SGISD Strategic Plan - Santa Gertrudis ISD
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SGISD Strategic Plan - Santa Gertrudis ISD
Vision 2020 Santa Gertrudis I ndependent School District Strategic Plan MISSION VISION “When I decided I would go to the TASK Force meetings, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had assumed it would be a bunch of adults talking about politics and tests. I was dead wrong. The other student members and I were encouraged to speak our true thoughts about school and we were actually heard. There were activities and interesting discussions. We were all there because we wanted a better future for our schools. I am definitely proud of being a part of this amazing group.” -Kate Remelius CORE VALUES The mission of Santa Gertrudis Independent School District is to engage in unique educational experiences and opportunities for students’ success. We strive to unleash our lion potential: Leading the way in educational innovation. 1.. Legacy • Building on the past and blazing a trail to the future 2. Achievement • Setting, reaching, and achieving goals 3. Relationships • Meaningful connections between peers, teachers, co-workers, and community 4. Leadership • Ethical responsibility to everyone around you 5. Respect • The “Golden Rule” and respect for resources 6. Well-Being • Active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life Dear SGISD Community, Over the past year, I have had the pleasure to work with a very dedicated group of individuals who have placed our school district as one of their top priorities. The group was known as the Task Force for Excellence and in time became the driving force behind our Strategic Planning Committee. The committee worked with great diligence and perseverance to collaborate on ideas that have now become our Strategic Plan. As you read through this work and become familiar with it, our hope is that you will also embrace the mission, vision and core values that have been so thoughtfully crafted. In order to further our mission, vision and core values, a strategic plan has also been designed. This plan will take our district to that next level of excellence, which is what we all want for our children. Technology, facilities, academic achievement and resource development were the areas identified by the committee to encompass in our strategic plan. Along with current SGISD staff, members of the committee outlined a plan of action to address these four critical areas. Over the next several years, this plan will serve as our focus as a district. It is our hope that you will carefully consider our plan and ways that you can help us to fulfill our goals. Santa Gertrudis ISD works hard every day to ensure that every child has the best education possible. These planning tools along with a dedicated staff and nurturing community will help us to grow and foster educational excellence in our children today and for generations to come. We hope that you will become part of this wonderful environment and help us watch our children become the successful citizens of our future. Sincerely, Mary E. Springs Superintendent Dear SGISD Community, As members of the Board of Trustees of Santa Gertrudis ISD, it is our honor to serve the children of this great district. As a board, we are continually exploring the ways to enrich the educational environment for our schools. In order to encourage participation in our endeavors, the Strategic Planning Team was formed and the strategic planning process was initiated. We believe that the work of the Strategic Planning Team was one of the most valuable processes in which our district has participated. The mission, vision, core values and strategic plan are reflective of the commitment to educational excellence shared by our community. The engagement of our stakeholders in this process will help to instill these components into the future of our district for many years to come. The relationships that have been built through the process will be a firm foundation for the successful implementation of our strategic plan. It is our hope that as you review our mission, vision, core values and strategic plan that you will see ways in which you can also become a part of this process. Our community will be a great resource for us as we continue our path of serving children. Thank you for your time and consideration of our work. We look forward to working with you in the future. Sincerely, Santa Gertrudis Board of Trustees Jesse Garcia, President Carrie deLaney, Vice-President Catherine Montalvo, Secretary Robert Caldera, Jr. Flo Falcon Patti Longoria Delia Perez FACILITIES PRIORITY AREA: Nena Gonzalez Ismael Villa Arthur Sholtis Melissa Garcia Arturo Lozano Carrie Crelia Sherri Cain Cristina Silvas Marcy Cavazos Susan Richardson Wayne Springs Julie Hopkins O’Ryan White Kathy Russell Eric John Vanessa Chase Martin Gonzalez Ellen Risken Cecil Ellis Amy Clubb Milexia Garcia Jesse Garcia Thomas De Los Santos FACILITIES GOAL 1: To enhance and explore the expansion of our current and future facilities. Objective 1: To conduct a needs assessment of current and future projected growth by September 2015. Strategy 1: Create a committee formed of maintenance, stakeholders, and department/ school heads who will, along with a consultant firm, create an expansion plan based on the needs of our district. Tasks: 1.1-Create Needs Assessment Committee (NAC) by May 2015. 