Strategic Plan
Important definitions of the elements of a Strategic Direction:
- Mission
- The overall purpose of the organization, why it exists, the compelling reason for investing the money, talent and resources of the organization
- Beliefs
- the key assumptions that we want to guide our decisions, investments, goals and strategies
- Expected Student Exit Outcomes
- What we want our student to know and be able to do by the time they graduate from our school district
- Vision
- What we aspire to be as a school district five years from now
- Strategic Goals
- The specific commitments that we will focus upon over the next five years to help us achieve our Vision
Mission of Narragansett Regional School District:
In partnership with the communities and parents, ensure that all our students are inspired to develop the knowledge, skills, behaviors, attitudes and values to become successful, responsible individuals and citizens in our ever-changing global society.
The Beliefs that we intend to guide our school district are:
- Student learning and achievement is a shared responsibility among students, teachers, school staff, parents and the communities.
- Every student has abilities and talents that are worthy of being recognized and developed.
- Students and staff have the right to a safe, respectful and challenging learning environment.
- Teachers do their best work with students when there is a productive relationship among students, teachers and parents.
- Community connections and involvement are important aspects of education for all students.
- There is a direct relationship between the communities' commitment to their schools and the level of education success.
- In order for our educational community to succeed there is a need for ongoing, two way communication with all stakeholders.
- Our educational leaders must commit to inform and educate the citizens about the benefits and returns on the investment they are making in our public schools.
- Our communities must expect and support excellence in education; be willing to invest the necessary resources; and require the responsible use of those resources.
NRSD Vision 2010
The Narragansett Regional School District enables all its students to leave the school system with a direction that allows them to realize their own potential and uniqueness, prepared for life-long learning, confident in their abilities and prepared to be productive citizens. Highly qualified and motivated educators are provided the necessary resources and support by the communities to ensure the required staff, programs, materials, equipment and facilities are available. Parents are expected to be an essential part of the education process and continuous efforts are made to encourage them to be engaged in their child's learning. Our students, parents and communities are proud of their schools and their education achievements.
Expected Student Exit Outcomes
The following are the Expected Student Exit Outcomes (what we want students to know and be able to do) by the time they graduate from our school system:
- Intellectual / academic
- Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Able to apply problem solving and critical thinking to real life situations
- Be an independent, continuous learner
- Able to take chances, working and thinking outside the box
- Interdisciplinary knowledge
- Appreciate, comprehend and apply literacy
- Meet the requirements of the state curricula frameworks
- Emotional
- Emotional maturity, able to cope with different situations
- Resilient
- Self-confident
- Able to manage their emotions in a positive manner
- Self-aware, understand their emotional characteristics and qualities
- Health - Physical/Mental
- Understand the elements of a healthy lifestyle
- Able to make healthy choices
- Aware of the network of resources that address health issues
- Knowledgeable and understanding of physiology
- Understanding of the consequences of their health decisions
- Citizenship
- Active members of community
- Hardworking and responsible
- Able to manage finances properly
- Understand the dynamics of a democratic society and able to participate effectively
- Awareness of the past, respectful to elders who helped pave the way for them
- The ability to be charitable and to give back
- Arts
- To have experienced the visual and performing arts and gained an appreciation for their value in their lives
- Able to express themselves through some form of the arts
- Exposed to practical and home arts
- Some opportunity to use the arts for creative, and imaginative expression
- Character
- Accountability, accept responsibility and consequences for one's actions
- Respect people's cultures, property, privacy
- Accept information, being open
- Able to confront issues and face the truth
- Make appropriate decisions, independent thinking based on acceptable (community based) rules and regulations
- Strong moral character
- Relationships / Social
- Understanding and appreciative of diversity
- Respect for self and others
- Ability to partake in leadership and non-leadership roles
- Conflict identification and resolution skills
- Able to develop and maintain appropriate interpersonal relationships
- Technology
- Able to use technology to do research and pursue learning
- Computer literacy, understand basic computer applications
- Demonstrate ethical use and application of technology
- Internet navigation, research and communications
- Prepared to change and adapt to new technology
- Media
- Understand and appreciate the impact of media on our lives
- Able to utilize the media to become informed citizens
- Able to critically analyze the media
In order to achieve our Vision 2010 we are committed to achieving the following Strategic Goals:
Critical success factor: Funding
Our two communities will support the NRSD through their approval and funding of the proposed school budgets for school years 2006-2010.
Critical success factor: Community involvement and partnerships
The majority of our student's education (preK-12) will benefit from increased business partnerships and other community based opportunities for applied learning by June of 2010.
Critical success factor: Staff development
All staff will seek and participate in professional development activities that result in ongoing improved student learning and achievement.
Each of our schools will recruit, develop and retain a professional staff that exhibits the skills, motivation and dedication to attain high standards of student success 2006-2010.
Critical success factor: Curriculum development
We will have completed the full cycle of our curriculum renewal plan and generated the necessary support for its implementation by June 2011.
Critical success factor: Parent Involvement
NRSD will ensure that each student's family is actively engaged in their child's education in accordance with identified district criteria by June 2009.
Critical success factor: Student learning and achievement
We will annually meet the designated proficiency targets defined by MCAS/AYP for our students.
Critical success factor: Student Assessment
Varied student assessment data will drive instructional practices and strategies in all of our classrooms by June, 2009.
Critical success factor: Communication
NRSD will establish an effective system of communication among students, staff, parents and the communities and design a strategy to regularly evaluate its effectiveness by June, 2006.
