2007-2008 Annual Goals
Labor Negotiations
The Board of Education is committed to reaching timely and fiscally responsible
contract settlements with both the Association of Non-Instruction Employees and
the Rhinebeck Teachers Association which improve the district's educational
processes.
Strategic Planning
The Board of Education, in
collaboration with the District’s Administrative team, will finalize a model
for the development of, and then develop a process for creating a multi-year Comprehensive
Strategic Plan in support of our Comprehensive District Education Plan. This
plan will incorporate, in addition to other aspects of District operations, Finance
and Facilities as a priority. The Board
will initiate development of the Strategic Plan by June, 2008.
Website and Communications
Working with District
Administration, the Board of Education will support a significant redesign of
the District’s website. Ease of use,
timeliness of relevant information, and improving overall communications both
from the District to the community, and the community to the District, are our
priorities with enhancements including,
but not limited to:
·
A unified email
communications system
·
Improved teacher
web page flexibility
·
Multiple posting
capability
·
Daily posting of
scheduling and program changes
·
Additional
offerings, such as online payment capability (school lunches, field trip and
other payments), and the development of a comprehensive safety alert system to
be utilized in the event of a school emergency.
Academic Programming to Meet the Needs of All Students
The Board of Education will
commission the assessment of the District’s need for improved academic
programming K-12 in order to meet the needs of every child at every
level of achievement.
Adopted
10/23/07