Prince William County Schools STRATEGIC PLAN 20042009

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Prince William County SchoolsSTRATEGIC PLAN
2004-2009

• Going from good to great

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Strategic Plan

• Background Information

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Why a new plan?

• Baldrige in Education
• Performance Excellence Criteria
• No Child Left Behind
• Adequate Yearly Progress

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Process

• Plan
• QMP
• Do
• Implementation/Changes FY94 thru 03
• Study
• New Initiative and Requirements
• Stakeholder Ideas
• Act
• New Division Plan

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Input

• Teacher Focus Groups
• Advisory Councils
• Business Community
• County Government
• Employees
• Baldrige Category Teams
• Web Access
• Community Meetings

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Baldrige in Education

• Performance Excellence Criteria
• New paradigm
• Constant analysis
• Time required
• Continuous improvement

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Strategic Plan FY04 FY09

• Mission, Goals and Objectives

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MISSION

• To meet the educational needs of a diverse
  student population through a high quality system

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Five Key Goals

• All students meet high standards of performance
• The teaching, learning and working environment is
  caring, safe and healthy and values human
  diversity
• Family and community engagement are focused upon
  improved student achievement
• Faculty, staff and leaders are qualified, high
  performing, diverse and motivated
• The organizational system is aligned, integrated
  and equitable.

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GOAL 1 ALL STUDENTS MEET HIGH STANDARDS OF
PERFORMANCE

• Increase the percentage of students who meet or
  exceed achievement performance levels
• Reduce the achievement gap for students from all
  backgrounds
• Increase the percentage of graduates who plan to
  continue their education after high school
• Increase the percentage of students who attend
  school regularly and who graduate from high
  school in a timely manner
• Increase the percentage of students and
  stakeholders who have a high degree of
  satisfaction with the quality of instructional
  programs, services and opportunities

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GOAL 2 THE TEACHING, LEARNING AND WORKING
ENVIRONMENT IS CARING, SAFE AND HEALTHY, AND
VALUES DIVERSITY

• Promote a climate that supports equity, diversity
  and collaborative behaviors among students and
  stakeholders
• Increase safe, responsible and healthy student
  behavior
• Enhance the appearance, condition and capacity of
  physical plants, facilities and equipment
• Increase the percentage of students and
  stakeholders who have a high degree of
  satisfaction with the quality of the teaching,
  learning and working environment provided by the
  school system.

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GOAL 3 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE
FOCUSED UPON IMPROVED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

• Develop and maintain strong school-home
  partnerships tied to improved student achievement
• Develop and maintain strong school-community
  partnerships tied to improved student achievement
  and work readiness
• Provide meaningful volunteer involvement
• Increase the ways in which families and the
  community are engaged in decision-making

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GOAL 4 FACULTY, STAFF AND LEADERS ARE QUALIFIED,
HIGH PERFORMING, DIVERSE, AND MOTIVATED

• Recruit and hire highly qualified instructional
  personnel
• Provide ongoing professional development support
  for employees
• Increase the diversity of employees
• Reward and retain employees
• Provide effective work systems that meet the
  needs of faculty, staff and employees
• Increase the percentage of employees who have a
  high degree of satisfaction with the recruitment,
  training, recognition and reward opportunities
  and benefits, and work systems

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GOAL 5 THE ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM IS ALIGNED,
INTEGRATED AND EQUITABLE

• Align school and central department plans with
  school system goals and school needs
• Maintain an equitable and effective use of
  available funds
• Maintain the fiscal integrity of the school
  system
• Increase the percentage of students and
  stakeholders who have a high degree of
  satisfaction with the overall quality of the
  school system

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Measures

• Goal 1
• Full accreditation for all schools
• Performance on SOL tests
• Performance on Stanford 9
• Performance on research paper
• Participation in continuing education
• Participation in externally moderated courses
• Performance on externally moderated exams
• Graduation rate
• Average Daily Attendance
• satisfied

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Measures

• Goal 2
• Participation in diversity training
• Participation in quality training
• No school persistently dangerous
• passing wellness test
• of repeat offenders reduced
• Plant, facilities, equipment and safety audits
• in permanent facilities
• on renovations/repairs
• satisfied

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Measures

• Goal 3
• satisfied
• of school/community partnerships
• of volunteers
• of volunteer hours
• School advisory council membership

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Measures

• Goal 4
• highly qualified teachers
• National Board Certified teachers stipends
• Employee professional development plans
• mentor teachers
• Change in employee demographics
• Retention rate
• Complaint process
• satisfied

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Measures

• Goal 5
• School, department and division plans aligned
• Staffing ratios met
• Funding ratios reviewed
• Unqualified opinion received
• Positive fund balance
• on renovations/repairs
• satisfied
• awards

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Implementation

• Current Yr Plan Used Changes Plan Implement
  Results Rpt
• FY03 QMP FY02 FY04 Fall 04
• FY04 Strategic Plan FY03 FY05 Fall 05
• FY05 Strategic Plan FY04 FY06 Fall 06
• FY06 Strategic Plan FY05 FY07 Fall 07
  FY07 Strategic Plan FY06 FY08 Fall
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• FY08 Strategic Plan FY07 FY09 Fall 09
• FY09 Strategic Plan FY08 FY10 Fall 10