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Core Values/Key Goals
The Mission of School District 15 is to produce world-class learners by building a connected learning community.
Our Core Values are:
- Visionary Leadership
Senior leaders in School District 15 set directions, values, and
expectations that balance the needs of all stakeholders. They are
responsible for creating a student-focused, learning-oriented climate,
communicating clear and visible values, setting high expectations, and
serving as role models for ethical behavior.
Learning-Centered Education
District 15 will focus on
learning and the real needs
of its students as a means for
helping all students develop
to their fullest potential. The
district will accomplish this
by demonstrating constant
sensitivity to changing and
emerging student, stakeholder,
and market requirements and
to the factors that drive student
learning, persistence, and satisfaction.
- Organizational and Personal Learning
Continuous learning at all levels is embedded in District 15 operations.
Organizational learning includes both continuous improvement of
existing approaches and signifi cant change, leading to new goals and
approaches. The district will emphasize effective design of educational
programs, curricula, and learning environments, and will provide faculty
and staff with opportunities for personal learning and practicing new
skills.
- Valuing Faculty, Staff, and Stakeholders
District 15 is committed to the satisfaction, development, and wellbeing
of faculty and staff, because success depends increasingly on their
diverse knowledge skills, creativity, and motivation. The district will
work to build internal and external partnerships to better accomplish
overall goals.
- Agility
To achieve organizational excellence, the district must demonstrate a
capacity for fast and fl exible responses to the needs of its students and
stakeholders.
- Focus on the Future
Pursuit of educational excellence requires a strong focus on the future
and a willingness to make long-term commitments to key stakeholders. Sustaining a mission-oriented
assessment system focused on learning
is key to anticipating educational
requirements and the needs of student
and stakeholder expectations.
- Managing for Innovation
A successful organization is led and
managed so that innovation is part of
the learning culture and is integrated
into daily work. Innovation, in District 15, is important for providing
ever-improving educational value to students and for improving all
educational and operational processes.
- Management by Fact
A successful management system is built upon the framework of
measurement, data, and analysis. Key performance indicators, derived
from student and stakeholder expectations, provide critical data
and information to focus action and aid in decision making. Data,
measurement, and analysis are essential to planning, continuous
improvement, and performance improvement.
- Social Responsibility
District leaders will stress ethical behavior in all stakeholder transactions
and interactions, not only meeting all local state and federal laws and
regulatory requirements, but also treating these as opportunities for
improvement “beyond mere compliance.” The district will also practice
good citizenship by providing leadership and support for the protection
of health, safety, and the environment.
- Focus on Results and Creating Value
District 15’s organizational strategy
will explicitly include key stakeholder
requirements to ensure that plans and
actions meet differing stakeholder needs. A
focus on key results will create and balance
value for students and key stakeholders,
including the community, parents,
employers, faculty and staff, suppliers and
partners, and the public. Multiple sources of
data will be used to effectively communicate
short- and long-term priorities, monitor
actual performance, and provide a clear
basis for improving results.
Our Key Goals are:
- World-class student achievement in reading, mathematics, communication skills, problem-solving skills, social skills, technology literacy, and life skills
- Constituent involvement and satisfaction
- Effective and efficient instructional and administrative processes
- High-performing staff
- Financial performance
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