation

  • Identify needs and make a plan

  • Define and begin to train on a shared understanding of what excellent instruction looks like 

  • Hire and clearly align roles of the team to priorities

  • Invest in systems across the organization

  • Establish routines for communication and connection

SY26-28

Building for Impact

  • Implement strong, high-quality curriculum materials

  • Build skills and systems to better support students with disabilities, language learners and others not experiencing success

  • Strengthen how we support, develop, and promote staff

  • Deepen practices that enhance belonging for all community members

  • Pilot innovations that may accelerate improvement

SY28-30

Accelerating Progress

  • Enhance facilities and equipment to better support students and staff

  • Create clear systems for sharing and keeping important information

  • Enrich our programming to create a best-in-class student, family and staff experience

  • Innovate (e.g. flexible teaching structures) while continuing to reflect and improve

Key Outcomes

  • Academic Excellence

    60%
    4+ on CAPE in ELA (from 46%)


    68%
    4+ on CAPE in Math (from 45%)

    with faster growth rates across all underserved subgroups*

  • Bilingualism

    80%

    Achieving proficiency in one language (4+ CAPE/4+ STAMP) and at least approaching proficiency in another (3+ CAPE/3.5+ STAMP) (from 56%)

    with faster growth rates across all underserved subgroups*

  • Sustainability

    58%

    of students believe they can succeed in achieving academic outcomes (from 43%)

    with faster growth rates across all underserved subgroups*

  • Community

    95%
    student re-enrollment


    82%
    staff retention

    with no more than a 5-point gap among underserved subgroups*

  • Financial Health

    1.2
    Debt service coverage ratio


    $3.5M
    EBITDA**


    99
    Unrestricted days of cash on hand

Our Commitments

  • To our students, we commit that no matter your identity or unique learning needs, you will receive an excellent, bilingual education that empowers you to succeed in school and in life.

  • To our families, we will hold you as our partners in ensuring the children you entrust in our care are successful, and making sure every family feels welcome in our school community.

  • To our staff, we will value and empower your work through care, development, and accountability, and we will work to make this a place where each of you feels seen and valued.

  • To our city that we will be a model of a sustainable, rigorous, and joyful education that builds an integrated community of compassionate learners in DC