District Improvement Initiatives

     The District and Campus Improvement plan should be a working plan for reaching student achievement and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the plan.  I had the experience to be a participant in following the entire process of these plans being developed. The district goals are set by the board and the district plan is developed to reflect these goals. The campuses developed their plan that is aligned with the district goal. This process was completed in October and approved by the board in January.  A push was put upon the district and campuses to meet the deadlines of board approval and posting on the website. The alignment seemed satisfactory and the activities are presentable, but the plan is a loosely working document. The plan reflects more of what the campus did, rather than what the campuses are actually doing or planning on doing.

    The leadership team recognized the weaknesses in the improvement plans, vision, mission, and goals. The leadership team desires to have a working plan and will evaluate the plan in the summer. The improvement plans will ultimately become a document that will be respected and communicated among all. The district and campuses are making great stride in student performance that should be reflective of the improvement plan in place. The current plan is not a mirror image of the district or campus in areas of after school program, student intervention, and the evaluation piece is not followed through. The superintendent and the leadership team are currently working on an action plan to accomplishment the goals, objectives, and the evaluation of the district with the mission.

   I have learned that time must be taken with planning and evaluation of the actual CIP/DIP. The everyday operations of a campus/district can overshadow the results the district is striving for.  The rapidly changes of state funding and the state assessments took a strain on the district. Now that staff and resources are in place for the leadership team can focus clearly on alignment needs for a cohesive CIP/DIP working document that is a reflection of our district.