Strategic Plan 2012

The plan includes strategies designed to boost student achievement, increase parental and community involvement, improve district service, increase the teacher retention rate and improve school safety and discipline.

The plan is based in part on the input of nearly 4,000 parents, students, employees and community members who sent in comments and suggestions through the "Mo Wants to Know" campaign. Information captured through the campaign and the superintendent's listening and learning tour, along with the Board of Education's mission and core values, guided the development of the strategic plan.

This plan is divided into eight key areas: improving academic achievement; supportive parent and community involvement; strategic human resource management; respectful and responsive service; safe schools and character development; optimal operations; transformational technology; and, clear baseline and equitable standards. The focus on these areas will give GCS an opportunity to do what no other school district in the country has accomplished: achieve educational excellence for every child in every school.

Implementation Strategies


Area I	Improving Academic Achievement
Area II	Supportive Family & Community Involvement
Area III	Strategic Human Resource Management
Area IV	Respectful & Responsive Service
Area V	Safe Schools & Character Development
Area VI	Optimal Operations
Area VII	Transformational Technology
Area VIII	Clear Baseline & Equitable Standards

To download a short version of the plan, click here.
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To download a complete version of the plan in Spanish, click here.