Carmi White County Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education met May 25.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The special meeting of the board of education of Carmi-White County Unit District No. 5 was held on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Carmi-White County Junior/Senior High School cafeteria. The meeting was called to order by President Thomas L. Scates at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Those present were board members Acord, Chapman, Fulkerson, Hammell, Hoskins, and Scates. Others present were Superintendent Brad Lee; Amy Atteberry, principal of Washington Attendance Center; Dr. Amy Dixon, principal of Jefferson and Lincoln Attendance Centers; Cynthia Hoskins, principal of Brownsville Attendance Center; Bart King, junior high principal; Jarrod Newell, high school principal; Lacey Moore, Elementary Dean of Students, Dr. Nick Osborne, Field Service Director of the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA); and Rachel Blazier, Unit Secretary. Also present were Strategic Planning Committee members: Denton Aud, Amy Balding, Sandra Bryant, Jake Campbell, Jason Carter, Scott Conner, Sean Cribbs, Clay Gray, Linda Henning, Michelle Hunsinger, Tracy Orr, Jim Whetstone, and Cathy Wilkey.
STRATEGIC GOALS AND DIRECTION
Dr. Nick Osborne, Field Service Director of the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) facilitated the meeting. Dr. Osborne apprised the Strategic Planning Committee that the Board of Education and Superintendent Lee met in January 2016 to focus on the immediate and long range directions that the Board of Education wishes the school district to pursue.
A second session was held in April 2016 with Dr. Osborne, the Board of Education and the administrators of Carmi-White County C.U.S.D. #5. The group reviewed the district’s current mission statement and the district’s three main goals: #1 – Nurturing the whole student, #2 – Improving the instructional program, and #3 – Building character. At this time, the group decided to form a Strategic Planning Committee and invite this group to the next Strategic Planning meeting.
The group then introduced themselves and their position with the district and/or community to better connect in future Strategic Planning meetings.
Dr. Osborne then reviewed the current district’s mission statement with the group members:
Carmi-White County CUSD #5 Mission: The mission of Carmi-White County Schools, as the leader of an educational partnership with the community, is to ensure that all students acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed and contribute as ethical, responsible citizens in a rapidly changing global society.
Carmi-White County CUSD #5 Mission:
Who are we?
What do we do?
For whom do we do it?
Why?
The group reviewed the Vision-Mission-Beliefs.
Vision
--Where are we now? --Where do we desire to be? --Where do we need to be?
The group discussed the district’s present 3 goals: nurturing the whole student, improving the instructional program, and building character.
Goal 1 -- Nurturing the whole student
Objectives:
♦ Increase the amount and type of school-based social work services for students.
♦ Establish a school-based health clinic.
♦ Develop and implement a program to screen and address the mental health needs of students.
Goal 2 – Improving the instructional program
Objectives:
♦ Emphasize career planning and development through the development of a career plan for high school students.
♦ Expand student access to technology in all of its forms.
♦ Increase the opportunities for students to earn dual credit (i.e. community college credit) for academic courses. Goal 3 – Building character
Objectives:
♦ Develop and implement an ongoing, comprehensive (K-12) character education program.
♦ Increase expectations leading to improved student self-worth.
♦ Require community service as part of the district curriculum (e.g. graduation requirement).
Where are we assessment: The members discussed “Where Are We -- Gap Analysis”.
♦ Where are we in regard to critical operations of our district?
♦ Clearly identify the “gaps”.
♦ Check the organization’s disposition to the “journey”.
Where are WE now?
♦ What have WE accomplished? ♦ Where’s our Pride?
♦ How do we know?
The group reviewed the “Where Are We Assessment” that the Board of Education and the district administrators participated in at the April meeting. The members then broke down into four groups. Each group was facilitated by a district administrator who discussed the results of the assessment that had been conducted at the April meeting. Each group then added ideas to the original assessment. The groups then returned to the meeting as a whole and reported on new ideas for each area of the assessment.
The assessment contained 7 main areas: student welfare, student performance, personnel, financial, facilities, curriculum/instruction, and relationships: internal and external. It was imperative that the group prioritize these areas. The revised recap from the assessment is attached.
Next Steps:
♦ Continue to work on the development of Goals, Strategic Initiatives ♦ Develop comprehensive Strategic Actions
♦ Communicate your work to all vested individuals
A meeting date of Monday, June 27, 2016, was established for the next session of the Strategic Planning Committee.
AJOURN
Motion by Acord, second by Hammell that the meeting be adjourned at 8:42 p.m. Motion carried by unanimous vote.
http://www.carmischools.org/images/pdf/minutes/may_special_min.pdf
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