Inherent throughout the initiatives below is the continued focus on time –- one of our most precious and critical resources. The District theme for the year is “The Time is Now.” Our district has a number of key needs that need to be addressed now. Our children cannot wait. The facilities in which our children learn are outdated and in need of serious repair. Student enrollment continues to grow causing class sizes to rise. The “Time is Now” to work with our community to gather facts, involve others, and collaborate to make far-reaching decisions that benefit all children. The time is now to act to address these challenges.

Initiatives

Planning:
Engage in a system wide review process that:
--Coordinates and integrates the work of district committees
--Examines existing decision making structures as well as creates new ones as necessary, complementing the bi-annual review of the Shared Decision Making (SDM) Plan review
--Develops effective protocols for communicating membership, purpose, focus, progress and results of committees and work groups throughout the district.

Explore various ways of expanding the high school student day and course offerings (Due to the shortage of classroom space at the high school and a growing enrollment).
--A team will explore potential pre-block, post-block, weekend, evening and other non-traditional schedules for student course offerings.
--Recommendations will be provided to the Superintendent and Board of Education by mid-Fall in order to take effect for Fall, 2006

Explore, review and develop a district Wellness policy to take effect in September, 2006
--The Wellness policy shall be in compliance with Federal mandates
--The policy will address the comprehensive wellness of both students and staff
--Recommendations shall be provided to the Superintendent and Board of Education and a board policy shall be developed

Program:
Research a select number of Student Management Software Systems that would:
--improve the efficiency of the district in recording and managing student data
--utilize data effectively when making decisions on instruction and assessment
--ensure compliance with state and federal data reporting requirements

A district study group will review the current program delivery for academically talented students and explore alternative programs and practices within the larger context of acceleration and differentiated learning.
--Research literature regarding meeting needs of academically talented students
--Explore other programs including format, intent, and assessment
--Analyze the current ALPHA program within an established framework
--Discuss and explore student acceleration and differentiated learning including reviewing the literature and research.
--Present recommendations to the Superintendent and Board of Education regarding programming

Explore modification to the high school technology department curriculum and course offerings examining the possibility of infusing into the curriculum courses or content regarding nano-technolgy, robotics, pre-engineering, computer-assisted design and manufacturing, and other emerging fields.


Facilities/Resources/Personnel:
Provide extensive public information and create opportunity for dialog and tours of school facilities in the Fall, culminating with a building proposition vote in January, 2006. The proposition would address:
--Safety and security of children
--Enrollment growth through additional learning space
--Facility improvements that create new learning opportunities for children
--Increasing building handicap accessibility
--Repair and improvements to building infrastructure
--Updating of heating and ventilation
--Energy updates and improvements


Community & Communication:
Continue development and upgrading of the district web site so that is functions as a primary information source for the school community.
 

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