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Board discusses strategic plan

School board meets with administrators to discuss Strategic Plan
Tuesday evening, school board members met with Superintendent Dr. Bill Jordan and his cabinet members to discuss the district’s Strategic Plan. The meeting was scheduled to provide a progress report to the school board and offer a platform for discussion. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Linda Boggs reported on Goal 1, Assistant Superintendent Laure Quaresma on Goal 2, Communications Director Mark Higgins on Goal 3 and Business Office Director Ted Cohan on Goal 4. Additional reports to the school board are scheduled throughout the school year.

Goal 1: Provide a learning environment which meets the needs of individual learners, raises student achievement and educates the whole child
Strategies:
1. Meet individual learning needs of all students and cultivate partnerships and relationships with parents
2. Research and expand alternative learning options to motivate, engage, challenge and support all students
3. Ensure all curriculum, assessment and instruction is tied to standards
4. Collaborate, educate and partner with the community to ensure all children are kindergarten ready
5. Promote development of healthy living, lifestyles and safe schools

Goal 2: Promote a positive and fulfilling work environment
Strategies:
1. Implement a measurable and consistent teacher, principal and staff evaluation system
2. Hire, train and retain quality staff
3. Ensure a work culture that acknowledges people and their efforts as the norm
4. Encourage curiosity and innovative approaches to problem solving

Goal 3: Enhance trust among our students, staff, parents and community
Strategies:
1. Intentionally educate and solicit responses and input from stakeholders and under-represented groups
2. Encourage, acknowledge, value and consider different points of view

Goal 4: Ensure an efficient operations system with adequate resources
Strategies:
1. Build upon budget protocols that reflect the WWPS as stewards of community resources
2. Create and maintain facilities to ensure the ability to meet 21st century learning demands

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