1.2-Find outside consultant firm by May 2015. 1.3-Staff/Student survey based on suggestions from firm and committee. Objective 2: Communicate the results of the needs assessment to stakeholders bi-monthly to completion, starting December 2015. Tasks: 1.1-NAC holds meeting to communicate needs assessment results by January 2016. 1.2-NAC sends an informative mail-out to the public regarding information from the meeting by January 2016. Objective 3: To validate the results of the facility study through stakeholder input, starting December 2015 to December 2020. Strategy 1: Schedule three public meetings to hear and discuss feedback from stakeholders. Tasks: 1.1-Two months after needs assessment results, NAC will conduct three public meetings one month apart. Strategy 2: Present a comprehensive plan combining needs assessment study with stakeholder input. Tasks: 2.1-NAC informs stakeholders of modified plan three months after final public meeting. PRIORITY AREA Strategy 3: Present final plan to school board. Tasks: 3.1-NAC presents plan three months after final stakeholder meeting. ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT PRIORITY AREA: ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT GOAL 1: To provide all staff with the opportunities to broaden and strengthen their academic advancement. Objective 1: For 100% of staff to incorporate college and career readiness strategies into their daily activities. Strategy 1: Provide professional development for all faculty to increase depth in learning and higher order thinking. Tasks: 1.1-A needs assessment will be done by May 2015 to establish which organization/motivational product(s) will be used. 1.2-Teachers will participate in college entrance exam training on a rotation to understand the correlations of ACT questions to Texas TEKS by May 2016. 1.3 -Teachers will implement college entrance exam findings in their classroom including documenting on lesson plans what TEKS taught coincide with ACT by August 2016. 1.4-Allow teachers a curriculum day to develop ways to incorporate what was learned by August 2016. 1.5-Ruby Payne and Steven Covey as well as teaching strategies training will be reviewed by August 2016. Veronica Alfaro Ana Asch Eleanor Crabbe Susan Fielder Corina Moreno Joyce Coleman Mike Donovan Lillie Ruiz Rafael Barrera Sandra Borjon Darlynn Fugate Desire Park Julie Hopkins Carrie DeLaney Kate Remelius Les Dragon Strategy 2: Develop collaborative relationships to align departments, and grade level. (Horizontal/ Vertical Alignment) Tasks: 2.1-District Director of Instructional Leadership will schedule meetings throughout the year for horizontal and vertical levels by August 2015. 2.2-Implement a common planning time for core subjects and schedule common time for lower grades by August 2015. Objective 2: Create an environment that focuses students on Level III thinking in all program areas by 2020. Strategy 1: Establish professional relationships with students to incorporate: supportive, encouraging and a positive culture Tasks: 1.1-Create guideline by August 2016 for all teachers and their relationship with students. 1.2-Train teachers in the new method by August 2016. 1.3-Create a survey for students to see if Mentoring relationships are working by May 2017. PRIORITY AREA ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT PRIORITY AREA: ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT Veronica Alfaro Ana Asch Eleanor Crabbe Susan Fielder Corina Moreno Joyce Coleman Mike Donovan Lillie Ruiz Rafael Barrera Sandra Borjon Darlynn Fugate Desire Park Julie Hopkins Carrie DeLaney Kate Remelius Les Dragon GOAL 1: (Cont.) To provide all staff with the opportunities to broaden and strengthen their academic advancement. Strategy 2: All classrooms will implement open ended questioning across the curriculum. Tasks: 2.1-All teachers will incorporate at least one open ended question in their lesson by August 2015. 