Appendices

Appendix 1: Virginia Beach City Public Schools Strategic Goal & 5 Strategic Objectives **Vision:** Every student is achieving at his or her maximum potential in an engaging, inspiring and challenging learning environment. **Mission:** The Virginia Beach City Public Schools, in partnership with the entire community, will empower every student to become a life-long learner who is a responsible, productive and engaged citizen within the global community. **Strategic Goal:** Recognizing that the long range goal of the VBCPS is the successful preparation and graduation of every student, the near term goal is that by 2015, 95 percent or more of VBCPS students will graduate having mastered the skills that they need to succeed as 21st century learners, workers and citizens. **Strategic Objectives:** Appendix 2: Virginia Beach City Public Schools Key Strategies and Key Measures i. Identify the 21st century skills for VBCPS. ii. Integrate 21st century skills into K-12 curriculum and instruction. iii. Define, develop and promote effective teaching practices that maximize rigor and meaningful engagement for all students. iv. Integrate supportive technologies into the instructional delivery program. i. Student success in meeting 21st century skills by using performance-based assessments ii. Augmented curricula addressing 21st century skills iii. Instructional practices ensuring that daily instruction is rigorous and relevant for all learners iv. Follow-up data from employers and colleges to assess graduates’ college and work readiness of VBCPS graduates v. Success on state standards for attendance and promotion and a reduced drop-out rate vi. Positive trends in discipline referrals and suspension rates vii. Increased number of advanced diplomas i. Develop and/or adopt varied assessments, including performance-based assessments, to create a balanced assessment system that measures VBCPS outcomes for student success. ii. Provide training for teachers and administrators on developing, using, scoring, and interpreting varied type of assessments to create a balanced assessment system. iii. Monitor and evaluate VBCPS assessments to ensure quality and fidelity. iv. Develop a process to monitor and report student performance on VBCPS assessments. i. New authentic assessments ii. Evaluation, collection and dissemination of student work products iii. Student performance data iv. Staff and student feedback and surveys v. Reliable teacher scoring methods and results i. Expand the Extended Day Kindergarten (EDK) program. ii. Develop and implement the K-12 literacy plan, with an emphasis on monitoring K-2 reading achievement. iii. Develop and implement a Response to Intervention (RTI) model. iv. Review and revise the school improvement process so it aligns with the strategic plan v. Continue the successful efforts of Goal 5 – Increase the Academic Performance of African American Males, from the 2007 Program of Work. vi. Develop strategies to increase enrollment of minority students in honors, advanced placement, IB, dual enrollment and similar advanced courses. i. Number of students served by the EDK program ii. 3rd grade students reading at or above grade level as measured by the Developmental Reading Assessment, version 2 results iii. Minority representation in special education proportionate to minority percentage of the total student population iv. Meet or exceed accreditation/AYP standards v. Narrow achievements gaps on SOL tests vi. Improved PSAT/SAT, Stanford 10 and ACT achievement for all students vii. Increased minority enrollment percentage in and successful completion of advanced courses and programs. viii. Positive enrollment trends in honors, advanced placement, IB, dual enrollment and similar advanced courses ix. Demonstrate successful 21st century skills as measured by the College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA) i. Develop resources for parents and other stakeholders showing how they can support the VBCPS outcomes for student success. ii. Provide resources for parents to monitor students’ academic progress. iii. Ensure that processes exist to involve parents and stakeholders in district initiatives. iv. Implement parent training and provide resources. v. Strengthen the VBCPS volunteer mentorship initiative. vi. Continue to develop and implement outreach to under-served families. vii. Strengthen the division’s partnership program with emphasis on workforce and college readiness. viii. Improve collaboration with city agencies, civic groups and community organizations that have similar educational missions. i. Positive trends on the Parent Satisfaction Survey ii. SchoolNet Parent Portal launched iii. Increased parent/volunteer involvement iv. Increased community partnerships v. Attendance at Parent Connection vi. Increased participation in the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) vii. Increased mentorships viii. Increased Education Foundation funding ix. Improved collaboration i. Ensure that all professional development programs emphasize strategies for integrating 21st century skills. ii. Provide opportunities for school leaders and teachers to observe successful practices that maximize high levels of student engagement in challenging work. iii. Develop and provide equitable access to quality learning tools and technologies. iv. Revise and align evaluation instruments. v. Develop a model for teacher and administrator training and capacity building. vi. Ensure the development, use and support of Professional Learning Communities focused on improving academic achievement for all students by enhancing teachers’ and administrators’ expertise. i. Learning walks system wide to assess progress ii. Aligned professional development evaluations iii. Improved parent/staff/student perception of equitable access to quality learning tools and technologies iv. Schools’ access to quality learning tools and state-of-the-art technology v. Training opportunities Appendix 3: CNU //Vision 2010// Priorities and Goals University Priority I – //A Vital Curriculum// Goals: 1) Provide and intellectually challenging and dynamic liberal learning curriculum 2) Support learning that cultivates critical and innovative thinking 3) Foster independent student learning 4) Connect liberal learning to ethical conduct and civic responsibility University Priority II – //A Culture of Student Learning and Engagement// Goals: 1) Foster campus-wide commitment to academic life and culture 2) Promote personal initiative, integrity, and responsibility for learning 3) Sustain and promote a climate of university-wide undergraduate and graduate intellectual   engagement  4) Connect liberal learning to community out-reach through service and leadership 5) Create learning opportunities that expand individual potential 6) Foster a culture of academic success as reflected in retention and graduation rates University Priority III – //An Inspired Faculty// Goals: 1) Cultivate a faculty committed to teaching and learning excellence and to university  citizenship  2) Recognize and support faculty innovations and achievements tied to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service 3) Affirm and support principles of shared governance University Priority IV – //A Purposeful Campus Community//  Goals:  1) Cultivate a talented, inspired, and diverse staff committed to the university’s mission 2) Sustain a program of intercollegiate athletics that enhances the quality of campus life and   supports the mission of the university  3) Employ state-of-the-art technology in the service of the university 4) Reflect the university’s character through creative and functional design 5) Sustain a campus identified by outstanding architecture and natural beauty University Priority V – //An Engagement Between the Campus and the Larger Community// Goals: 1) Foster and promote the civic benefits of the public liberal arts and sciences university 2) Build community-university collaborative relationships 3) Promote university-related opportunities for the region 4) Promote the university as an economic, intellectual, and social asset for the region.
 * 1) All teachers will engage every student in meaningful, authentic and rigorous work through the use of innovative instructional practices and supportive technologies that will motivate students to be self-directed and inquisitive learners.
 * 1) VBCPS will develop and implement a balanced assessment system that accurately reflects student demonstration and mastery of VBCPS outcomes for student success.
 * 1) Each school will improve achievement for all students while closing achievement gaps for identified student groups, with particular focus on African American males.
 * 1) VBCPS will create opportunities for parents, community and business leaders to fulfill their essential roles as actively engaged partners in supporting student achievement and outcomes for student success.
 * 1) VBCPS will be accountable for developing essential leader, teacher and staff competencies and optimizing all resources to achieve the school division’s strategic goal and outcomes for student success.
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