BELIEFS •  Webelieveexcellentpublicschoolsaretheheartofathrivingcommunity.•  Webelieveexcellentteachersareessentialforstudentsuccess.•  Webelievediversityisastrengthandshallbeembraced,recognized,and

celebrated.•  Webelieveproblemsolving,criticalthinking,andcreativitycultivatelife-long

learners.•  Webelievequalityeducationfostersleadershipanddevelopsgoodcitizens.•  Webelieveourschoolsmustbesafe,welcoming,andrespectfultoall.•  Webelieveengagingourfamiliesandcommunityisvitaltoensuringeach

student’sgrowth.

Student Achievement Wewillmaximizegrowthofallstudentsthroughrigorousandmeaningfulinstruction.

School Culture Wewillfosterandmaintaininviting,equitable,healthylearningenvironmentsthatpromotesafety,engagement,andexcellence.

Human Resources Wewillrecruitandretainahighlyqualified,diverseworkforcethroughanequitableprocesstoensurestudentachievement.

Community Collaboration Wewillengageandpartnerwithcommunitystakeholderstofostergreaterstudentopportunitiesandbuildamorevibrantqualityoflife.

Operational Effectiveness Wewillmaximizeresourcestoensureoperationaleffectiveness.

District Focus

•  Individualized,PersonalizedEducationalExperiences•  ProfessionalLearningCommunities•  IncreaseTeacherCapacitythroughTeacher&AdministratorProfessionalDevelopment•  1:1Technology,iPadLaunch•  AcademicHouses@StarkvilleHighSchool•  CompletionofThePartnershipSchool•  ExpandingPreK•  Focusonacademicgrowthofallstudents,emphasisonlowestperformingstudents•  ProfessionalGrowthSystemtrainingforadministrators

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Student Achievement, Year One Strategy 1: Innovation Lab Network

•  ImplementAcademicHousesatSHS-AdditionofCommunity&ParentLiaison

•  IntroduceFreshmanFocus-Additionof3Teachers-CareerExploration-FieldTripLearningExperiences

•  FlexibleScheduling-BuzzBlockatSHS-5x5ScheduleatAMSallowsstudentsopportunitytoexploreelective

•  DelayedStartDatesforProfessionalDevelopmentforTeachers

•  DevelopedanoutlineandtrainingforadministratorsandinterventionistsonMTSS

•  Focusedonprofessionaldevelopmentofnewteachers•  ImplementedTeacherMentorProgram•  AddedInterventionistsatAMSandHWS•  PBIS•  Removedtestingresponsibilitiesfromcounselors•  HiredELcoordinator•  6newpositionsaddedtosupportbehaviorandacademic

interventions

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Student Achievement, Year One Strategy 2: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)

•  ProfessionalLearningCommunities•  KindergartenReadiness,ImplementationofPrek•  BalancedLiteracy•  Standards-basedinstruction•  AccessforAll•  ScaffoldingDocument•  FocusonACTPrep•  Transitiontostandards-basedgrading•  Reteach,Reassess•  RealigncourseofferingswithSouthernRegional

EducationBoardaudit

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Student Achievement, Year One Strategy 3: Rigorous and Meaningful Instruction

•  AddedChessandE-Sports•  PhysicaleducationinstructionsupervisedbyDr.Trussell,includes

introtoathleticsatelementaryschools•  Summer,FallCamps–Art,Music,Science,Theater,Literacy,Maker

Space•  ScienceClubExpansion•  IncreasedOpportunitiesforStudentsinChoralMusic&Theater

-ChoiratAMS-ChoirClubatOES-CommunityCaroling-Regional,NationalTheater-RecordnumberofAllStateHonorSingersselected-MusicSigningDay

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Student Achievement, Year One Strategy 4: Support of Arts and Athletics

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Student Achievement, Year One Measures of Success •  ACTscorereportsshowgrowthinallareas•  ACTcompositescoreincreasedfrom18.4to18.6•  Numberofstudentsin30+Clubincreasedfrom34in2018to43in2019•  IncreasedAdvancedPlacement&DualEnrollmentParticipation–337in2018to444in2019•  IncreaseinWorkKeysCertification

-102StudentsCertifiedin2018-19,64Silver;25Gold;13Platinum-72StudentsCertifiedin2017-18data,44Silver;15Gold;13Platinum

•  MHSAAScholarTeams•  SuccessfullylaunchedAcademicHousesatSHS•  AverageMCAST(RequiredStateDiagnosticAssessment)ScaleScoreimproved129points

fromfalltospring•  Averagescalescoreforeachprekclassroomexceeded530,goalforkindergartenreadiness

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Student Achievement, Year One New Opportunities for Excellence

