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2006-2011 Strategic Plan for Continued Excellence
Saint Paul Public  Schools is excited to present the 2006-2011 Strategic Plan for Continued Excellence.  This will guide the work of the district and our hope is that you will use this plan to inform yourself and to then hold us accountable for accomplishing the goals we have agreed upon in this document.

The five-year  plans is a culmination of months of intensive staff planning and research, supported by extensive input from the community.

The plan addresses five goals, 10 strategies and 12 measurable outcomes, all tied directly to improving student achievement.  The district will measure its progress using 122 specific action steps outlined in a supporting Implementation Guide.  This guide includes a  2006 Spring Data Guide, which informed our decisions, and a glossary of terms.

Below there is also attached a one-page Framework for those who would prefer an overview.

Copies of these attachments are available by calling the Office of Community Relations (651) 767-8110. 

Background on the process:

Saint Paul Public Schools has received input from parents, staff, teachers, and community members about the draft Strategic Plan for Continued Excellence in Schools in four primary ways:
  • At five regional community strategic plan meetings across the city of St. Paul for which we provided interpreters and child care.  The meetings, which had an average session attendance of about 125 participants, provided an opportunity for us to listen to what our parents, staff and community members had to say about our draft plan and offer us suggestions as we develop the final plan.
  • From work sessions with administrators, teachers, community groups that focused on educational priorities identified by each group but also that helped to inform our work on the draft strategic plan.
  • Through surveys completed in multiple languages at the regional meetings and via our district web site.  
  • And from individual conversations people have had with the Superintendent, Chief of Staff, and other senior administrators.
Here are the key themes we heard from our staff and community:
  • Include arts, physical education, social studies, gifted and talented, and career & technical education.
  • Make safe, welcoming and respectful environments a top priority.
  • Support transitions for students (not only into school and between elementary school and middle school, and between middle and high school, but also into higher education and for special education.)
  • Reform the delivery of special education services.
  • Invest in early childhood education.
  • Provide more and deeper professional development related to our Project for Academic Excellence and for all staff in cultural competency.
  • Develop a model for shared accountability in SPPS, including clear expectations and communications for students, staff, parents and community members.
  • Create professional learning communities at all levels and departments.
  • Design a school calendar that supports academics and professional development.
NOTE:  A translated version of the Strategic Plan for Continued Excellence will be available in Hmong, Somali and Spanish on this page the week of May 14, 2007.




Get Acrobat Reader  StratBrochureFINAL.pdf   Strategic Plan for Continued Excellence
Get Acrobat Reader  8.5X11_IMPLEM_GUIDE_FINAL.pdf   Strategic Plan for Continued Excellence IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (Including Spring 2007 Data Guide)
Get Acrobat Reader  8.5X11_FRAMEWORKfinal.pdf   One-page overview
Get Acrobat Reader  Translated Strategic Plan.pdf  

Strategic Plan for Continued Excellence
Continued Excellence IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
Strategic Plan (FRAMEWORK)
Shared Accountability Framework

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