Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan
2017-2022
Surpassing Expectations and Inspiring Excellence
2017-2022
Surpassing Expectations and Inspiring Excellence
in Every Student, Every Day
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Superintendent’s Message
The best strategic plan is a strategic plan that is followed. To that end, one of the purposes of the new 2017-2022 strategic plan is to create a plan that is succinct, easily communicated, and understood, and monitored.
I am proud to present the Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools Strategic Plan and am especially grateful to the parents, staff, teachers, administrators, and board members who worked for several months creating our plan.
Our strategic plan contains the following five elements:
Core Values and Core Value Statements
Mission
Vision
Objectives
Goals
The five elements combine to set a direction and course as we continue to improve our schools and provide a top-notch education for our students.
Sincerely,
Andrew Jackson
Superintendent
Core Values, Core Value Statements, Vision, and Mission
During the first session, the team met to develop our core values. The core values were developed through a consensus building activity and were developed first in order to guide the development of our core value statements, vision, and mission. Each core value statement starts with “We serve students...” During the second and third sessions, the team developed the vision and mission.
Core Values
Stewardship
Data-Driven
Collaboration
Shared Leadership
Commitment
Core Value Statements
Stewardship
We serve students by being good stewards of the public resources and making all decisions in an honest, ethical, and transparent manner.
Data-Driven
We serve students by using data and research to set high goals, maintain high expectations, make informed decisions, and strive for continuous improvement.
Collaboration
We serve students by collaborating to develop learning opportunities that coordinate activities K-12, home to school, between and across all programs.
Shared Leadership
We serve students by maintaining high expectations for every staff member and student to accept responsibility for their own growth, learning results, and behaviors.
Commitment
We serve students by our commitment to provide the most relevant, innovative, safe, and challenging climate that prepares students for their future goals.
Vision
Reflecting on our core values of stewardship,data-driven, collaboration, shared leadership, and commitment, the vision of Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools is:
Surpassing Expectations and Inspiring Excellence
in Every Student, Every Day
Mission
Our mission is to provide a safe, innovative, and challenging environment designed to prepare students for their futures through Stewardship, Data-Driven Decision Making, Collaboration, Shared Leadership, and Commitment.
Objectives and Goals
During the fourth session, the team used various data to complete a SWOT analysis. By analyzing the school corporation's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, the team was able to develop the following objectives and goals.
Click HERE for updated graphs on our objectives and goals.
Please note: Due to COVID-19 and the school closure in spring of 2020, some graphs are not updated.
Objectives
Academic Achievement
Increase performance and surpass previous growth as measured by the Indiana State Accountability components in order to rank in the top 15% of all school corporations.
Culture/Climate/Safety
Develop a culture that recognizes and appreciates the value of every individual in a safe environment.
Financial
Balance financial responsibility with providing diverse and effective programming for our students and competitive wages and benefits to attract and retain quality employees.
Technology
Promote, integrate, and support innovative technology within the school community while utilizing current devices and robust infrastructure with cohesive technology systems.
Goals
In order to meet the objectives, the Strategic Plan Committee has adopted the following goals:
Academic Achievement
- By the release of the 2022 state assessment results, all schools will achieve the performance rating of an A and earn Indiana Four-Star status.
- By the release of the 2022 state assessment results, all grade levels will achieve a passage rate of 80% or higher on the state assessment.
Technology
- By the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, at least 60% of all assessments will be administered through a technology-based assessment system.
- By the end of the 2018-2019 school year, through meaningful professional development and instructional documents, 90% of teachers, students, and parents, will be confident with the use of Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools technology systems, as evidenced through stakeholder surveys.
Financial
- By December 31, 2017, the General Fund cash balance will be between 10% and 12% of the fiscal year expenditures and will be maintained at that level each year thereafter.
- By the 2019-2020 school year, and in order to retain and attract highly qualified personnel, we will have the highest compensated staff in the southeastern Indiana region.
Culture, Climate, and Safety
- By the end of the 2018-2019 school year, 100% of employees will be ALICE and CPR trained.
- By the end of the 2017-18 school year, the level of respect among students and staff will increase, as measured by a staff and student survey and compared to the baseline data from the 2015-2016 AdvancEd student and staff surveys.
Click HERE for updated graphs on our objective and goals.
