SAU#9 Goals 2018-2019
Goal: We will leverage what we know about the change process to achieve the mission and vision of SAU9.
Objective: By the end of the 2018-2019 school year, we will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategic plan.
Strategies:
- Build our guiding coalition
- Increase community involvement (i.e. using book reads, MLTS, forums/panel discussions, survey)
- School(s) participation in Competency Design Studio conference (summer 2018)
- Administrative PLC work focused on CBE
- Review of strategic plan, reinforcing the mission, vision and values of the school community
- Present to a wide variety of stakeholders in the community providing opportunity for feedback
- Revision of the six phase plan for implementing CBE in grades k-12
- Identify and recognize what practices/structures are in place, which ones need to be modified, and which ones need to be established
- Explore co-operative school district governance
- Begin a thorough review of the tuition contracts with sending and receiving towns in SAU9
Performance Indicators:
- Evaluation of the Strategic Plan
- Staff will be able to articulate the connection between our vision of realizing the full potential of each and every student and CBE
- School based goals aligned to the CBE implementation plan
- Celebration of accomplishments of the district
- Establish working committees for co-operative school district and tuition contract study
Goal: We will continuously improve each student’s level of achievement and growth.
Objective: Create a cohesive comprehensive curriculum, instruction and assessment
system that is consistent with our vision and mission, and reflective of the changing
needs of our students.
Strategies:
- Review work on common performance assessments
- Use of curriculum committees to drive the work
- Align assessments to competencies
- Build structures to support personalization of instruction for each and every student
- Continue to develop ELO practices/experiential learning opportunities
Performance Indicators:
- School and district level meetings during which educators review performance assessments (both the tools and the student work)
- Curriculum documents consistent in structure, used as a resource
- Assessment maps developed K-6 this year
Each school can identify at least one structure in place that supports personalization
- Clear organization/structure for ELOs; a minimum of 20 students complete ELOs this year
- Consistency in reporting on student achievement local, state and national measures
- Monitoring and evaluation of assessment and instructional practices
- Improved reporting on process, product, and progress
Goal: We will recruit, recognize and develop the most effective personnel
Objective: Align professional development, evaluation, training and support to implement competency-based education and personalized learning.
Strategies:
- Provide professional development around assessment practices
- Differentiate professional development
- Engage in walkthroughs providing high quality feedback to educators
- Conduct high quality observations and evaluations that provide useful feedback to educators
- Review exit interview data
Performance Indicators:
- Samples of professional development offerings
- Examples of how professional development has impacted classroom instruction and student learning
- Samples of feedback provided to educators
- Consistency of instructional practice as monitored through observation with feedback for improvement.
- Administration will identify building level strengths and weaknesses and provide professional development to meet the needs of the staff.
- Effective administrative feedback and evaluation to improve staff performance as documented in formal and informal manner