2.2-All Teachers will document in their lesson plans the open ended question used in the lesson by August 2015. Strategy 3: Open all classes with some kind of Trivia attention getter from news, media and school happenings. Tasks: 3.1-Develop a plan/system to include all subjects in above mentioned area. Ex: All Social Studies classes will watch CNN Student News at the beginning of the period and students will complete 1 quiz by the end of the week by August 2015. Strategy 4: Research/Implement Project Based Learning in all classrooms to the best of our abilities. Tasks: 4.1-A panel will be created to develop a system to organize and evaluate Projects by January 2016. 4.2 -A listing of yearlong subject areas for projects will be developed from which students can pick and choose what to complete by May 2016. 4.3-All Teachers will be assigned a group of students during tutoring as an official check in time for the project as well as to serve as mentors to students. The students will stay with the teachers until graduation by August 2016. 4.4-Projects will be demonstrated to a panel of teachers upon completion of the project by May 2017. Objective 3: To ensure staff focuses efforts on having all students obtain state graduation requirements in 4 years or less by 2020. Strategy 1: Faculty will assist in informing students about scheduling and graduation requirements. PRIORITY AREA Tasks: 1.1-Teachers will have knowledge of the new Graduation Endorsement programs by August 2015. 1.2-Teachers will be allowed to encourage students to follow their specific endorsement program August 2015. ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT 1.3-By August 2015, students will be divided among teachers to have a person to touch base with when credit issues arise. Strategy 2: Develop a health education program for the well-being for all of our students. Tasks: 2.1-Student receive health education by utilizing Board approved curriculum (Catch K-8) by May 2015. 2.2-As stated in Wellness Policy the PE instructors and Principal are responsible for integrating the CATCH program to be integrated across the curriculum by August 2015. 2.3-As stated in Wellness Policy evidence of completion will be through lesson plans. 2.4-Consider CATCH Training for staff development K-8 by August 2015. 2.5-Explore programs for high school students to address their well-being by October 2015. 2.6-Recommend program to SGISD school board for approval by October 2015. 2.7-Provide staff development for required staff by January 2016. Strategy 3: Create a program to help students set goals that include, college and career readiness, and personal development. Tasks: 3.1-Career Day for Jr. High (counselor) Professionals, skilled workers etc. drawn from parents and community. Perhaps co-sponsor with another school district by May 2016. 3.2-Incorporate goal setting through computer classes at the junior high level and mentors to be determined by high school Academic Dean by December 2015. 3.3- Have mentors be able to discuss future goals and expectations with their protégé at HS by May 2016. 3.4-Research/Implement “The Leader in Me” Training with staff by August 2016. Strategy 4: Create an in school/after school peer tutoring program for all students by utilizing the school organizations that require community service hours and incorporate rewards to increase interest for all teachers to volunteer. Tasks: 4.1-Create a student panel to brainstorm ideas on how to create a tutoring area for all our students by August 2015. 4.2-Teachers will be assigned after school/morning/lunch tutoring duty to coincide with morning duty to assist in tutoring classes by August 2015. “I liked communicating with the other members on the Task Force and getting to know them and [listening to their] ideas. I liked the whole experience.” -Milexia Garcia PRIORITY AREA ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT PRIORITY AREA: ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT GOAL 2: Veronica Alfaro Ana Asch Eleanor Crabbe Susan Fielder Corina Moreno Joyce Coleman Mike Donovan Lillie Ruiz Rafael Barrera Sandra Borjon Darlynn Fugate Desire Park Julie Hopkins Carrie DeLaney Kate Remelius Les Dragon To provide all students with the opportunities to broaden and strengthen their academic advancement. Objective 1: To increase college entrance exam scores to above the state average levels by 2020. Strategy 1: Expand test training for all students to better be aware of what the tests require. Tasks: 1.1-Schedule college representatives to speak to classes about importance of college entrance requirements by May 2016. 1.2-Provide ACT/SAT test prep to all 10th and 11th grade students at a discounted price through Test Prep by December 2015. Strategy 2: Develop and disseminate learning strategies to increase cognitive learning. Tasks: 2.1-Identify students effective learning styles by August 2015. 