1. Morristown Central School District Strategic Plan Board of Education Meeting February 13, 2008

2. We believe that: Core Values  Diversity creates opportunities for growth  Integrity is the foundation for self-respect and earning the respect of others  Positive attitudes are contagious and foster positive outcomes  There are no boundaries to human potential  Real world experiences generate understanding, facilitate discovery, and cultivate the yearning for knowledge  A community thrives through effective communication and collaboration

3. Mission The mission of the Morristown Central School District is to prepare all students to confidently and competently pursue their goals and to demonstrate ethical responsibility to the world around them.

4. Strategic Objectives By the year 2013 all students are:  Willingly participating in activities that benefit the community  Continually declaring, planning for and pursuing their goals  Meeting or exceeding academic standards related to their program or level of study

5. MCS Proposed Measurement Process Integration Rubrics Resumé Portfolio Academics Interview

6. How will we measure student progress?

7. Rubrics Developed for Strategic Objectives #1 & #2 Traditional method for Strategic Objective #3 #1: activities that benefit the community #2: declaring, planning for, and pursuing goals #3: achieving academic standards Rubrics

8. Academics Academics Transcripts State ELA and Math Regents SLL BOCES-for yearly tracking Classroom averages System includes quality points

9. Resumé Generate data Life skill Reviewed and updated continually

10. Portfolio Portfolio Letters of recommendation Certificates ( Student of the Month) Art work Newspaper articles

11. Interview Interview Conducted formally with an advisor Each advisor would keep the student until graduation Formally held each Spring Students would present resumé, portfolio and any letters of recommendation

12. Integration Integration Grades: 1-4 Teaching expectations Modeling behaviors-class activities/projects Informal assessment Grades: 5-8 More individual focus Record accomplishments Begin formal interview with an advisor Grades: 9-12 Keep the same advisor Interview each Spring

13. MCS Proposed Measurement Process Integration Rubrics Resumé Portfolio Academics Interview

14. Strategy 1 We will create an environment that affirms collaborative efforts among all employees and values professionalism necessary to achieve our mission and strategic objectives.

15. Strategy 1 We will create an environment that affirms collaborative efforts among all employees and values professionalism necessary to achieve our mission and strategic objectives. Results: 1. Instructional staff at each level has time for collaboration that is used to analyze student needs and plan instructional strategies to ensure that all students are achieving the strategic objectives. 2. Annually, faculty and staff have an active role in choosing professional development goals and activities intended to improve student learning through enhanced performance. 3. Instructional staff is engaged in grade level teams and is using agreed upon collaboration protocols to guide its efforts. 4. Instructional staff supports each other in the classroom while implementing professional development to enhance student learning. 5. The district has endorsed standards for professionalism and professional behavior that describe employee expectations.

16. Collaboration and Professionalism Classroom collaboration to meet student needs Teachers active in choosing professional development Staff uses grade level teams to further collaborative efforts Staff supports classroom efforts while implementing professional development Standards of professional behavior developed and endorsed by a joint committee of participants

17. Strategy 2 We will align, and if necessary, design a school-wide curriculum to ensure that all students achieve our mission and strategic objectives.

18. Strategy 2 We will align, and if necessary, design a school-wide curriculum to ensure that all students achieve our mission and strategic objectives. Results: 1. Advisory groups, small groups of students and one adult educator that meet on a regular basis, are focused on helping all students meet the strategic objectives by connecting them to their school and community. 2. Service learning, a method of teaching through which students apply their academic skills and knowledge to address real-life needs in their own community, is embedded in the established curriculum. 3. Instructional staff uses strategies that encourage student engagement and active learning to ensure all students achieve the strategic objectives. 4. The district uses a multi-year curriculum alignment and review cycle to align standards and the strategic objectives K-12 in all content areas. 5. A system of assessments has been defined that provides ongoing feedback about student’s attainment of the district’s academic standards. 6. Teachers continually use data from multiple measures of student learning to plan instruction.

19. School Faculty Students Advisory Groups Service Learning InstructionCurriculumAssessment Community

20. Strategy 3 We will fully utilize the resources of our greater community as partners in our commitment to achieve our mission and strategic objectives.

21. Strategy 3 We will fully utilize the resources of our greater community as partners in our commitment to achieve our mission and strategic objectives. Results: 1. Each year, all students will participate in a variety of service activities that will benefit the local community and instill a sense of ethical responsibility to the world around them. 2. Students use community-based resources that will assist them in meeting and exceeding academic standards. 3. The district has acquired current technology necessary to access community resources for students to achieve our mission and strategic objectives. 4. All instructional staff are skilled in the use of current technology to support students in our mission, strategic objectives, and this strategy. 5. All students in grades 7-12 are using community-based resources that allow them to pursue their interests and explore career options.

22. Utilize community-based resources Determine resources in the community to enhance students’ ability to achieve academic standards.

23. Strategic Delimiters  We will not initiate any new program or service unless: It is consistent with and contributes to our mission It is consistent with and contributes to our mission It is accompanied by the staff development needed for its effectiveness It is accompanied by the staff development needed for its effectiveness It is accompanied by a plan to assess its effectiveness It is accompanied by a plan to assess its effectiveness  We will not allow negative thinking to interfere with the consideration of new ideas

24. Core Planning Team Chuck AlfordAndrea Bertrand Harriet BeggsPhil Bender Marilyn ConnorLorraine Bogardus Scott DabyEd Easton Patrick FarrandCheryl Felt Barb GriffithRuth Lincoln Joe McDonaldMike Wills Darrell MerkelEric Micelli Loren NowakBev Ouderkirk Nancy PickeringJeff Stout Lynn TaylerJane Wagoner Chrystal McGrain-McEathron Measurement Team Pat TocatlianEllen Magee Ann FenlongDavid Doyle Peter WardSarah LaBarge Action Planning Teams Damie EvansJo Ann Cadieux Darrell MerkelJennifer Baker Ruth LincolnColleen Monfiletto Harriet BeggsSusie Wright-Young Chris CoffinRoberta Stillin-Dowman Jessica FoxCarolyn Sheppard Deb AldrichCassandra Aldrich