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Hackettstown Public Schools

Hackettstown Public Schools. Strategic Planning Update. District Goal 1 Student Achievement. Provide opportunities for all learners, through a variety of programs as supported by technology and measured through the administration of benchmark assessments.

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Hackettstown Public Schools

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  1. Hackettstown Public Schools Strategic Planning Update

  2. District Goal 1 Student Achievement Provide opportunities for all learners, through a variety of programs as supported by technology and measured through the administration of benchmark assessments.

  3. Increase Daily Technology Activities • Smart boards, laptops ,Waterford software were purchased in the fall of 2013 with grant funds • Implementation of Think Central in fall of 2013 • January of 2014 student technology survey • Using 2013 staff tech survey develop and implement PD for staff • Ongoing writing benchmark assessments and online Link- it assessments were implemented in 2013 at HMS

  4. Student Based Educational Plan Discussions to begin in the summer of 2014 District Administrative Team Guidance, Team Leaders, Lead Teachers

  5. Middle School Honors Level Courses Discussions began in the Spring on 2013 with HMS teams 2013/2014 school year HMS is piloting 8th grade Language Arts Ongoing inter-district articulation regarding accelerated 7th grade math and 8th grade algebra 1 with Hackettstown, Great Meadows and Allamuchy

  6. K-4 Benchmarking Assessments • On-going pre and post writing assessments developed and implemented in 2012-2013 • Inter-district staff developed assessments are in their first year of implementation with all sending districts • Professional Learning Communities took place in the summer of 2013 with Allamuchy and Hackettstown, building on the inter-district articulation that started in the 2012-2013 school year

  7. Revised Technology Assessment Survey • Will target specific needs and drive professional development • Demographics • General technology use • Specific technology use in the classroom • Opinions and attitudes towards technology • Areas of improvement/technical needs • Additional questions and open ended responses

  8. Early Intervention Literacy Program Data from the 2013-2014 benchmark assessments will drive the discussion in the summer of 2014

  9. Review, Modify and Adjust • October 2013 PD Common Core Implementation • December 2013 PD at HHS for quarterly assessments development • January of 2014 Compass Learning • Easy Tech curriculum for grades K-4 and assessments in grades 4 and 8. • Spreadsheets • Word processing • Database • Multimedia and presentations • Telecommunication and Internet • Systems and fundamentals • Social and ethical issues

  10. District Goal II Finance and Facilities Maximize resources of the district to ensure safe, secure technologically advanced schools.

  11. A Director of Security was hired, a report of his findings was shared at the November 2013 board meeting • Specific building level needs have been identified as video surveillance, door access and visitor identification • Central office is working to secure grants that support the district’s goals Facilities A facility study was conducted and received by the district 8/2013

  12. Exploring Possibilities for Merging Central Office Staff Exploring opportunities to share central office personnel in order to streamline procedures for function and utility between sending districts. The inter-district articulation committee was implemented in 2012-2013. The committee continues to meet and discuss the program of studies for all students.

  13. Preparing for PARCC Regulations Inter-district collaboration with Great Meadows regarding PD for PARCC readiness Compliance with NJTrax tech readiness Researching technology vendors for virtual servers to enhance the network infrastructure and End-Point-Systems to meet or exceed PARCC requirements Selected to participate on the PARCC field test in the spring of 2014

  14. District Goal III Communication Embrace, expand and utilize all technological advancements of our global societal shifts as a means of communication from school to home and community are actively and positively involved.

  15. Communication • Currently researching BYOD policy • Increasing communication from school to home • August 2013 new website with enhanced features • A parent notification survey will be conducted in February of 2014 • Currently hosting principal forums • Special education parental advisory committee • Monthly student council meetings at HMS and HHS

  16. Media Center Expansion Facilities research with Office of Instructional Technology, Business Administrator, Director of Facilities, Building Principals and Media Specialists Consideration is being given to reorganizing the existing space in the HHS library

  17. District Goal IV Culture and Climate February 2014 a climate survey will be given to faculty, parents and students building on the information gathered from the February 2013 survey The results of the study will further our improvement of culture and climate In the summer of 2014 the HS administration will look to establish a Hackettstown High School alumni forum The revised student code of conduct was implemented in September of 2013

  18. Student Based Programs Expanded the middle school lock-in, held at HMS in February of 2013 and will be hosted at GMMS in February of 2014 Looking to implement shadow days for 8th graders as part of their transition to HHS in either the spring or fall of 2014 HMS student council hosted their first ever senior citizen prom Revised 8th grade open house and hosted the first evening college fair in October of 2013

  19. Dear Hackettstown BOE, Administration and Stakeholders; We would like to thank everyone for having NJSBA in to facilitate your Strategic Plan for 2013-2018! It was a pleasure working with all of you. The amount of community members, parents and staff who came out to help plan for the future is a testament of the dedication to the School District. The Strategic Planning Action Plans have now been completed by the Administrative team and will be presented to the board. NJSBA does use the completed Strategic Plan documents as samples for others. These help illustratewhat a model Strategic Plan will look like when completed. In one year’s time we advise the Board of Education to invite all of the participants to return, so that the board and Administration may identify what they have accomplished thus far. We do remind you that this Plan is a living document, in that it needs to be reassessed every year. It may need to be “tweaked” in places; responsiveness is a benefit Strategic Planning. In closing, we thank you again for the opportunity to work with the Hackettstown School District in “Planning for the Future” and we wish you much success in the next five years. Warm regards, Robynn Meehan NJSBA

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