Strategic Plan

In May 2007, the Strategic Planning Committee, a committee of 30 community members, School Board members, parents, teachers, administrators and students, worked to develop a new mission statement, consensus beliefs and strategies to address the needs of T/E students in the 21st Century. The new Strategic Plan will be voted on by the School Board in June 2008 and will then be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education by September of 2008. The new plan will replace one that was developed in 1995 and regularly reviewed and updated.

To inspire a passion for learning, personal integrity, the pursuit of excellence, and social responsibility in each student.

To build social skills and awareness within our school community in order to strengthen personal interactions.
To promote community relationships that instill a lifelong passion for civic engagement.
To engage global and community partnerships that create mutually beneficial learning experiences.

We will interpret, address and influence legislation and regulations in a manner that will allow us to achieve our mission.

To establish an interactive community forum utilizing a variety of communication tools that link the District to all stakeholders
To provide early identification and interpretation of legislative and regulatory issues to all T/E School District stakeholders.
To influence federal, state and county decision makers in order to positively impact legislation and regulations affecting the T/E School District.

We will develop a culture that permeates the school community to promote social responsibility and personal integrity.

To develop student capacities for making decisions that demonstrate social responsibility.
To enable students to identify the ethical components embedded in curricula and analyze the implications for society.
To engage students in interdisciplinary (multidimensional) learning opportunities that develop personal integrity that empowers individuals to make a positive difference.

We will leverage technology to transform learning and promote meaningful interaction needed to achieve our mission.

To develop a boundary-less classroom that uses technology for creating problem-solvers, critical thinkers, self-directed learners and collaborative workers.
To provide the learning tools and infrastructure to enhance efficiency, productivity and security.
To develop competent, adaptable and responsible users of technology.

We will align District processes, beginning with staff development, curriculum, instruction and assessment with our mission.

To provide all necessary support for each professional staff member training to foster each child’s personal development.
To provide professional staff training in the skill sets needed to foster creativity in the classroom.
To provide professional staff members with training in media literacy, and the effective integration of technology into the instructional design
To adapt or adopt curriculum in all disciplines that inspires a passion for learning and prepares students to be creative problem solvers and effective communicators.
To adapt or adopt curriculum that prepares students to be globally aware by continually immersing them in relevant studies and cultural experiences.
To provide students with the skills necessary to achieve emotional, mental, social and physical wellness.
To ensure the curriculum provides students with the tools and experiences that give them the ability to make ethical choices.
To design instruction to encourage social responsibility in a global community.
To incorporate instructional techniques that inspire a passion for learning and that foster creativity and critical thinking in all students of the T/E community.
To establish assessment techniques that promote creative problem solving processes that informs future teaching and learning.
To assess current and evolving communication skills within the context of independent and collaborative processes.