It's been approximately a year since I last ran for School Committee and I followed the whole process of "changes" and "improvements" that were to happen. I do understand that such undertaking take time and that they need a leader to give direction... And here is the point to this entry, about half way through this year we had both- the new Superintendent, which I feel has been a good choice for us, and welcome her back. Then we had the the Strategic Plan that was already 'supposedly' being worked on to be implemented'.
I do understand that time is needed for change, yet according to the community who came together to help create it, based on the Strategic Plan as it states from the Community direction there are needs that are not being met. I wonder why there is not further movement on that plan. Dates have seriously slid, and the accountability column is too generic- Lead, Implement, Support. There should be key people assigned and to whichever of these groups are in charge of the Actions to be accomplished. Then if an Action is too large or too complex then break it out to be manageable in a timely manner for that group. It's less about blame and more about problem solving to attain the goals.
Within that plan- the Strategic Plan that the Auburn Community, created with the School District, outlined 7 core plans that would give us direction, initiative, and set the level of achievement for everyone in our educational buildings to standards that we as a community want for our children. None of us should have to be settling for "this the way it is" or this is what we have" instead we should be going into this asking " how can we raise the bar and meet this level to fulfill the academic needs of each and every one of these students for the 21st global market place.
The 7 plans I keep mentioning are the Strategic Plan, that has recently been updated (make sure to ask for the correct version), Curriculum Plans (K-12) for the District (MA is looking to do changes to the Curriculum Framework requirements in the near future), Professional Development Plans for Staff and Administration, Technical Development Plan , Technical Curriculum, Facilities Master Plan, and the Community Outreach/ Relations Plan.
How would I change any of this? By making things timely, accountable, broken into steps that are set into objectives that are attainable in a consistent manner, by communicating through multiple ways to the community as their involvement will be critical, and being proactive towards getting ALL of these master plans completed so that we as a District have direction and agreed upon goals.
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