Conclusion
Members of the Strategic Planning Committee believe we have the students, parents, staff, teachers, and administrators to become one of the top-performing school corporations in the state of Indiana. Our plan is concise, forward thinking, and aggressive.
Most importantly, our plan is student centered. “We serve students...” And through our service to our students, we will become one of the top performing school corporations in the state of Indiana.
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Strategic Planning Team
Stakeholders from all school buildings, including parents, staff members, teachers, principals, board members, and central office administrators donated their time to meet and develop the strategic plan.
| Name | School | Role |
| Leah Stephenson | Bright Elementary School | Parent |
| Alisa Renck | North Dearborn Elementary School | Parent |
| Erin Womble | Sunman Elementary School | Parent |
| Robin Maxwell | Sunman-Dearborn Middle School | Parent |
| Shaun Graham | East Central High School | Parent |
| Angela Block | Bright Elementary School | Non-Certified Employee |
| Shannon Eley | North Dearborn Elementary School | Non-Certified Employee |
| Diane Quiroz | Sunman Elementary School | Non-Certified Employee |
| Debbie Beck | Sunman-Dearborn Middle School | Non-Certified Employee |
| Pam DeLisle | East Central High School | Non-Certified Employee |
| Linda Schmidt | Bright Elementary School | Teacher |
| Jenny Shattuck | North Dearborn Elementary School | Teacher |
| Sarah Carr | Sunman Elementary School | Teacher |
| Janie McFarland | Sunman-Dearborn Middle School | Teacher |
| Josh Benjamin | Sunman-Dearborn Middle School | Teacher |
| Amy Roth | East Central High School | Teacher |
| Bill Owen | East Central High School | Teacher |
| Marcie Trossman | East Central High School | Teacher |
| Norb Goessling | Bright Elementary School | Principal |
| Jeff Bond | North Dearborn Elementary School | Principal |
| Cindy Morton | Sunman Elementary School | Principal |
| Matt Maple | Sunman-Dearborn Middle School | Principal |
| Bev Ester | East Central High School | Principal |
| Brenda Osman | Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation | Association President |
| Dawn Burke | Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation | Board Member |
| Jamie Graf | Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation | Board Member |
| Mary Ann Baines | Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation | Director of Financial Services |
| Tom Harris | Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation | Director of Support Services |
| Andrew Jackson | Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation | Superintendent |
|
Name |
School |
Role |
|
Leah Stephenson |
Bright Elementary School |
Parent |
|
Alisa Renck |
North Dearborn Elementary School |
Parent |
|
Erin Womble |
Sunman Elementary School |
Parent |
|
Robin Maxwell |
Sunman-Dearborn Middle School |
Parent |
|
Shaun Graham |
East Central High School |
Parent |
|
Angela Block |
Bright Elementary School |
Non-Certified Employee |
|
Shannon Eley |
North Dearborn Elementary School |
Non-Certified Employee |
|
Diane Quiroz |
Sunman Elementary School |
Non-Certified Employee |
|
Debbie Beck |
Sunman-Dearborn Middle School |
Non-Certified Employee |
|
Pam DeLisle |
East Central High School |
Non-Certified Employee |
|
Linda Schmidt |
Bright Elementary School |
Teacher |
|
Jenny Shattuck |
North Dearborn Elementary School |
Teacher |
|
Sarah Carr |
Sunman Elementary School |
Teacher |
|
Janie McFarland |
Sunman-Dearborn Middle School |
Teacher |
|
Josh Benjamin |
Sunman-Dearborn Middle School |
Teacher |
|
Amy Roth |
East Central High School |
Teacher |
|
Bill Owen |
East Central High School |
Teacher |
|
Marcie Trossman |
East Central High School |
Teacher |
|
Norb Goessling |
Bright Elementary School |
Principal |
|
Jeff Bond |
North Dearborn Elementary School |
Principal |
|
Cindy Morton |
Sunman Elementary School |
Principal |
|
Matt Maple |
Sunman-Dearborn Middle School |
Principal |
|
Bev Ester |
East Central High School |
Principal |
|
Brenda Osman |
Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation |
Association President |
|
Dawn Burke |
Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation |
Board Member |
|
Jamie Graf |
Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation |
Board Member |
|
Mary Ann Baines |
Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation |
Director of Financial Services |
|
Tom Harris |
Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation |
Director of Support Services |
|
Andrew Jackson |
Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation |
Superintendent |
