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A 25-member Planning Team developed in Spring 2006 the beliefs, mission, parameters, objectives and strategies for an updated five-year Strategic Plan.
“The Strategic Plan is the basis for all school improvement activities that will occur in the district over the next five years,” Assistant Superintendent Dan Montgomery said. “It was developed by students, staff, parents and community members.”
Staffs, parents, community members and other volunteers are developing action plans in small committees.
Each Action Team will meet 10 times to develop action plans in Fall 2006. Those action plans will be reviewed by the Planning Team and submitted to the Newark Board of Education in January 2007. The completed Strategic Plan will be implemented soon afterward.
For more information about NCS’ Strategic Plan, contact us at 740.670.7000.
Our Mission Statement
The mission of Newark City Schools, a district offering a diverse education to a diverse population, is to ensure a quality education for all students to become productive citizens in a global society. To accomplish this, we will provide superior resources, rigorous and relevant programs, a safe and secure learning environment, and a highly skilled and caring staff in partnership with students, parents and community members.
We believe that…
All individuals are unique and worthy of respect
All individuals have intrinsic worth
All individuals are responsible for their behavior
All individuals have the potential to learn
Given the opportunity, everyone can reach her/his full potential
The family is a primary influence in a person's life
Change is constant; by embracing change, we provide growth opportunity
Diversity is a positive aspect in our community
Our future will be determined by the investment we make in our students
Our students must be able to compete in a global society
Our objectives are…
To graduate 100% of our students
To have all students performing at or above grade level
To achieve "excellent" status on the state report card by 2012
To exceed "Adequate Yearly Progress" (AYP) by 2008
We will always…
Make students our number one priority
Apply current research to accomplish our mission
Recognize the diverse needs of each student
Involve all segments of our community in strategic planning
Consider school and community relationships in decision making
We will never…
Implement new programs without positive cost-benefit analysis
Implement new programs which are not consistent with our mission
Implement new programs without appropriate staff development
Compromise our mission
Our Strategies
1. We will develop and implement a plan to assure all students graduate
2. We will develop and implement ways to improve perception of Newark City Schools.
3. We will align resources and create partnerships to ensure the success of our individual students.
4. We will develop and implement a program to gather student input to ensure that we meet our mission.
5. We will develop and implement systems that will ensure we exceed Adequate Yearly Progress.
6. We will develop and implement a system to measure student's grade level achievement in all subjects.
7. We will develop and implement an individual success plan for every student.
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