To provide direction and focus for the work of the administration and staff during the period when a long range district plan is under development. An Overview Of The Goals Goal 1 Build a foundation for a truly outstanding educational program that offers all students a profound opportunity to excel in basic skills and areas of their academic and vocational interest. Goal 2 Develop and conduct a process through which to create a district vision, mission and long term goals with substantial buy-in from staff and community. Goal 3 Build and pursue a district financial plan that reviews current expenditures, develops efficiency, and enhances revenues sufficient to add days back to the school and work calendars in 2001-2000 . Build a foundation for a truly outstanding educational program offering each student a profound opportunity to master basic skills and excel in areas of academic and vocational interest.
Objectives Make education the primary focus of the school board and administration.
Developing a staff development program to prepareteachers and administrators to design instruction to assure students meet or exceed standards. Continuing, to align standards, curriculum, instruction and assessment. Bringing together a team of teachers and administrators to write a long range instructional development plan in which the first task is to prepare a staff development strategy by June, 2001. Selecting and training three practicing Summit teachers as on professional development facilitators, commencing this school year. Preparing a gifted and talented program proposal that, at a minimum, addresses goals and objectives, defines a gifted program, identifies processes, addresses the unique counseling needs of gifted students, and identifies staff development needs and recommends a district respose.