2.2-Review teachers teaching style by September 2015. 2.3-Train teachers in types of teaching styles that will be most effective by May 2016. 2.4-Develop lessons with student strengths in mind by August 2016. Strategy 3: Establish a program to enhance academic vocabulary. Tasks: 3.1-Announce word of the week and explain across the district by August 2015. 3.2-Review TEKS for academic vocabulary and implement in daily instruction by August 2015. Strategy 4: Establish a post test training for students to understand the test taken. Tasks: 4.1-Expand the use of DMAC to determine the objectives that are being missed on benchmarks/ACT/SAT by December 2016. 4.2-Reasearch available training based on results of prior testing by December 2016. Objective 2: To reach Level III scores for all students on state assessment by 2020 at a rate of 20 % per year. PRIORITY AREA Strategy 1: Students will have options to decrease test anxiety and be motivated to take tests. ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT Tasks: 1.1-K-8 students will have at least two designated times a day when teachers will ask students to take a classroom minute physical activity break 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. as stated in our Wellness Policy by August 2015. 1.2-Research/Implement stress management/test anxiety training by August 2015. Strategy 2: Establish a benchmark program to evaluate data and better instruction. Tasks: 2.1-Director of Instructional Leadership will develop calendar for benchmarks for ALL core subjects to administer benchmarks by August 2015. 2.2-Data analysis will take place and summary of results submitted to campus principal by August 2015. Strategy 3: Evaluate the nutritional portion of our student well-being. Tasks: 3.1-Conduct Lunch Program survey by April 2015. 3.2-Review data and address possible concerns within federal guidelines by May 2015. 3.3-Parental Awareness on federal lunch program by August 2015. Objective 3: To ensure all students who attend the District complete state graduation requirements in 4 years or less. Strategy 1: Establish awareness campaigns that could include parent meetings, individual student meetings or brochures for students to be aware of graduation requirements. Tasks: 1.1-Schedule fall and/or spring meetings parent/student meetings to discuss graduation requirements by August 2015 then continue on a regularly scheduled bases. 1.2-Implement Teacher/Student mentoring program for increased graduation awareness and schedule selection by August 2016. Strategy 2: Establish a mandatory student involvement for all high school students. Tasks: 2.1-Develop calendar with college trips, career night/ expo and financial aid night in which students can earn hours by August 2015. 2.2-Peer tutoring opportunity for students to earn community service hours by August 2016. 2.3-Identify/Increase the number of student organizations on AHS campus in order to allow space for every student to participate in at least one by August 2016. Strategy 3: Implement counselor or mentoring for all our students for all aspects of their well-being. Tasks: 3.1-High School/Junior High Counselor/Academic Dean will visit with each freshmen student to discover their interests to determine their possible career path (determine what they are best suited for) by August 2015. 3.2 Research/Implement “The Leader in Me” Training by August 2016. PRIORITY AREA TECHNOLOGY PRIORITY AREA: GOAL 1: TECHNOLOGY To update and expand technology and tools that lead to the success of SGISD. Objective 1: Determine technological needs and tools for stakeholders (teachers, students, and parents) of SGISD by August 2015. Strategy 1: Conduct a needs assessment of technology and tools by stakeholders by August 2015. Tasks: 1.1 – Appoint a committee to create technology surveys for all stakeholders by May 2015. 1.2 - Distribute technology surveys to all stakeholders by May 2015. “The Task Force’s strategic planning process has enabled students, parents, community members, teachers, staff, and administrators to seize an opportunity to come together as one unified Lion family and ensure the advancement of the Santa Gertrudis Independent School District toward excellence and innovation in every aspect of its mission.” Strategy 2: Analyze technology survey by June 2015. Tasks: 4.1 – Committee will present the results of the survey to campuses by August 2015. 4.2 – Committee will reconvene to discuss stakeholders meeting by September 2015. 