WCS Looks At Strategic Plan
December 16, 2016 at 5:05 p.m.
By Michael [email protected]
Dr. David Hoffert, WCS superintendent, said school officials developed the plan in a retreat in Wabash. The plan will have seven focus areas known as acceleration teams. Each team will be headed by two people to oversee the team's goals.
The first team is the accountability team, which will be headed by Chief Accountability Officer Dani Barkey and instructional coach Kelly Meeks. The team will focus on data analysis, homework and grading.
Community Partnerships will be headed by Chief Financial Officer Brandon Penrod and Chris Bonifield, grant and project manager. This team will focus on industry-driven circulation, public relations and database analysis.
The curriculum team will have the goal of helping students have resources to pursue their dreams. It will be headed by Chief Academic Officer David Robertson and instructional coach Rashelle Lofgren.
Chief Technology Officer Brad Hagg and Claypool Elementary School Principal Melissa Rees will head the family partnerships team. The team will focus on trying to provide access to resources in the school system and in the community for parents who need it.
Learning and Instruction will be led by Lorinda Kline, who works in professional learning communities continuous improvement, and Nancy Rooker, who works in professional learning. The focus will be improving professional development for teachers and staff as well encouraging students to take ownership of their dreams.
The student development and wellness team is a new area. It will focus on students’ mental and physical health. It will be headed by Corporate Office Manager Lori Tilden and Nurse Coordinator Tracey Akers.
The final team will focus on staff, with the focus being to decrease turnover and recruit talent to work at the school. The staff team will be headed by Director of Human Resources Jeannie Corson and Michael Casey, assistant principal at?Edgewood Middle School.
The plan is expected to be up for a vote at January's meeting.
In other business:
• The board approved a the 2017-2018 school year calendar. The school year will start a little later, with the first student day being Aug. 16, to allow two teacher work days to prepare for the year.
Students will still only get two days for Thanksgiving. Jefferson Elementary School Principal Kyle Carter, who heads the schedule committee, said the committee looked at adding a third day, but wanted to keep the balance of days off between first and second semester.
• The board honored outgoing board member Curt Hermann, who opted not to run for re-election. He will be replaced by Elle Tulley, who was elected in November.
• The board heard updates on the current building projects.
The new Lincoln Elementary is nearing completion. In the next 30 days, school officials expect to complete all carpet, vinyl tile and concrete floor finishing in “A” wing; complete cement panel installation; install all kitchen equipment; complete all the walkways; do a final cleaning and life safety inspections; and prepare for the demolition of the existing building.
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Dr. David Hoffert, WCS superintendent, said school officials developed the plan in a retreat in Wabash. The plan will have seven focus areas known as acceleration teams. Each team will be headed by two people to oversee the team's goals.
The first team is the accountability team, which will be headed by Chief Accountability Officer Dani Barkey and instructional coach Kelly Meeks. The team will focus on data analysis, homework and grading.
Community Partnerships will be headed by Chief Financial Officer Brandon Penrod and Chris Bonifield, grant and project manager. This team will focus on industry-driven circulation, public relations and database analysis.
The curriculum team will have the goal of helping students have resources to pursue their dreams. It will be headed by Chief Academic Officer David Robertson and instructional coach Rashelle Lofgren.
Chief Technology Officer Brad Hagg and Claypool Elementary School Principal Melissa Rees will head the family partnerships team. The team will focus on trying to provide access to resources in the school system and in the community for parents who need it.
Learning and Instruction will be led by Lorinda Kline, who works in professional learning communities continuous improvement, and Nancy Rooker, who works in professional learning. The focus will be improving professional development for teachers and staff as well encouraging students to take ownership of their dreams.
The student development and wellness team is a new area. It will focus on students’ mental and physical health. It will be headed by Corporate Office Manager Lori Tilden and Nurse Coordinator Tracey Akers.
The final team will focus on staff, with the focus being to decrease turnover and recruit talent to work at the school. The staff team will be headed by Director of Human Resources Jeannie Corson and Michael Casey, assistant principal at?Edgewood Middle School.
The plan is expected to be up for a vote at January's meeting.
In other business:
• The board approved a the 2017-2018 school year calendar. The school year will start a little later, with the first student day being Aug. 16, to allow two teacher work days to prepare for the year.
Students will still only get two days for Thanksgiving. Jefferson Elementary School Principal Kyle Carter, who heads the schedule committee, said the committee looked at adding a third day, but wanted to keep the balance of days off between first and second semester.
• The board honored outgoing board member Curt Hermann, who opted not to run for re-election. He will be replaced by Elle Tulley, who was elected in November.
• The board heard updates on the current building projects.
The new Lincoln Elementary is nearing completion. In the next 30 days, school officials expect to complete all carpet, vinyl tile and concrete floor finishing in “A” wing; complete cement panel installation; install all kitchen equipment; complete all the walkways; do a final cleaning and life safety inspections; and prepare for the demolition of the existing building.
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