The Lawrence school board will vote Monday to approve its yearly goals, a list that first debuted at a special goal-setting session nearly two months ago.

The roster, which has since undergone a handful of revisions, calls for investigations into topics such as school food services’ disposable containers and multi-section trays, as well as more concrete actions to implement initiatives such as suicide prevention training for all staff.

Developed over two work sessions in August and September, the district-drafted document includes five broad areas of improvement, under which there are several “action steps,” i.e. specific measures the district plans to take in order to reach each goal.

As with last year’s goals, the school board’s priorities include a heavy emphasis on the use of technology in classrooms. This fall saw the much-anticipated rollout of the district’s 1:1 device program, which is currently being piloted (with the district’s recently purchased 5,000 iPads and 500 laptops) in select classes at Free State High School and Lawrence High School. Middle school students are also being issued iPads this year as part of the program.

Proposed plans to measure its success include school visits, focus groups comprising students and staff, data collection from third-party partners and regular reports to the school board.

Here’s a brief outline of this year’s goals:

• “Develop and align district expectations for curriculum, instruction, and assessment to raise the achievement of all students.” Steps included in this goal include the aforementioned implementation of the 1:1 program as well as efforts to ensure “equitable access” to Wi-Fi (the district received a $39,000 grant earlier this fall from the Lawrence Schools Foundation for the purchase of 200 portable hotspot devices) and the alignment of core curriculum and resources with state college-and-career-readiness standards.

• “Enhance programming and supports to meet the varied academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of each student.” Among the district’s steps in this area: implementation and institutionalization of the district’s three-tired Ci3T discipline system in all schools, plus the creation of a plan and timeline for implementing various LGBTQ support services that includes a district advisory and leadership team.

• “Create a personalized professional learning plan to support students and staff.” The biggest — and buzziest — step here might be the district’s ongoing equity work, which includes the expansion of Beyond Diversity training for all certified and classified staff as well as non-employee groups such as site councils and school resource officers.

• “Expand communication and community connections through increased engagement.” Among other things, the school board plans to examine survey data collected over the last year and develop a strategy to improve workplace climate and culture for its staff, continually seeking feedback from employees, students, parents and community partners.

• “Allocate capital and human resources to deliver quality educational programs and services in adaptable, high-performance facilities.” Steps here primarily deal with resource allocation and facilities planning. Among the proposed actions are the creation of a plan to eliminate deficit spending and balance the district budget, the completion of the remaining construction projects from the district’s 2013 bond issue and the beginning stages of the implementation of transition plan for the district’s new facilities and operations building and warehouse at 711 E. 23rd St.

In other business, the board will:

• Hear a report from Anna Stubblefield, the district’s assistant superintendent of educational support, on district’s efforts to recruit, hire and retain more staff of color.

• Hear a report from Kirsten Wondra, the district’s assistant director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, on the evolution of professional learning for teachers.

The school board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the district offices, 110 McDonald Drive.