4.3 – Committee will present final results to the school board by October 2015. -Rebecca West Teacher PRIORITY AREA Tasks: 2.1 – Compile results and correlate data by July 2015. Strategy 3: Prioritize results of survey by July 2016. Tasks: 3.1 – Committee will organize data to decide what technology and tools are needed by October 2015. Strategy 4: Communicate results of the survey by August 2015. TECHNOLOGY Objective 2: 100% of classrooms have implemented approved technology and tool plans by August 2020. Strategy 1: Audit technology by December 2015. Tasks: 1.1 - Contact ESC 2 by May 2015. 1.2 - Schedule audit by August 2015. 1.3 - Conduct audit by September 2015. 1.4 - Share audit with faculty and staff by October 2015. 1.5 - Present finding to the school board by November 2015. Strategy 2: Provide technological training to all faculty and staff by May 2019. Tasks: 2.1 – Send a minimum of 2 people from both the elementary and middle school to technological trainings annually. 2.2 – Send a minimum of 1 person per department at the high school to technological trainings annually. 2.3 - Provide staff development. a. Teachers train other teacher within two months of returning from conference. b. Outside consultant/local partners train during annual staff development. Strategy 3: Update/acquire appropriate software based on needs assessment by May 2016. Tasks: 3.1 – Determine what new software is needed by April 2016. 3.2 – Compile the amount it would cost for all new software by May 2016. 3.3 – Present new software needs to the school board by July 2016 3.4 – Update/acquire software by September 2016. Gillian Morgan Norma Carrales Bianca Rocha Monique Munoz Lina Flores Mary Cheeseman Wally Moon Tules Ramirez Raquel Escobedo Lon Neth Houston Allen Ester Rocha Gerry Lopez Margie Carrales Cindy Cantu Thelma Ruiz Mike Ruiz Margie Yaklin Alma Posada Strategy 4: Update/acquire appropriate hardware based on needs assessment by May 2016. Tasks: 4.1–Determine what new hardware is needed by April 2016. 4.2 –Compile the amount it would cost for all new hardware by May 2016. 4.3 – Present new hardware needs to the school board by July 2016. 4.4-Update/acquire hardware by September 2016. PRIORITY AREA TECHNOLOGY PRIORITY AREA: Gillian Morgan Norma Carrales Bianca Rocha Monique Munoz Lina Flores Mary Cheeseman Wally Moon Tules Ramirez Raquel Escobedo Lon Neth Houston Allen Ester Rocha Gerry Lopez Margie Carrales Cindy Cantu Thelma Ruiz Mike Ruiz Margie Yaklin Alma Posada PRIORITY AREA GOAL 2: TECHNOLOGY To update and expand the infrastructure that leads to the success of SGISD Objective 1: Obtain analysis of infrastructure by outside consulting team by April 2015. Strategy 1: Complete an evaluation on infrastructure by March 2015. Tasks: 1.1 – Obtain several bids for network, switches, and wireless access points by April 2015 1.2 – Form a committee to analyze bid information by May 2015. 1.3 – Present the information to the school board for approval by August 2015. DISCLAIMER: A RE-EVALUATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES WILL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY DUE TO POSSIBLE UPDATES, UPGRADES, ETC… THAT MAY DEVELOP. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY AREA: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1: To develop sustainable financial, physical and human resources necessary to ensure the success of SGISD. Objective 1: Submit a minimum of 10 proposals for external funding no later than 2020. Strategy 1: Develop organizational system for grant proposals by August 2015. Tasks: 1.1- Create a Grant/External Funding Committee (GEFC) to develop centralized grant review & approval process by June 2015. 1.2- GEFC will submit process policy to SGISD Administrative team to be approved by July 2015. 1.3 – The SGISD Administrative Team (AT) will implement the new grant/external funding policy by August 1, 2015. Deborah Branstetter Mike Jones Amanda Ramirez Connie Womack Rebecca West Kathy Russell O’Ryan White Katherine Barrera Abel Sustaita Brenda Elsik Courtney Mrazek Terisa Riley Strategy 2: Work with Educational Foundation for developing grant proposal process. Tasks: 2.1 – The SGISD AT will assign a member of the GEFC to the SGISD Educational Foundation to serve as a liaison for processes by August 2015. Strategy 3: Provide District-wide training to promote and motivate individuals to seek grant/external funding opportunities. Tasks: 3.1 – The SGISD AT will develop a series of workshops to communicate where to find grant/external funding opportunities by August 2015. 3.2 – The SGISD AT will identify local resources to be used for grant writing assistance no later than December 2015. List will be update bi-annually. Objective 2: Decrease utility consumption by 5% annually. Strategy 1: Complete a utility usage audit for each campus by December 2015. Tasks: 1.1– Create a District-wide Sustainability Committee (SC) by April 2015. 