•  RequesttoaddCulinary,Industrial/MaintenanceTechnology,UnmannedAviation,FurnitureManufacturingasprogramsofstudyinAcademicHousesatSHS

•  ExpansionofconstructionandhealthsciencesprogramsofstudyAcademicHousesatSHS

•  Additionofcareerpathwayexperience•  SubmitapplicationforDistrictofInnovation

A Plan For Excellence Goal: School Culture, Year One Strategy 1: Customer Service

•  AddedDistrictparentandcommunityliaison•  AddedadministrativeassistantforHumanResources•  Conductedtwocustomerservicetrainingopportunities•  Establishedvisualpresenceinschools,Requiredclassroom

observationsof8-10perweek

A Plan For Excellence Goal: School Culture, Year One Strategy 2: Safe and Healthy School Culture

•  Badgepasscardentrysystem•  Conductannualbullying,harassment,andsuicidepreventiontrainings•  Discussionofschool-basedclinicwithOCHRegionalMedicalCenter•  Digitalcitizenship•  SafetyAudits,includingSchoolSafetyActrequireddrillsandtrainings•  AdditionofschoolsafetyofficeratWestElementarySchool•  PartneredwithStarkvillePoliceDepartmenttoofferDAREprogramat

OverstreetElementarySchool

•  Emphasisonrelationships-ModelSchoolsConference-SolutionTree

•  1:1TechnologyInitiative-600TeacheriPads-1400StudentiPads

•  MakerspacesatSudduth,HWS,West&OverstreetElementarySchools-$150,000Grant

•  PublishingCenteratHWS•  21stCenturyCommunityLearningCentersatSudduth,HWS,OES,AMS&SHS•  ProfessionalLearningCommunities,SolutionTree•  ManualScott,ConvocationKeynote•  JobsforMississippiGraduates,$25,000•  Scholarships,supportforstudentswithfinancialneed

A Plan For Excellence Goal: School Culture, Year One Strategy 3: Student-Centered Environment

•  Restructuredparentnighteventstoencouragemoreparticipation,familyengagement

•  Addedparentcommunityliaisonposition•  Addededucationenhancementandinnovativestrategies

specialist,secured$5millioninfirstyeartosupportstudents’educationalexperiences

•  ExploringsignificantBlueCrossBlueShieldgrantopportunityforPartnershipSchool

A Plan For Excellence Goal: School Culture, Year One Strategy 3: Student-Centered Environment

•  Behavioralinterventionisttrainings•  Eveningschool•  Reviewofdisciplineprocedures•  Sudduthsensoryroom•  Social,emotionalgrantatHWS•  Hiredadditionalfull-timePsychologist•  AddedaBehavioralinterventionistatWest•  AddedanAssistantPrincipalatAMS•  IncreasedtrainingforPBISandaddedSwisforalloftheschools

A Plan For Excellence Goal: School Culture, Year One Strategy 4: Student Behavior

•  Secured$5millioningrantfunds-Awarded$1.5millionforSchoolClimateatAMS,PartnershipSchool-Awarded$150,000tocreatemakerspacesatelementaryschools-Awarded$2milliontosupportinnovativeapproachestoliteracy

•  Decreaseinnumberofphysicalaltercations•  Enrolled342studentin21stCenturyCommunityLearning

Centers(after-schoolprogramming)

A Plan For Excellence Goal: School Culture, Year One Measures of Success

•  $1.5milliondollarSchoolClimategrantforAMS&PartnershipSchool•  OpportunitytopartnerwithBlueCrossBlueShieldatPartnership

School•  1:1TechnologyInitiative•  FutureReadySchools,personalizededucationexperiences,innovative

practices

A Plan For Excellence Goal: School Culture, Year One New Opportunities for Excellence

•  IncreasedthenumberofjobfairsincludingAlabama,Mississippi,andLouisiana

•  HostedannualDistrictJobFair•  PortraitofaTeacher,SocialMedia,MarketingCampaign•  TeachExcellence,Website

-www.starkvillesd.com/teachexcellence•  PartnershipwithCollegeofEducationatMSU•  NationalBoardfinancialsupport•  TeacherAcademyprogramatMillsaps•  HostworkshopsforACTandPraxistestpreparation

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Human Resources, Year One Strategy 1: Recruit and Select

•  ProvideassistancetoemployeestoobtainlicensefromMDE•  Multipleonboardingdayspriortoschoolyear•  DevelopedHRorganizationalflowchart•  RevisedNewTeacherProgram

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Human Resources, Year One Strategy 2: Onboard and Induct

•  Professionallearningexperiences-TheSummit,SparkingExcellenceEveryDay-NewTeacherConference

