Grand Meadow Public Schools Mission Statement:
Educational excellence for all learners in a global society
Grand Meadow Public Schools Vision Statement:
To create a safe learning environment that inspires and prepares students for a global society
Grand Meadow Public Schools Will:
- Provide a safe and secure learning environment
- Integrate technology as a learning tool for all students
- Differentiate instruction
- Provide global perspective
Aims and Goals:
Aim #1: Student Excellence
Goals:
- Hold students accountable for their learning opportunities
- Provide a rigorous and challenging curriculum
- Increase co-curricular and extracurricular involvement and opportunities
- Celebrate successes
- Develop educational models to support all learners
How Measured:
- Student achievement will be measured by site based assessment growth (FastBridge) through individual student goal setting
- Developing a comprehensive Scope and Sequence of all core curriculums
- Waive participation fees for student
- Study and report student successes based on increased tutoring at the middle school level
- Q-Comp goals developed based on student achievement goals in relation to standards based knowledge at each grade level
Aim #2: Faculty and Staff Development
Goals:
- Research, develop, and plan relevant best practices with consortium partners
- Utilize Q-Comp plan as a tool to provide direction and support for staff and faculty development
- Maintain and utilize the established Curriculum Cycle to stay current with educational trends and state/ national standards
- Develop wellness activities for staff and faculty
- Actively engage parents through effective communication
- Recognize staff and faculty achievements and successes
How Measured:
- Collaborate with consortium administration and teacher leaders to develop relevant staff development opportunities
- The Q-Comp plan will reflect best practices and support district vision and mission statement
- All teachers will update the curriculum cycle to reflect current best practices based on state/ national standards
- Increase the number of active participants in wellness activities by 20 percent
- Develop outreach communication guidelines other than parent- teacher conferences
- Continue end of the year recognition program and take time during the school year to recognize staff and faculty
Aim #3: District Operations
Goals:
- Collaborate with businesses and community
- Be fiscally responsible
- Provide policy, procedures and technology infrastructure to support education opportunities for student and adult learning
- Maintain a safe and secure learning environment
- Attract, hire, mentor and retain quality educators committed to excellence
- Develop collaborative relationships with neighboring school districts and area colleges
- Celebrate and market successes
How Measured:
- Communicate what the needs are of the school, so businesses and people may be able to assist when needed
- Develop communication channels beyond E-News and E-mail to include all members of the community, not just school age families
- Continue to review, revise and adopt school board policies which enhance and maintain integrity of the school district
- Develop a crisis plan committee to review and create a safety plan for the district and each area within the district
- Maintain and develop a quality evaluation system for all employees to assist professional growth and development
- Build on current Consortium plan to offer more collaboration and opportunities for fiscal and educational growth
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