Board and District Goals 2022-2023
Goal 1: Inclusive and Welcoming Environment
Board:
Sustain a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment that affirms the richness of racial, linguistic, gender, cultural and neuro-diverse identities, and empowers students as agents of social justice.
District:
- Engage students in Code of Conduct review and revision
- Include student representation on the District Safety Team
- Implement the Seal of Civic Readiness
- Provide professional learning in “Caring and Connected Communities” Pre-K-12
- Grow opportunities for student agency
- Ensure diverse representations in our school environments
- Support and expand CERAD (coalition for equity, racial awareness, and diversity)
Goal 2: Community Engagement
Board:
Expand and improve communication with parents and community members and promote respectful, proactive, interactive, meaningful and multilingual dialogue. Support participation and advocacy for educational reform and innovation.
District:
- Increase frequency of District newsletter
- Enhance social media presence
- Involve students in school and District communication efforts
- Maintain timely information on District website
- Present CERAD and Intersession achievements to audiences at the State and national level
- Provide professional learning in “Mobilizing the Community” Pre-K-12
- Enhance advocacy efforts through partnership with the Lower Hudson Education Coalition
Goal 3: Innovative Curriculum
Board:
Support the development of innovative written curriculum and meaningful assessment that engages students to think analytically and creatively; integrates expectations for student understanding of identity, diversity, justice and action; and enables students to engage in authentic problem-solving across disciplines.
District:
- Integrate social justice standards while continuing to implement the CRS Framework
- Increase awareness of the digital literacy and computer science standards
- Identify ways to enhance elementary science curriculum
- Complete 6-8 ELA curriculum for BOE review
- Enhance opportunities for co-creation of curriculum
- Integrate opportunities to prepare for Seal of Civic Readiness in written curriculum across content areas
- Provide professional learning in “Student-Driven Learning” and “Evidence of Deeper Learning” Pre-K-12.
- Incentivize interdisciplinary curriculum development in curriculum proposal process
Goal 4: Engaging, and Relevant Learning Experiences
Board:
Support the ongoing exploration of innovative and personalized opportunities for all students, college and career-bound, to engage in a broad range of STEAM, career, technical and trade applications, in authentic and relevant contexts.
District:
- Identify ways the network of alumni can broaden student experiences
- Enhance community partnerships for Intercession
- Support students in achieving the Seal of Civic Readiness
- Provide professional learning in “Real-World Challenges” Pre-K-12
- Support enhancing applied studies courses in the District and at BOCES
Goal 5: Enhanced Student Supports
Board:
Remove barriers to achievement and participation by providing a diversity of culturally responsive and asset-based supports.
District:
- Continue to partner with Astor Children’s Services and other agencies to support student mental health
- Partner within the district and across the region to provide culturally sustaining supports for multilingual students and families
- Provide period 10 targeted support in grades 5-12
- Pilot student involvement in Instructional Support Team (IST)
- Research tier1 study skills program
- Implement school counseling plan
- Enhance access to and use of disaggregated data on student achievement and participation
- Remove barriers and provide supports to reduce disproportionality in advanced coursework
- Ensure that all students have access to instruments as we implement our strings program
Goal 6: Safe and Sustainable School District Environment
Board:
Improve the sustainability of our buildings and campuses by making them more environmentally responsible, safe and supportive of enhanced programs.
District:
- Oversee the completion of Phase 1 of the capital project
- Implement Phase 2 of the capital project
- Finish designing and begin implementation of Phase 3 of the capital project
Goal 7: Stewardship of District Resources
Board:
Enhance and maintain programs for students through innovative, responsible and responsive stewardship of financial and human resources.
District:
- Recruit and support a highly qualified, culturally proficient staff
- Represent the District in negotiations with a goal of mutual benefit
- Develop a budget that reflects district goals and priorities while considering community needs and long-term sustainability