In the spring of 2010 the School Board committed to a Visioning and Planning initiative to update and refresh the 2001 District Focus Plan.  The development of a plan to establish goals and priorities, guide allocation of resources and establish benchmarks for improvement efforts is an important priority for the District.  The District remains committed to building upon our strengths as we move to the future.  Successes will not slow us down in our efforts to become yet an even better School District.  The updated Focus Plan, which outlines the district’s continuous improvement efforts, was approved by the Board of Education on January 11, 2012.

Below is a summary of the planning process which led to the new 2012 Board of Education approved Focus Plan.

• A Visioning Team comprised of 32 individuals who represent staff, community, students, administrators and the Board of Education convened for the first time on March 16-17, 2011.

• Fourteen focus groups comprised of 134 stakeholders (including staff, students, parents and community members) were held in late April/early May 2011.

• The Visioning Team reconvened on May 23-24, 2011 to develop an updated Focus Plan.

• The Visioning and Planning Report was forwarded to the Board of Education at the July 13, 2011 School Board Meeting.

• The Visioning Team reconvened at Cardinal Stritch University on December 12, 2011 to celebrate the recommended Plan.

• An Updated Focus Plan was approved by the Board of Education on January 11, 2012.

• 2012-2013 Host School Reports highlight outlined Focus Plan implementation progress.

                                 High School

                                Richards Elementary

                                Middle School

                                Cumberland