Transcript Morristown Central School District Strategic Plan Board of Education Meeting February 13, 2008

Morristown Central School
District Strategic Plan
Board of Education Meeting
February 13, 2008
Core Values
We believe that:
Diversity creates opportunities for growth
Integrity is the foundation for self-respect and earning
the respect of others
Positive attitudes are contagious and foster positive
outcomes
There are no boundaries to human potential
Real world experiences generate understanding, facilitate
discovery, and cultivate the yearning for knowledge
A community thrives through effective communication
and collaboration
Mission
The mission of the Morristown Central
School District is to prepare all students to
confidently and competently pursue their
goals and to demonstrate ethical
responsibility to the world around them.
Strategic Objectives
By the year 2013 all students are:
 Willingly participating in activities that benefit
the community
 Continually declaring, planning for and
pursuing their goals
 Meeting or exceeding academic standards
related to their program or level of study
MCS Proposed
Measurement Process
Integration
Rubrics
Portfolio
Resumé
Interview
Academics
How will we measure student
progress?
Rubrics
•Developed for Strategic
Objectives #1 & #2
•Traditional method for
Strategic Objective #3
#1: activities that benefit the
community
#2: declaring, planning for, and
pursuing goals
#3: achieving academic
standards
Rubrics
Academics
Transcripts
•State ELA and Math
•Regents
SLL BOCES-for yearly
tracking
•Classroom averages
•System includes quality points
Academics
Resumé
•Generate data
•Life skill
•Reviewed and
updated continually
Resumé
Portfolio
•Letters of recommendation
•Certificates (Student of the
Month)
•Art work
•Newspaper articles
Portfolio
Interview
•Conducted formally with an
advisor
•Each advisor would keep the
student until graduation
•Formally held each Spring
•Students would present
resumé, portfolio and any
letters of recommendation
Interview
Integration
Grades: 1-4
•Teaching expectations
•Modeling behaviors-class activities/projects
•Informal assessment
Grades: 5-8
•More individual focus
•Record accomplishments
•Begin formal interview with an advisor
Grades: 9-12
•Keep the same advisor
•Interview each Spring
Integration
MCS Proposed
Measurement Process
Integration
Rubrics
Portfolio
Resumé
Interview
Academics
Strategy 1
We will create an environment that
affirms collaborative efforts among all
employees and values professionalism
necessary to achieve our mission and
strategic objectives.
Strategy 1
We will create an environment that affirms collaborative efforts among all
employees and values professionalism necessary to achieve our mission and
strategic objectives.
Results:
1.
Instructional staff at each level has time for collaboration that is used to analyze student needs
and plan instructional strategies to ensure that all students are achieving the strategic objectives.
2.
Annually, faculty and staff have an active role in choosing professional development goals and
activities intended to improve student learning through enhanced performance.
3.
Instructional staff is engaged in grade level teams and is using agreed upon collaboration
protocols to guide its efforts.
4.
Instructional staff supports each other in the classroom while implementing professional
development to enhance student learning.
5.
The district has endorsed standards for professionalism and professional behavior that describe
employee expectations.
Classroom collaboration to meet
student needs
Standards of
professional
behavior developed
and endorsed by a
joint committee of
participants
Collaboration
and
Professionalism
Staff supports classroom
efforts while implementing
professional development
Teachers active in
choosing professional
development
Staff uses grade level teams
to further collaborative efforts
Strategy 2
We will align, and if necessary, design
a school-wide curriculum to ensure
that all students achieve our mission
and strategic objectives.
Strategy 2
We will align, and if necessary, design a school-wide curriculum to ensure that all
students achieve our mission and strategic objectives.
Results:
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Advisory groups, small groups of students and one adult educator that meet on a regular basis,
are focused on helping all students meet the strategic objectives by connecting them to their
school and community.
Service learning, a method of teaching through which students apply their academic skills and
knowledge to address real-life needs in their own community, is embedded in the established
curriculum.
Instructional staff uses strategies that encourage student engagement and active learning to
ensure all students achieve the strategic objectives.
The district uses a multi-year curriculum alignment and review cycle to align standards and the
strategic objectives K-12 in all content areas.
A system of assessments has been defined that provides ongoing feedback about student’s
attainment of the district’s academic standards.
Teachers continually use data from multiple measures of student learning to plan instruction.
School
Advisory Groups
Service Learning
Instruction
Curriculum
Assessment
Students
Community
Faculty
Strategy 3
We will fully utilize the resources of our
greater community as partners in our
commitment to achieve our mission and
strategic objectives.
Strategy 3
We will fully utilize the resources of our greater community as partners in our
commitment to achieve our mission and strategic objectives.
Results:
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Each year, all students will participate in a variety of service activities that will benefit the local
community and instill a sense of ethical responsibility to the world around them.
Students use community-based resources that will assist them in meeting and exceeding
academic standards.
The district has acquired current technology necessary to access community resources for
students to achieve our mission and strategic objectives.
All instructional staff are skilled in the use of current technology to support students in our mission,
strategic objectives, and this strategy.
All students in grades 7-12 are using community-based resources that allow them to pursue their
interests and explore career options.
Utilize community-based resources
Determine resources in the community to
enhance students’ ability to achieve
academic standards.
Strategic Delimiters
 We
will not initiate any new program or
service unless:
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It is consistent with and contributes to our mission
It is accompanied by the staff development needed
for its effectiveness
It is accompanied by a plan to assess its
effectiveness
 We
will not allow negative thinking to
interfere with the consideration of new ideas
Core Planning Team
Chuck Alford
Andrea Bertrand
Harriet Beggs
Phil Bender
Marilyn Connor Lorraine Bogardus
Scott Daby
Ed Easton
Measurement Team
Patrick Farrand
Cheryl Felt
Pat Tocatlian
Ann Fenlong
Peter Ward
Barb Griffith
Ruth Lincoln
Joe McDonald
Mike Wills
Darrell Merkel
Eric Micelli
Action Planning Teams
Loren Nowak
Bev Ouderkirk
Damie Evans
Darrell Merkel
Ruth Lincoln
Harriet Beggs
Chris Coffin
Jessica Fox
Deb Aldrich
Nancy Pickering Jeff Stout
Ellen Magee
David Doyle
Sarah LaBarge
Jo Ann Cadieux
Jennifer Baker
Colleen Monfiletto
Susie Wright-Young
Roberta Stillin-Dowman
Carolyn Sheppard
Cassandra Aldrich
Lynn Tayler
Jane Wagoner
Chrystal McGrain-McEathron