Good morning Crawford County faithful! I would like to take a few minutes to update
everyone on some things that have being going on this summer and even as far
back as last spring in the Crawford County education world.
First of all, let’s talk about strategic
planning. We enlisted GSBA and GLISI to
assist in updating our Strategic Plan.
We had a community engagement meeting in February, a planning team
meeting in March, and an action team meeting in May to draft a revised Mission,
Vision and Belief Statement(s) and to create a strategy map. After the May meeting, each of the Strategic
Goal Area teams met to create an Action Plan for year one with projected Goals
out to year five. At the July 23rd
Board meeting, the Board approved the following:
Mission:
The mission of the Crawford County School System is
to provide our students with the opportunity to achieve their maximum potential
to be successful members of their community.
Vision:
Crawford County Schools will unite with the community to be EXCELLENT
in all we do.
Beliefs:
We believe…
1. Every child should
have the opportunity to do what he or she wants to do when he/she graduates
high school.
2. Our teachers and
staff genuinely care about student success.
3. Public education
can break the cycle of poverty.
4. Teachers and staff
should have the opportunity for professional growth.
5. Our leaders
have a responsibility to foster an environment for learning and growth for
students and staff.
6. Students and staff
must feel safe in order for learning to take place.
7. The relationship
between the teacher/student (families) is as important as the lessons being
taught.
8. Partnering
with our stakeholders will enhance our educational and economic opportunities.
We also approved a strategy map with the following
five Strategic Goal areas:
- Student Achievement and Success
- Stakeholder
Engagement and Communication
- Organizational
and Operational Excellence
- Quality
Workforce
- Positive
School Culture and Climate
These five goal areas will be the driving force that
allows Crawford County Schools to SOAR to EXCELLENCE!
Secondly, I would like to give an update on our
building project. On June 25th
we approved Parrish Construction as the construction manager on our middle/high
replacement project. We had a meeting
with Southern A&E, Parrish, and me to start looking at the special
requirements for the new building. We
have a rough layout of the design of the school and in the next few weeks I
will share this design on both the district website and on this blog. We have a couple of spaces that have to be
adjusted after our meeting. We are
looking at a Fall 2022 grand opening of the building, with a class of 2023 as
the first graduating class! We may also
be able to start moving dirt as early as April of 2020. There is a LOT of planning that still has to
be done and we are corresponding daily with the architect and construction
manager. Our Goal is to provide an
economical school that the students of Crawford County can be proud to call
home.
