Newport Schools

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Newport Schools

• The Future Is Now

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Where are we now?

• Competent and Committed Faculty.
• Solid programs which focus on academic
  achievement and career performance.
• Continued exceptional educational opportunities
  through ongoing participation in state and local
  initiatives.
• Exceptional extracurricular programs.

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Where are we now?

• Committed to continuous improvement.
• Poised to enter a significant renovation project.
• Involved in key initiatives that provide
  resources and training.
• Focused on keeping the main thing the main thing
  addressing students needs.

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Public Trust
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• The best case for public education has always
  been that it is a common good. Everyone
  ultimately has a stake in the caliber of schools
  and education is everyones business. The quality
  of the public education system relates directly
  to the quality of life that people enjoy (whether
  as parents, employers, or citizens), with a
  strong public education system as the cornerstone
  of a civil, prosperous, and democratic society.
• As the main institution for fostering social
  cohesion in an increasingly diverse society,
  publicly funded schools must serve all children,
  not simply those with the loudest or most
  powerful advocates. This means addressing the
  cognitive and social needs of all childrenand
  must include citizenship and what some people
  call character education.
• - Michael Fullan in The Moral Imperative of
  School Leadership, (2003)

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Mission

• The mission of the Newport School District is to
  educate students to be responsible, motivated
  citizens who will contribute to the betterment of
  the local and global community and become
  lifelong learners successfully coping with the
  changing world.

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Vision

• Enter to Learn
• Go Forth to Serve
• Continue to Learn

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Values

• We believe learning is a life-long process.
• We believe everyone is capable of learning.
• We believe our schools should provide the
  opportunity for successful learning for all
  students.
• We believe students learn in different ways
  therefore, a variety of delivery systems are
  needed to accommodate the various
  student-learning styles.
• We believe parents, family, teachers, school
  personnel, and community involvement enhance
  student learning.
• We believe honesty, integrity, responsibility,
  and respect for others are essential components
  in character development and should permeate our
  school environment.

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Values

• We believe learning requires individual
  responsibility and accountability.
• We believe technology is an integral took in the
  learning process therefore, current technology
  needs to be available and utilized by students
  and teachers.
• We believe all schools need to be safe and
  positive places of learning.
• We believe our school needs fair and consistent
  disciplinary measures.
• We believe students need to learn of the unique
  benefits provided by a democratic, free society,
  including the rights, responsibilities, and
  participation opportunities that are inherent in
  United States citizenship.
• We believe the School District needs to provide
  and support its educational program in a fiscally
  responsible manner.
• We believe effective teaching is the core of
  education and should be expected, respected,
  encouraged, and supported.

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Values

• We believe an ongoing program of staff
  development is essential to achieve and maintain
  academic excellence and to accomplish the goals
  of the Strategic Plan.
• We believe assessment of all staff members, all
  students, and all programs is essential to
  monitor progress on accomplishing the goals of
  the Strategic Plan.
• We believe the School District has a
  responsibility to address the needs of the total
  child, through both the academic program and a
  wide range of extra-curricular activities.
• We believe early intervention is an essential
  component for meeting individual student needs.
• We believe the resources of the School District
  should be available to all residents of the
  District to the extent reasonable, possible and
  financially appropriate.

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What do we need right now?

• Effective Ongoing Communication at All Levels
• Key people in Key positions
• Optimal Educational Performance from both staff
  and students
• Accountability
• Updated facilities

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Goals

• Effective Ongoing Communication at All Levels
• Goal Improve Communication Among Buildings and
  Staff.
• Key people in Key positions
• Goal Highly Qualified Focused Personnel in All
  Positions.

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Goals

• Continued Optimal Educational Performance.
• Goal Meet AYP through 2009 Beyond.
• Accountability
• Goal Trim 1 mill from the Overall Operating
  Budget by 2009.

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Goals

• Updated facilities.
• Goal Renovate the high school lay the ground
  work for the improvements to the elementary
  building.

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Initiatives

• High School Renovation Project
• Learning Focused Schools
• Project720 Dual Enrollment
• Special Education Improvement Plan
• Three year District professional Development Plan
  New Personal Professional Development
  Evaluation Plan for all Staff.
• District Budget Improvement Process Spending
  Reduction Plan

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Personal Goals

• All District Employees must have at least two
  goals
• One district goal for everyone improve
  communication
• One personal/professional growth goal
• Other goalspedagogy/student learning, content
  related, classroom management

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Looking Ahead

• Exploratory Goals
• PreK Program
• Bargaining Agreement
• Strategic Plan
• Elementary Facilities Initiative

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Rules About Goals

• ALL GOALS ARE BUILT UPON TWO SIMPLE RULES DO
  YOUR BEST AND TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WISH TO BE
  TREATED. CONSIDER EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE IN
  LIGHT OF TWO QUESTIONS. 1) HOW WILL IT IMPACT
  THOSE IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED AND 2) HOW WILL IT
  IMPACT THE DISTRICT AT LARGE.
• MOST IMPORTANTLY BE HONEST AND LEARN TO TRUST ONE
  ANOTHER. A TRUSTWORTHY KIND PERSONS MISTAKES
  ARE QUITE OFTEN FORGIVEN MUCH MORE QUICKLY AND
  WITH LESS DIRE CONSEQUENCES THAN SOMEONE WHO IS
  UNTRUSTWORTHY AND MEAN.
• REMEMBER THERE IS POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR JUST
  ABOUT EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN BUT IT ALL CAN BE
  SUMMED UP IN A FEW THOUGHTSBE SUBJECT TO
  AUTHORITY, BE OBEDIENT TO LAWS, BE ALWAYS READY
  TO DO GOOD, SLANDER NO ONE, BE PEACEABLE,
  CONSIDERATE, HUMBLE, AND DIGINIFED. WE WERE
  CALLED TO SERVE OTHERS FIRST, THEN OURSELVES.

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District Committees/Councils

• Administrative Cabinet
• Professional Development Committee
• Safety Committee
• Superintendents Leadership Council
• Superintendents Advisory Council
• Building Level Committees Site-Based Leadership
  Councils