1.2 – The SC will obtain utility utilization information for High School from University for past 3 three years by November 2015. 1.3 – The SC will obtain utility utilization information for SGS for past 3 years by November 2015. 1.4 – The SC will complete utility usage audit by December 2015. 1.5 – The SC will present findings to all District personnel in January 2016. PRIORITY AREA RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY AREA: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1: (Cont.) To develop sustainable financial, physical and human resources necessary to ensure the success of SGISD. Strategy 2: Develop policies that require specific daily rules and tasks for decreasing utility usage by June 2015. Deborah Branstetter Mike Jones Amanda Ramirez Connie Womack Rebecca West Kathy Russell O’Ryan White Katherine Barrera Abel Sustaita Brenda Elsik Courtney Mrazek Terisa Riley Tasks: 2.1 – Sustainability Committee will develop the initial utility usage policies by June 2015 and update annually. 2.2 – Submit policies to SGISD Administrative Team for approval by July 2015. 2.3 – The SGISD AT will publish approved policies in Student/Faculty handbooks for distribution by August of each year. Strategy 3: Quarterly review to monitor usage (consumption). Tasks: 3.1 – Sustainability Committee will meet quarterly to review utility usage following audit completion in December 2015. 3.2 – Sustainability Committee Chair will obtain utility usage information prior to the quarterly review meeting. 3.3 – Sustainability Committee will create a quarterly report for publication on the District website. Objective 3: Develop and implement plan to address Human Resources (HR) needs by 2020. Strategy 1: Assess HR needs of the District (bus drivers, food handlers, counseling/guidance, etc.) through audit process. Tasks: 1.1 – Campus Principals will assess the needs of the campus by working with faculty/ staff by June 1, 2015, and thereafter, by the fall of each year. 1.2 – SGISD Administrative Team will review and prioritize HR needs assessment each fall for the upcoming academic year. Strategy 2: Faculty and staff will receive cross-training outside of their current position responsibilities each year as needed. PRIORITY AREA Tasks: 2.1 – Campus Principals will assess the training needs of their campuses to determine where cross-training is needed by June 2015 and annually thereafter. 2.2 – SGISD AT will develop a system to implement training by August 2015. 2.3 – Training will take place at the beginning of each fall and spring semester during teacher professional development. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY AREA: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 2: To maintain and develop partnerships to increase awareness and vitality of SGISD. Objective 1: Establish an active SGISD alumni association no later than fall of 2016. Strategy 1: Celebrate our past graduates, staff, and former students. Tasks: 1.1 – Create an Alumni Committee (AC) by April 2015. 1.2 – Alumni Committee will create programs to attract SGISD Alumni; such as a Facebook page, email list, exit survey for students, Alumni check-in table at games, Alumni Tailgate/possible Homecoming challenge, and /or Alumni Sports Cards (discounts to games) no later than June 2015. 1.3 – Alumni Committee will submit program proposals to SGISD Administrative Team for approval no later than July 2015. 1.4 – Alumni programs will be implemented beginning August 2015. Objective 2: Initiate a minimum of one new business/community partnership per year. Strategy 1: Assess needs of SGISD for sponsorship money. Tasks: 1.1 – Assign person(s) to build list of sponsors for past 2 school years by June 2015. Separate sponsors by sponsored events. 1.2 – Campus Principals will assess program needs for sponsorship by working with faculty/staff by July 2015. 1.3 – SGISD AT will prioritize the needs and work with the GEFC to determine whether funds are available through grants or direct sponsorship. This process will be on-going. 1.4 – SGISD AT will contact businesses/community members and initiate partnerships on an on-going basis. Strategy 2: Develop program for thanking and recognizing sponsors. Tasks: 2.1 – Assign person(s) to send Thank You card acknowledgement to all 2014-2015 sponsors (June 2015) and continue annually in June. 2.2 – SGISD AT will consider whether to send an annual gift to sponsors along with the acknowledgment card. PRIORITY AREA SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD HWY 141 King Ranch Kingsville, TX 78364 P: 361-592-0058 F: 361-592-5335 www.sgisd.net