GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Data driven
Input from stakeholders
Enhance and support a premier education
Research-based best practices
ACCOUNTABILITY
The personal choice to rise above one’s own circumstance and demonstrate the ownership necessary for achieving desired results.
DISTRICT GOAL 2
PROVIDE SAFE, INCLUSIVE, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS THAT NURTURE THE WELL-BEING OF THE WHOLE CHILD.
STRATEGIES
Develop and expand family resource center(s) to address the broad range of students and family needs at each school.
Develop and expand after-school extracurricular program offerings to support students’ diverse interests and needs.
Actively review and refine emergency school procedures with partnering agencies and first responders.
School improvement plans will address respective and collaborative environments among all school community members.
Implement Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in all schools.
Construct and maintain facilities with an emphasis on a safe environment that is conducive to student learning.
Deliver whole child professional development to staff and parents.
Expand staff and partnership capacity to address the mental health needs of students.
MEASUREMENT OF SUCCESS
Reduction in the disciplinary disparity between student sub-groups in the district at the end of the 2017-18 school year.
Reduction in suspensions and/or expulsions in the district at the end of the 2017-18 school year.
Continuous improvement in positive response rates on Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) on the Healthy Youth Survey.
Annual increase in the percentage of students involved in extracurricular activities in the Ridgefield School District.
District’s successful completion of Safety Audit and Action Plan annually.
Annual increase in the percentage of participants in Community Education programs.
District will continuously make facility enhancements to support safe, inclusive learning environments.