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SUSD Strategic Plan 2015-2020

Jan Vesely, Ed.D.Deputy Superintendent

HAPPY NEW YEARNew Year is not about changing the Dates but Direction;It's not about changing the Calendar but Commitment;It's not about changing the Actions but Attitude;It's not about changing the Frame, but Faith, Force and Focus!May you Commit and Create an SUSD strategic plan to lead us into 2020!

Outcomes from today’s session• Components of the strategic plan process

along with timeline for development.• Indicators of career and college readiness;

overview of CCR components within SUSD• Skills needed for tomorrow’s world• Review of SUSD data to identify needs• Identify SUSD priorities for strategic plan

Our parents experience Satisfaction due to the progress of their children in SUSD.• We expect every that every student will succeed

but recognize active engagement of the parent optimizes student outcomes.

• Parents work cooperatively with school personnel to establish goals and priorities.

• Parents and the community feel welcomed and valued as partners in the educational process.

Our families are our partners and the community is the cornerstone of our district.

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At your table…Describe the greatest challenges facing our

district to prepare our students

SUNNYSIDESUSD Strategic Plan 2015-

2018

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• Understand changes in the external environment.

• Assess internal strengths and weaknesses of the district.

• Develop a vision, mission and plan for the desired future of the district.

• Develop feedback loops to ensure plan is being implemented with fidelity.

Creating the strategic plan

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• The school community identifies core beliefs that leads them to develop the mission statement for the school district.

• Once the mission has been developed, the pursuit of purpose generates the vision for the district or, where it wants to be in the foreseeable future.

• Strategies are developed with individual goals complete with step-by-step action plans, for completing the strategy.

Strategic Planning Process

SUNNYSIDECore Beliefs:• Start with students, as they are the reason we are here.• High quality teaching & learning are the keys to student success• Our families are our partners and the community is the cornerstone of

our district.• A high-performing District includes effective leadership, accountability,

effective organizational systems and an engaged community

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• Our graduates experience Success and are academically prepared to take advantage of choice in a changing society.

• We welcome the diversity and unique learning needs of our students and will not allow those differences to be a barrier to student success.

• We will provide a safe, orderly and healthy learning environment that supports the intellectual growth, health and physical development, and social/emotional well being of our students.

Start with studentsthey are the reason we are here

High quality teaching & learning

• We believe success is in the classroom: teachers are critical to that success.

• We believe that the core work of the district is supporting teaching and learning.

• We believe that challenging, meaningful and engaging instruction maximizes learning opportunities so all students will thrive.

• Our culture is one in which everyone feels valued for their impact to our collective success.

are the keys to student success

Our staff experiences a sense of Accomplishment and is held in high esteem.

Our parents experience Satisfaction due to the progress of their children in SUSD.• We expect every that every student will succeed

but recognize active engagement of the parent optimizes student outcomes.

• Parents work cooperatively with school personnel to establish goals and priorities.

• Parents and the community feel welcomed and valued as partners in the educational process.

Our families are our partners and the community is the cornerstone of our district.

Their future is our today.

A high-performing district includes effective leadership, accountability, effective organizational systems and an engaged community

• Effective teaching, leadership, and accountability are the keys to our success.

• Our culture is one in which everyone feels valued in their impact to our collective success.

• We respect the inherent value of each student and incorporate the strengths and diversity of students, families, staff and communities.

SUSD MissionSunnyside Unified School District’s MISSON is to ensure that all graduates are prepared for college & career success. Each student will receive an engaging, rigorous, and comprehensive education to achieve personal and academic excellence to thrive in a rapidly changing global society. 

SUSD MissionSunnyside Unified School District’s MISSON is to ensure that all graduates are prepared for college & career success. Each student will receive an engaging, rigorous, and comprehensive education to achieve personal and academic excellence to thrive in a rapidly changing global society. 

SUSD Vision

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Sunnyside Unified School District has a vision that is simple and powerful: We inspire learning so that our students’ greatest abilities will be developed and make possible the discovery and pursuit of their dreams. The SUSD graduate will engage in the lifelong pursuit of academic knowledge as critical and creative thinkers, effective communicators and collaborators who are technologically literate to confidently confront the great challenges of their generation.

SUSD Vision

Their future is our today.

Sunnyside Unified School District has a vision that is simple and powerful: We inspire learning so that our students’ greatest abilities will be developed and make possible the discovery and pursuit of their dreams. The SUSD graduate will engage in the lifelong pursuit of academic knowledge as critical and creative thinkers, effective communicators and collaborators who are technologically literate to confidently confront the great challenges of their generation.

Components of the Strategic Plan• Independent Strategies – What is

to be accomplished to satisfy a particular component of the vision

• Action Plans for each strategy.

• Regular reviews and evaluation.

Date ActivityJuly-October Several phases of mission/vision development

Nov-Dec, 2014 Disseminate survey to a variety of educational audiences. Survey would provide input into current status of school district.

December, 2014 Share out survey findings with multiple stakeholders.

January, 2015Daylong strategic planning process to synthesizes district data and construct district goals and objectives using information gained from survey.

February-March 2015 District Sub-committee meetings to further develop action plan

April, 2015 Share Draft District Action with all education stakeholders; Establish 30 day public comment period

June, 2015 Plan is reviewed and approved by Sunnyside School Board

December, 2015 Progress update – Sunnyside School Board

April, 2016 Progress update – Sunnyside School Board-Survey Data

Proposed Timeline