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Comprehensive Plan: 2013-2018 Suffolk Public Schools

Comprehensive Plan: 2013-2018 Suffolk Public Schools. February 9, 2012. School Board’s Mission. Partner with the community Provide an effective educational e xperience Prepare every student to find success in our complex society. School Board’s Vision.

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Comprehensive Plan: 2013-2018 Suffolk Public Schools

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  1. Comprehensive Plan: 2013-2018 Suffolk Public Schools February 9, 2012

  2. School Board’s Mission • Partner with the community • Provide an effective educational experience • Prepare every student to find success in our complex society

  3. School Board’s Vision • All students will become life-long learners equipped with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to succeed as productive citizens in a local, national, and global society.

  4. Plan’s Purpose • Serves as an action plan to achieve the vision, mission, and goals of Suffolk Public Schools for the next six years.  • Establishes a framework for the implementation of strategies, resources, and accountability required to move the school division forward. • Updates and builds upon the objectives set forth in the Board’s previous plan.

  5. Contents • Board’s Mission & Vision Statements • Overview • Directives of the Virginia Six-Year Plan for Technology • Priorities of the Suffolk Public Schools’ Capital Improvement Plan • District membership and capacity projections based on research conducted by UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service (2011)

  6. Contents … Continued • Division Standards of Learning Results from 2006-2011. • Objectives and strategies that reflect the provisions of the Standards of Quality, the Standards of Accreditation, the Standards of Learning, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

  7. Participants • Board Members • Administrators • Teachers • Parents

  8. Board Goals • Improve Student Achievement and Close Academic Achievement Gaps • Provide a Safe and Nurturing Environment • Provide Strong Leadership for Effective and Efficient Operations • Advance Academic Achievement through Enhanced Instructional Skills Gained by Professional Development • Strengthen Collaboration with Stakeholders and Increase Parent & Community Satisfaction

  9. Fiscal Accountability • Conversion of CIMS financial system to ALIO; including general ledger, purchasing and fixed assets • Conversion of current payroll system to ALIO financial system • Develop and use an internal audit system for an expanded purchase card system and school activity funds. • Introduction of all electronic delivery and business rules for every aspect of financial reports and forms

  10. Technology • Provide quality data at the district, school administrator, and teacher levels • Provide online and other resources that enhance communication between all stakeholders • Continually look to the future for new resources that promote instruction and strong leadership

  11. Goal 1: Academic Achievement • Continued Implementation of the K-6 Comprehensive Balanced Literacy Plan • Expansion of K-12 STEM Initiatives • Institute School-wide Title I Program Delivery • Enhancements to current CTE Program • Implementation of a Magnet Program at LHS • Enhanced Programming for Advanced Learners • Increased Credit Recovery Opportunities

  12. Goal 2: Safe and Nurturing Environment • Maintain a schedule of new construction and renovation to replace and update aging schools and support facilities as outlined in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) • Maintain a schedule of HVAC equipment replacement and upgrades as outlined in the CIP and budget request documents • Continue the use of the Maintenance Direct electronic work order system

  13. Goal 3: Strong Leadership • Develop strategies to encourage students and staff to make healthier choices • Build a plan for individual students who exceed a specific number of disciplinary referrals through School Improvement planning • Establish a task force that will review the Safety and Security District-wide Strategic Plan

  14. Goal 4Professional Development • Implement an online staff development program • Provide training for all levels in areas of student engagement, active learning, and differentiated instruction • Build and train a team of in house experts to become future trainers of the Effective School Wide Discipline Program • Provide yearly training for schools’ staff on how to identify bullying and the procedures for handling bullying incidents

  15. Goal 5Stakeholder Collaboration and Community Satisfaction • Improve school-parent communication: • Establishing school-level expectations for family engagement • Continued improvement of the public website • Upgrading of Phone/Text/Email automated notification alert system • Strengthening the Partners-in-Education Program and student mentoring • Implement outreach programs into the community for School Board members, Cabinet, and Principals.

  16. Comprehensive Plan Not inclusive of everything but brings focus to the work to be done and serves as a planning document that represents a model of continuous and in-depth assessments of current progress and future considerations of school division improvement.

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