Our New Strategic Plan
OUR MISSION, VISION & CORE VALUES
OUR MISSION
As the Goldback community, we will educate and empower our ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app to build their futures and support their community.
OUR VISION
Creating voice, choice, and opportunity for impacting the future of all Goldbacks.
OUR CORE VALUES
PRESENT: We are INCLUSIVE, everyone’s voice is heard.
PAST: We are RESILIENT, bouncing back from every challenge.
FUTURE: We will continue to GROW together.
OUR PLAN
The Deputy Superintendent designed a process to create a new three year strategic plan for the school district. Many recent changes to the educational program in our district necessitated the need for a new plan:
- Our new Superintendent has completed her first year and is prepared to share her long term expectations for the district,
- As we continue in a post pandemic environment the needs of our ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app, faculty, staff and families have drastically changed. The Literacy and numeracy readiness of a large percentage of our ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app has diminished.
- The capacity of our faculty and staff to address social, emotional, mental health and academic readiness is being challenged.
- Based on feedback from community members and families, we must establish a true commitment to transforming our district into one that will be recognized for high academic standards as well as a highly competitive athletics and fine and performing arts program.
The new strategic plan was created by 72 individuals from each of the following stakeholder groups:
- The Superintendent and the Executive Team
- Members of the Administrators’ Bargaining Unit
- Members of the Civil Service Bargaining Unit
- Members of the Teachers’ Bargaining Unit
- Representative parents and guardians solicited by our FACE Department
- Community partners solicited by our Equity and Access Department
- Colleges and Universities solicited by our Superintendent
The team reviewed, analyzed and triangulated multiple sources of data that included:
- New York State Accountability Status and Indicators
- NYS Elementary and ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app School Assessment Data
- District Demographic Data
- NYS Regents Exam Results
- Social and Emotional Learning Needs
- Attendance
- ELA Standard Analysis
- Math Standard Analysis
- Strategic Planning Survey and Perceptual Data
- 112 Community member responses
- 123 Faculty and Staff member responses
- Student Focus Groups (44 Participants)
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Goldback Standard #1
WE WILL
teach a parallel curriculum to general education classrooms in all special class environments.
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adopt effective practice supported integrated co-teaching models to be implemented across the district.
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provide professional development to teachers and administrators that will increase their capacity to support our English language learners.
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explore the impact poverty has on improved student learning and adopt effective practices for lesson planning that will meet our ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app needs.
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expand learning opportunities for ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app who would benefit from accelerated learning opportunities.
Goldback Standard #2
WE WILL
recruit highly qualified teachers, staff and administrators that reflect the demographic makeup of our student body.
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assess the quality and implementation of the various performance evaluation systems for all teachers, staff, and administrators and annually review the data generated from each system to inform improvements.
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sustain effective teachers, staff, and administrators through the provision of professional development focusing on reflective practices, implementation of pipeline opportunities for advancement and new employee mentoring programs.
Goldback Standard #3
WE WILL
achieve a 95% attendance rate for all ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app, teachers, staff, and administrators by implementing improvement strategies and incentives.
Goldback Standard #4
WE WILL
focus on engagement defined as strong relationships between ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app, teachers, families, and schools and create strong connections between schools and the broader community.
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focus on safety, defined as school and school-related activities where ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app are safe from violence, bullying, harassment, & controlled-substance use.
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create a supportive environment defined by: appropriate facilities, classrooms that embrace clear and consistent expectations for behavior and actions to promote positive, prosocial behaviors, available school-based health supports, and a Code of Conduct that eliminates disproportionate treatment of our diverse population.