•  CoachUniversity,partnershipwithRCU•  Datacoaching•  ProfessionalLearningCommunities,SolutionTree•  ModelSchoolsConference•  MillsapsCollegePrincipalInstituteforallassistantprincipals•  SouthernRegionalEducationBoard(SREB)•  AmericanAssociationofMiddleLevelEducators(AMLE)•  Trainadministratorstoprovideeffectiveobservationandfeedbacktoteachers•  Providein-houseCEUs&SEMIcreditstowardeducationallicensurerenewal•  Professionaldevelopmentfornon-certifiedemployees

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Human Resources, Year One Strategy 3: Evaluate and Develop

•  Createdpayscalesforemployeesthatwerenotonapayscale•  Launched#Tweetchersocialmediacampaigntoempower

teachersasstorytellersofexcellenceintheirclassrooms•  Evaluatinglocalsupplementtodetermineoptionstoenhanceor

improvelocalsupplement•  ConsideringallocationofTitle2federalfundstopayforpraxistest

forcertificationindifferentareas,offersigningbonusinhigh-needareas

•  ImplementedTeacherandSupportStaffoftheMonthprograms

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Human Resources, Year One Strategy 4: Promote and Compensate

•  Numberofapplicantsincreasedfrom748in2018to998in2019•  NumberofteachersleavingDistrict

-79,2017-57,2018-67,2019

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Human Resources, Year One Measures of Success

•  DevelopPartnersinExcellencepackagetoofferperkstoteachers•  Professionallearningfortechnologyintegrationintheclassroom

asthedistrictmovescloserto1:1implementation

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Human Resources, Year One New Opportunities for Excellence

•  GSDPPartnersinExcellence,AcademicHousesatSHS-Offereducatorexternshipopportunities-Visitclassroomsasguestspeakers-Providecareer-focusedjobshadowing,internships,andfieldexperiencesforstudents

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Community Collaboration, Year One Strategy 1: Greater Starkville Development Partnership & Community Partners

•  DistrictParentandCommunityLiaisonmeetsregularlywithGSDPleaders

•  AcademicHouseSteeringCommittee•  MillsapsBusinessandIndustryTaskforce•  Engagingbusinessandindustryleaderstodeterminetheirwork

forceneedstoidentifyingcurriculum/programexpansionareas(Flexsteel,CSPIRE)

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Community Collaboration, Year One Strategy 1: Greater Starkville Development Partnership & Community Partners

•  ImplementedsharedagreementforplayspaceswiththeCity•  ShareduseofSHStenniscourtsandotherathleticfacilitieswith

CityandStarkvilleTennisAssociation

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Community Collaboration, Year One Strategy 2: Community Asset Sharing

•  AdditionofParentandCommunityLiaison•  Includedparentresourcesundercurriculum&instructiononthewebsite•  Increasedpromotionofathleticsasanopportunitytoengageourcommunity•  Establishedgreatervisualpresenceonall3socialmediaplatforms,@StarkvilleSD•  Continuetoexpandanddevelopwebsiteasatoolthatisaresourceofinformation•  PreKCollaborativeatEmersonFamilySchool,ICSHeadstart•  StudentrecruitmentofnewfamiliesmovingtoStarkvilleandfamiliesenteringprek,

kindergarten-Marketingmaterials-Smallgrouptoursinspring-Openhouseevents

•  Reading2SucceedGrant,GradeLevelReadingCommunity-ReadtoThem,MississippiReads-FreeLittleLibraries

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Community Collaboration, Year One Strategy 3: Family Outreach

•  AcademicHousesatSHS-Internshipopportunitiesforjuniorsandseniors-Connectstudentswithwork-basedlearningopportunities;PartnersincludePoporium,Chickfila,StarkvilleDailyNews-JobShadowing-Industry,businessfieldtriplearningexperiences-AcademicHouseParties-FreshmenFocusandCollegeandCareerReadyClassconnectingresources,training,andbusinesses

•  MSCodingAcademiesconnectedwith21stCenturyAfterSchool,JobsforMSGrads,CollegeandCareerReadyCourse

•  CollegeandCareerFairatSHS;Expandingtoincludecareeropportunities•  SeniorSigningDayforCollege,Military;ExpandingtoincludeCareer•  CareerExposhostedbyCREATEandEMCC

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Community Collaboration, Year One Strategy 4: Student Opportunities

•  CampAMPwithEastMississippiCommunityCollege,Grades7-12•  EarlyHonorsCollegewithMississippiStateUniversity,Seniors•  AdultLearningProgramsatMillsapsCareerandTechnicalCenter•  DualCredit,DualEnrollmentCourseOptions•  Get2College(FAFSAandCollegeApplicationsupport)•  OpportunitiesforEntrepreneurship

-MSUEcenter,InnovationChallengeandLemonadeStand-DECA&HOSA

•  FieldTripExperiences-EntomologyMuseumatMSU(4thGrade),PartnershipwithBoxCenter(5thGrade)-PresidentialLibraryatMSU

