District Goals

District Relationship Goal: Establish and maintain a partnership among staff, students, families and our community that enhances students’ learning and opportunities.

Relationships-“a state of interconnectedness among people, curricula, programs, projects, and communities is critical in establishing connections that result in high-performing learning environments” (KSDE, 2010, 40)

Components: 

1. Staff
   1. Collaboration, Support, Communication

1. Students
   1. Safe Learning Environment, Student Involvement & Empowerment

1. Families
   1. Engagement, Vision/Goals, Monitoring, Resources, Evaluation, Communication, Governance, Education, Evaluation

1. Community
   1. Resources, Partnerships

District Relevance Goal: Establish and maintain a culture that is abundant in opportunities by enhancing rigor and relevance to new and existing initiatives in order to ensure student growth and post-secondary success for all students.

Relevance- “the power and ability of specific information to meet the needs of its user; strengthens learner motivation and allows learning to become more engaging, empowering, connected, applicable to the real world, and socially significant” (KSDE, 2010, 42)

Components: 

1. Curriculum
   1. KCCRS, Curriculum/Resources, Professional Development

1. Instruction
   1. Strategies, Professional Development, Alignment, Personalized Instruction, Content Knowledge, Student Learning

1. Student Engagement
   1. Input, Individual Plan of Study Student Advisory Council, teacher-student, student-student, student-teacher

1. Technology
   1. Leadership, Infrastructure/Support, Teaching & Learning, Professional Development, Planning & Assessment