Mindset for Student Growth So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next? Roxane McKay – Wallingford Board of Education Chairperson Dr. Salvatore Menzo - Superintendent

Taking Inventory  Does your district have a strategic plan?  How often do you review it?  How do you use it in your district? So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Six Steps To Making Your Strategic Plan A Living Document  1 - Implement a Review Structure  2 - Implement a Review Timeline  3 - Create Relevance for Plan  4 - Engage the Community  5 - Develop Common Core Values  6 - Let the Innovation Flow So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Step I:Implement a Review Structure  District Level Steering Committees  Students  Parents  BOE Members  Teachers  Administrators  Community Members So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Step 1:Implement a Review Structure  Management Teams  Teachers and Administrators  Action Teams  Teachers and Administrators  Building Teams  Teachers and Administrators So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Step 2:Implement a Review Timeline  Review Three Times Annually  Fall  Narrative review  Winter  Financial review (budget based)  Spring  Narrative Review  Publish Reviews for Transparency and Accountability So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

 Incorporate into Budget Document  Cite Major Focus Areas  Community Outreach and Partnerships  Curriculum and Instruction  District Climate  Facilities  Technology  Cite Goals and Objectives for Each Focus Area  Highlight Mandates Step 3:Create Relevance for Plan So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Step 4:Engage the Community  Community-Wide Buy-In  Parents  Students  Teachers  Municipal Government Leaders  Businesses  Senior Citizens So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Step 5:Develop Common Core Values  Innovation Team Developed  Sabbatical Funded by Businesses  Wallingford 100  100% Community Involvement  100% Student Engagement  100% Graduation Rate  Next Steps  Mindset  Community Core Values So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Step 5:Develop Common Core Values  Mindset – Why is a common one needed?  Focus on:  Wallingford 100  Community Awareness and Commitment  Growth  Perseverance  Change  Overcoming Challenges  Promotes Strategic Plan So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Mindset Chart So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Step-By-Step Guide to Identify Develop Mindset and Community Core Values  1000 copies of Mindset  Staff  Community Members  Include ALL Community Members  Faith Community  Library  YMCA  Town Politicians  Parents  Boys and Girls Club  Family and Youth Services  Development “Mindset Masters” So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Step-By-Step Guide to Develop Mindset and Community Core Values  Recruit “Mindset Masters”  Representative from constituent groups  Book clubs established  March Madness for Mindset  Develop Community Core Values So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Wallingford Community Core Values So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Bringing It Back to the Strategic Plan  Align Common Core Values  Strategic Plan Mission and Vision  Mission Statement To inspire, educate and support all studentsas they discover and pursue their personal best. So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Bringing It Back to the Strategic Plan  Vision Statement Wallingford Public Schools, with families and community, will distinguish itself with innovative teaching and learning experiences in a safe and supportive environment. Our goal is to ignite learning and excellence in every child so that each becomes a life-long contributor to the local and global communities. So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Potential Obstacles in Developing and Implementing a Change in Mindset  Need to Contextualize as Related to Other Changes  Common Core State Standards  SEED  Fixed Mindsets  Parents  Staff  Students  Community Members So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Next Steps  Summer Reading for ALL Freshmen  Integrate Mindset and Core Values in Advisory Programs  Keep Core Values Relevant  Messaging  Relevance  Integration So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?

Step 6: Let the Innovative Ideas Flow So You Have A Strategic Plan – What Comes Next?  Parent Partnerships  Student Partnerships  Staff Partnerships  Business Partnerships  Municipal Government Partnerships  Community Partnerships