Districts' Three-Year Student Opportunity Act (SOA) Plans Including FY22 Amendments and FY23 Progress Reports

The Student Opportunity Act calls for every district and charter school in the state to develop 3-year plans, referred to as SOA plans. Districts' plans identify where data reveals disparities in student learning opportunities and outcomes for the student groups they serve and describe how they will utilize evidence-based approaches and strategies to address those disparities.

The Student Opportunity Act Dashboard is a searchable database that allows users to view individual districts' 3-year SOA plans. The FY23 dashboard integrates information from districts' original plans, submitted in January 2020, amendments submitted in April 2022, and progress reports submitted in April 2023.

Due to slight variations in the plan template used by charter schools, their plans appear in a separate dashboard.

Please choose the appropriate link below:

• FY23 Student Opportunity Act Dashboard (not including charter school districts)

• FY22 Student Opportunity Act Dashboard: Charter Schools (FY23 update coming soon)

This Guide to the FY23 SOA Dashboard provides more specific details about data presented in each section of the dashboard.

Important Considerations When Reading District Plans

• By design, districts' SOA plans highlight a few evidence-based program areas districts and charter schools identified as key levers for addressing disparities in learning opportunities and outcomes experienced by student groups they serve.
• SOA plans are not expected to reflect districts' or charter schools' comprehensive plans for overall improvement; if you are interested in a district's comprehensive improvement plan, we recommend visiting the district's website.
• Data on anticipated budget allocations, implementation progress, and outcomes are self-reported by districts.
• FY22 and FY23 budget tables reflect investments from multiple funding sources that districts anticipate making to support the implementation of the evidence-based program areas in their plans.
• Please email SOAPlans@mass.gov to report any errors. Corrections will be reflected in any subsequent updates to the dashboard.

Note: Districts' and charter schools' original 3-year gap-closing plans (SOA Plans) can be accessed on the Districts' Original 3-year Gap-Closing Plans page.

Last Updated: November 6, 2023