Board of Education Goals and Objectives - Fort Plain Central School District

The Fort Plain Central School District Board of Education has identified five enduring goals:

Improve safety in our schools.
Improve student learning outcomes.
Build and maintain trusting relationships with students and their families.
Support social and emotional wellness for all school community members.
Ensure responsible and strategic use of fiscal and human resources to best support the needs of our students.

For the 2024-2025 school year, the Board has written objectives to define measurable actions to support achievement of the goals.

Improve safety in our schools

Update school safety plans.
Successfully implement the School Resource Officer Program.
Provide all faculty and staff with ALICE Training.
Implement the use of the Mobile Security App.
Provide students with learning that focuses on the topics of bias, inclusion, allyship and tolerance.
Hold monthly Safety Committee Meetings to review best practices related to school safety.

Provide all faculty with professional development to increase their effective use of technology resources.
Provide literacy teachers in K- 4 with professional development on the Science of Reading in consultation with the Reading League.
Develop and/or enhance student intervention systems in both buildings:
- Implement Tier Time initiative at Harry Hoag
- Implement new AIS model in grades 9-12 at the Jr./Sr. High
Conduct a comprehensive review of benchmarking and screening tools used to monitor student achievement in grades K-8.
Implement the Pass Program to increase student achievement and promote the development of Scholar- Athletes as defined by NYSPHSAA .
Work with department coordinators at the Jr./Sr. High School to create a universal system to monitor student performance in core classes at the Jr./Sr. High School. Data points to consider:
- 5 week progress reports.
- Quarterly achievement data.
- Interim assessments (recommendations from department coordinators.)

Each grade level or department will implement a family engagement component once during the year.
Improve communication by responding to student or parent concerns within a 24-hour time period, Monday through Friday.
Analyze data to monitor student participation in athletics and extracurricular activities and participation in school events. Data points to consider:
- Number of participants,
- Demographics.
- Time of day offered.
- Transportation available, etc.