West Hempstead UFSDBoard of Education Presentation

June 17, 2014

West Hempstead Strategic Plan III:Strengthening our Schools

Through Collaboration and Teamwork

The Strategic Plan has been used to:

set goals guide instructional vision serve as a touchstone to measure

progress

Strategic Plan 2014-17

Use of Data To Improve Instruction

EducationalTechnology

CommunityRelations

AcademicExcellence and

Equity

Raising StudentAchievement

Academic Excellence and Equity• Ensure that technology is an integral component

of curriculum and instruction• Audit effectiveness of current programs• Develop individual school improvement plans

and hold quarterly meetings to monitor effectiveness of plans

• Annually increase each measure of academic performance

• Develop a system of longitudinal data collection• Ensure staff engagement in professional

development that reflects system priorities • Provide parent workshops

Using Data to Improve Instruction

• Create a district data study group to compile and analyze longitudinal data

• Enhance the work of building-based data teams

• Strengthen the communication of data reviewed and analyzed at the building and district level through meetings, website, and digital newsletter

• Share patterns of data through parent education

Educational Technology

• Establish a one-to-one technology environment K-12 by 2017

• Schedule multiple site visits each year to districts in order to investigate best practices in a one-to-one deployment

• Support ongoing technology-related professional development

• Establish technology-related parent workshops

Community Relations

• Create a Parent University• Establish a Seniorversity• Initiate Family Math Night, Family Science Night

and a Curriculum Fair to bring families together to celebrate learning

• Establish a committee to expand the use of social media

• Provide childcare at evening events• Distribute all correspondence in English and

Spanish

Commonalities Across Subgroups:

• Improve student performance• Enhance technology integration• Establish a vehicle for longitudinal data

collection and analysis• Build system capacity by tapping internal

resources• Expand communication to multiple languages• Improve parent education opportunities• TEAMWORK!

Strategic Planning CouncilAdditional Recommendations:

• The Strategic Planning Council should meet at least twice each year to monitor the progress of the action plans.

• An annual report should be made to the Board of Education and community on the progress toward achieving goals set in the plan.

• A 4th Strategic Planning Council should be assembled during the 2016-17 school year to develop a subsequent plan for 2017-2020.

West Hempstead UFSDStrategic Plan 2014-2017

Strengthening our Schools Through Collaboration and Teamwork