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STRATEGIC PLAN
Community Unit School District 300
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Strategic Planning Process
• Surveys to Students, 8th and 12th graders
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80% response rate
Employees, all groups
Surveys, 35% response rate
Focus groups and individual interviews
Surveys to Families
25% response rate
Community Members
Surveys,15% response rate
Focus groups and individual interviews
Board of Education Individual Interviews
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Mission Statement
Based on research conducted as part of the strategic planning
process, a revised mission statement was adopted in order to be
more reflective of the values of the District’s many stakeholders:
The mission of Community Unit School District
300 is to ensure our students reach their unique
potential as self-directed learners and
responsible citizens.
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Vision Statement
Based upon the research and findings, the following vision statement reflects the
ultimate organization that Community Unit School District 300 stakeholders want
the District to become. The Vision Statement will serve as a catalyst for change to
which stakeholders can refer when making decisions for the future.
The vision of Community Unit School District 300
is to provide an exemplary education in a safe
and rewarding environment.
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Guiding Principles
The District’s mission and vision statements are enhanced with additional stakeholder values
that emerged through the research process. The purpose of the guiding principles is to
establish a collective set of main beliefs and values that determine how the school district will
work together to successfully accomplish the goals, objectives, and activities that constitute the
Strategic Plan.
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We believe all students can learn and be successful.
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We believe a challenging curriculum, effective instruction, and rigorous standards
are essential to prepare students for the future.
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We believe the use of research, assessment, measurement, and accountability
can improve the quality of education.
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We believe professional development, supervision, and evaluation increase the
quality of teaching and learning.
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We believe trust, collaboration, transparency, and active involvement of
stakeholders are necessary for a climate of continual improvement in a diverse
environment.
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We believe important and relevant information must be shared clearly and
consistently throughout the District community.
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We believe our schools and communities are strengthened through fiscal stability
and effective facility and resource management.
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Strategic Goal 1:
Challenge all students to reach their unique potential.
It is essential to create an exceptional learning environment that motivates, challenges,
and supports all students so they can achieve their academic potential every year, while
preparing them for college and career opportunities.
Objectives:
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Provide a rigorous curriculum that challenges all students.
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Hold students to the highest academic standards.
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Use assessment to support learning and improve instruction.
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Align curriculum and assessments to the Common Core and other
learning standards.
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Focus on curriculum, instruction, and assessment that lead to
student achievement, mastery, and growth.
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Prepare students to be ready for college and career.
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Strategic Goal 2:
Create a school environment conducive for learning.
Students need a safe, stimulating, and rewarding environment to learn and grow.
Objectives:
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Maintain appropriate class size at all grade levels.
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Hire and retain quality teachers and staff to reflect the district’s
diversity.
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Collect, analyze, and assess student social-emotional growth and
its impact on the school environment.
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Develop and enforce an equitable District-wide discipline policy.
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Update the long-term technology plan to effectively use
instructional technology and provide professional development.
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Continually review the District safety plans.
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Strategic Goal 3:
Ensure long-term fiscal stability for programs, technology,
infrastructure, and facilities.
The corner stone of any school district’s future is protecting its long-term investment
through prudent financial and facilities management. Fiscal stability is critical as the
district faces ongoing financial challenges.
Objectives:
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Examine and evaluate program effectiveness within the District.
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Give priority to teaching and instruction when making fiscal and
resource allocations.
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Develop a plan that addresses enrollment, boundary alignment, and
district facility needs.
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Improve practices and procedures related to purchasing and
maintaining supplies, materials, and equipment.
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Allocate funds to implement a comprehensive technology plan that
addresses infrastructure, hardware, and support.
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Research alternative sources of funding.
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Develop a plan that addresses facility improvement and maintenance.
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Strategic Goal 4:
Engage every sector of our diverse community in authentic, specific, and
systematic ways to listen, learn, and serve our common interest.
Time and resources can be saved, and effectiveness improved, by focusing
communication based on District and stakeholder priorities.
Objectives:
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Ensure an environment that fosters dialogue internally and
externally.
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Provide transparency in decision-making processes.
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Regularly monitor and report stakeholder input.
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Target communication relevant to appropriate stakeholders.
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Strategic Goal 5:
Create a culture for continuous quality improvement and accountability for
District programming and staff.
Commitment to accountability and continuous quality improvement is necessary to
improve effectiveness in the teaching-learning process, foster a collaborative work
environment, and tap the expertise of faculty and staff.
Objectives:
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Develop and implement administrator performance evaluations in
compliance with the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA).
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Develop and implement teacher performance evaluations in
compliance with the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA).
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Develop and implement non-certified staff evaluations in
compliance with relevant statutes.
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Review district professional development plans annually for all
staff.
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Example of the work to be done
Strategic Goal 3:
Ensure long-term fiscal stability for programs, technology, infrastructure, and facilities.
(Project Manager: Susan Harkin)
Objectives:
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Examine and evaluate program effectiveness within the District. (Deb Hartman)
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Give priority to teaching and instruction when making fiscal and resource
allocations. (MeriAnn Besonen)
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Develop a plan that addresses enrollment, boundary alignment, and district facility
needs. (Church Bumbales)
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Improve practices and procedures related to purchasing and maintaining supplies,
materials, and equipment. (Diane White)
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Allocate funds to implement a comprehensive technology plan that addresses
infrastructure, hardware, and support. (Jason Emricson)
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Research alternative sources of funding. (Luz Baez)
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Develop a plan that addresses facility improvement and maintenance. (Dave Ulm)
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