Four-Year Strategic Plan 2014 - 2018

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Four-Year Strategic Plan2014 - 2018
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Board Policy

• BQ (LEGAL)
• The Board shall ensure that a District
  improvement plan and improvement plans for each
  campus are developed, reviewed, and revised
  annually for the purpose of improving the
  performance of all students. The Board shall
  annually approve District and campus performance
  objectives and shall ensure that the District and
  campus plans
• 1. Are mutually supportive to accomplish the
  identified objectives and
• 2. At a minimum, support the state goals and
  objectives under Education
• Code Chapter 4.
• BQ (LOCAL)
• The Board shall approve and periodically review
  the Districts mission and goals to improve
  student performance. The mission, goals, and the
  approved District and campus objectives shall be
  mutually supportive and shall support the state
  goals and objectives under Education Code,
  Chapter 4.

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The Pathway to Planning Success

• Our CORE BELIEFS lead us to a VISION of the ideal
  or our preferred future.
• Our VISION causes us to consider our MISSION to
  bring the VISION to reality.
• Our MISSION is about purpose, it is the answer to
  the question, Why do we exist as a learning
  organization?
• We will achieve our MISSION, our purpose for
  existence, through the guidance of the strategic
  OPERATIONAL GOALS.

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Future Focused

• What are the most important changes in the last
  14 years?
• What are the skills and knowledge our kids need
  to succeed?
• What does success look like for Northwest ISD
  students in the future?
• What are our priorities?

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Future-Ready Learners

• Our task
• Prepare students for jobs that dont
• yet exist
• Prepare students to use technologies that havent
  been invented
• Prepare students to solve problems we dont even
  know are problems yet

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Future Focused

• Northwest ISD is and must be
• A transformed environment for student learning
  and performance where creativity, imagination,
  and innovation are required and expected.

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Future Focused

• Common VISION and MISSION
• Grounded in our CORE BELIEFS
• Set Clear Expectations though the Strategic Goals
• Understood, Endorsed, Lived, and Reinforced by
  our Community, Parents, Staff, and Students

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Core Beliefs

• We believe that
• Kids come first
• Continuous improvement is essential for future
  success
• The success of each student is the shared
• responsibility of students, families,
  schools,
• and community
• Environment influences learning

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VISION

• Northwest ISD
• The best and most sought-after school district
• where every student is future ready

• Ready for college
• Ready for the global workplace
• Ready for personal success

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Mission

• Northwest ISD, in partnership with parents
• and community, will engage all students in a
• premier education preparing them to be
  successful, productive citizens.

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Operational Goals

• Goal I
• Northwest ISD will design dynamic learning
• experiences to ensure that all students are
• future-ready learners.
• Goal II
• Northwest ISD will recruit, develop, retain, and
• recognize an exceptional, highly motivated staff
  to
• optimize student engagement and learning.

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Operational Goals

• Goal III
• Northwest ISD will communicate in a timely,
• open manner and engage parents and community
  members in positive partnership opportunities in
• our schools.
• Goal IV
• Northwest ISD will provide premier facilities
• and support systems that enhance a positive
• learning environment and foster student and
• community pride.

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Operational Goals

• Goal V
• Northwest ISD will invest resources to ensure
• that students, parents, and the community
• receive optimal educational services.

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Four-Year Strategic Plan2014 - 2018