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Mission
and Goals
The mission
of the Plano Independent School District is to provide an excellent
education for all students.
The school board and superintendent of schools
present this mission and the following beliefs, strategic
goals and guiding principles so
that our staff, students, parents and greater community
might better understand the issues facing Plano ISD.
Also for review on this site are links to district
goals for the past several years, including attainment
and results.
 We
believe that addressing these goals will
allow students to meet
the expectations
outlined
in
the strategic
goals. In addition, we have included a list
of those beliefs
and principles that guide our district in all
that we say and do.
These goals will be addressed in addition to fulfilling
the many other responsibilities
of our school district.
The school board realizes that to accomplish
our goals, we must call upon many individuals
for assistance. After all, accomplishing our goals
results in
improved
schools for our students.
Beliefs
Beliefs about the role of
public education and the dignity of the individual
Public education is the foundation of our democratic
principles and is our best economic investment.
A
broadly educated citizenry is essential for
democracy’s
success.
Understanding and appreciating individual
diversity is vital to the success of public
education and
community stability.
Each person in our society
is equally important and valuable.
Every individual
is responsible for his/her own actions and
has an obligation to contribute positively
to
schools and society.
Beliefs about excellence in public education
The primary business of the school district is
to foster the highest level of student learning.
Successful learning is created by developing each
individual’s:
- Essential academic and critical
thinking skills,
- Strong appreciation of arts
and cultures,
- Responsible citizenship and character
traits of integrity and ethics,
- Emotional and physical
well-being.
Successful learning is best achieved through
strong connections with parents, families
and all sectors of the broader community.
These connections must be shaped by:
- Continuous communication to
strengthen relationships, trust and unity to
better serve children and
youth,
- Strong partnerships and collective
accountability including shared vision, cooperative
effort
and responsible action among families,
students, staff
and the community.
Ensuring high levels of student learning
requires constant capacity development of the entire school system. Such capacity development
includes:
- Attracting, training, and retaining a high quality,
diverse staff,
Achieving constant innovation to improve
organizational structures and processes,
- Building modern technology tools to create personalized
learning and effective
and
efficient system management,
Developing strong leadership to
promote and challenge the district
to accomplish
its
mission.
Continuous improvement of both
student and system performance
is essential,
and must be
shaped through
data-driven decision-making.
- Continuous
improvement means all levels of the system must
use a
constant flow
of data
that are
relevant
and readily available to improve
learning and organizational
effectiveness.
- Data to measure progress in performance
must come from multiple sources.
Test scores are
necessary,
but one of many ways to measure
the success of students or
the district.
Strategic Goals
Student Learning
We will provide
curriculum, instructional programs and services
that enhance each student’s
academic and personal potential resulting in
a successful graduate.
Community Connectedness
We will
proactively engage our community to increase understanding,
involvement and support to ensure
student success.
Capacity Development
- We will ensure that all employees continually
develop their personal and
professional skills in order to
enhance student learning.
- We will work to acquire
and manage appropriate
resources to enhance student learning.
- We will develop a plan for recurring
assessment of all programs,
support services and facilities
to
ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
Data-Driven
Decision-Making
We will analyze and
use relevant data to improve student achievement
and district operations.
Guiding Principles
- We will model and encourage cooperation and teamwork.
- We will encourage and be responsive to high community
expectations consistent with our mission.
- We
will strive to ensure a safe, nurturing,
and orderly environment conducive to learning.
- We will
encourage, develop and support bold,
responsible leadership by all.
- We will focus on academic
and life-long learning skills.
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