•  21stCenturyCommunityLearningCentersGrant,includespartnershipswithStarkvilleParksandRecreationformeals

•  FreeSummerCamps

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Community Collaboration, Year One Strategy 4: Student Opportunities

•  KindergartenEnrollment-SeptemberKindergartenEnrollment@Sudduthhasincreasedfrom395inSeptember2018to424inSeptember2019

•  BusinessPartners,PartnersinExcellence•  AdditionofDistrictCommunityandParentLiaison

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Community Collaboration, Year One Measures of Success

•  FAFSA,GettoCollege•  College&CareerFair•  EducatorExternshipCamp•  BankerWeek

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Community Collaboration, Year One New Opportunities for Excellence

•  Badgepasscardreadersystem•  SchoolSafetyAct,Requireddrills

-ActiveShooter-CRASETraining

•  Workerscompensationsafetytrainings•  CommunityhelpersatSudduthElementarySchool•  SHShostsCoffeewithaCop•  AdditionofDAREatOverstreetElementarySchool•  TabletopdiscussionswithfirstrespondersledbySOCSDSecurity

Chief•  Buildingrelationshipwithyouthcourttosupportstudentsand

families

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Operational Effectiveness, Year One Strategy 1: School Safety and Security

•  Electronictimesystemforallnon-exemptemployees•  Electronicleaveprogramforallemployees•  OnlineHRprocess•  Conductprofessionaldevelopmentonfiscalproceduresandstateandfederallaws

annually•  Implementedimprovedprocurementprocedures•  DevelopedDistrictFederalProceduresManual•  Energysavingsstrategies

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Operational Effectiveness, Year One Strategy 2: Fiscal Responsibility

•  Programsandservicesanalyzedyearlyandpresentedtotheschoolboardforrenewal•  SurveyssenttoallprincipalsandbookkeeperstoevaluateKellyServices(substitutes)•  YearlyupdatesonthemanagedprintserviceswithJTRayCompany•  DistrictMaintenancefundbalanceincreasedfrom$500,000toover$12millioninthe

last5years•  Unqualifiedopinionontheyearlyfinancialandlegalcomplianceaudit

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Operational Effectiveness, Year One Strategy 2: Fiscal Responsibility

•  Long-rangeplanforbuspurchases•  Long-rangeplanfortechnology•  Purchaseofipads,Chromebooks,AppleTVs•  Roofsanalyzedbyanarchitecttoincludewithina5yearfacilitiesplan•  ConstructionProjects:

-PartnershipSchool,OpeningAugust2020-SHSGym,CompletedJune2019-SHSRoof,CompleteAugust2019-FlooringandlightingatEmerson,CompletedJune2019-WestElementaryroofing,parkinglot,classrooms,CompletedJune2019-Renovationof3classroomsatMillsaps,CompletedJune2019

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Operational Effectiveness, Year One Strategy 3: Needs Assessment

•  Implementedunifiedworkordersystemforthetechnologyandmaintenancedepartments

•  Evaluatedcustodialprocesstodevelopunifiedsystemfororderingsuppliesandequipment

•  Trainedcustodiansonuseofequipmentandsupplies

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Operational Effectiveness, Year One Strategy 3: Needs Assessment

•  ScheduleregularmeetingswithDirectorsandExecutiveLeadershipTeam

•  Implementeduniformgrantreviewandresearchapplicationprocess

•  Annualbudgetmeetingswithprincipals,directors,andSuperintendentpriortoboardsubmission

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Operational Effectiveness, Year One Strategy 4: Align Resources to Initiatives

•  IncreasedFundBalance•  NeedforTaxAnticipationNotetomeetcashflowneeds

eliminated•  Unqualifiedopinionyearlyfinancialandlegalcomplianceaudit•  Numberofworkerscompensationclaims

-53,2017-39,2018

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Operational Effectiveness, Year One Measures of Success

•  SeekingwaiverfromPublicProcurementReviewBoardforexemptionofreverseauctionrequirementsinordertopurchaseadditionalAppledevices

•  OpeningofPartnershipSchool•  DevelopplanforFacilityNeeds•  AnalysisofDistrict’slongtermdebttodeterminefuturefinancial

savingsopportunities

A Plan For Excellence Goal: Operational Effectiveness, Year One New Opportunities for Excellence

•  RevisitSchoolCulture-Shouldweconsiderhealthandwellnessasacomponentofschoolculture?

•  DiscussCommunityAccountability-Howdowedefineexcellenceasacommunity?

•  AnnounceTableTalks,RoundTableConversationswithyourJacketFamily-Whatcanwelearnfromeachother?

A Plan For Excellence Next Steps in the Pursuit of Excellence