Strategic Plan

Throughout 2008 a dedicated group of teachers, parents, students, community members and administrators have been meeting to develop the district’s strategic plan. This plan, also known as the Academic Standards and Assessment Report, will help guide our district’s direction for the next six years. The strategic planning committee began by reviewing the goals and accomplishments of our previous strategic plan, our district mission statement, and the characteristics of high performing education systems. 

 Subsequent meetings were spent reviewing a variety of achievement, demographic, perception, and contextual data as a way to analyze our strengths and areas of need. Some areas of strength identified by the committee include the following:

·        Advances in reading and math proficiency, as measured by the PSSA at some grade levels

·        Strong writing scores at the middle and high schools

·        Parent support for school activities

·        High participation at elementary and middle school parent-teacher conferences

·        A variety of connections between the schools and the community

·        Many professional development opportunities for teachers

·        Increased diversity in our student population

Areas of need revealed through data analysis included a drop in reading and math achievement at the beginning of each school year and when students transition from one level to the next within the district; a lower graduation rate than some of the other districts in York County; and an increase in the number of students needing remedial services.

 When setting goals for the strategic plan, the committee tried to look at ways to build upon our strengths while also finding ways to address areas of weakness.  Through data analysis and our discussions, the following four goal areas were identified for the district’s plan:

1.      Meeting the needs of 21^st century learners

Ensuring that students have the life and career skills needed to be successful in the 21^st century, including exposure to world languages.

2.      Creating a vision for student success

Having higher percentages of students proficient in reading, math, and writing as measured by PSSA, and increasing district SAT scores.

3.       Increasing the graduation rate by 1.5% each year over the next six years

4.      Increasing parent involvement

Below are six parts to the strategic plan. Click on any of the links below to view that portion of the Strategic Plan.

• Academic Standards Report

• Educational Technology Report

• Professional Education Report

• Special Education Report

• Student Services Report

• Teacher Induction Report

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Last Updated on: 8/21/2008