Southeast Polk Strategic Plan

Focusing on Academic Achievement, Fiscal Responsibility & Effective And Engaging Communication

Southeast Polk Community School District focuses on three priorities:

Focusing on creating a collaborative environment that puts students first and establishes high expectations for student learning and achievement.
Implement a written district curriculum with learning goals by grade and subject that include diagnostic and formative assessments to monitor learning and drive instruction.
Provide essential resources, including technology to fully implement the Iowa Core.
Implement an instructional delivery model that includes clear learning targets, modeling, guided and collaborative practice with checking for understanding, and independent practice.
Provide a focus on literacy including early literacy in grades PK-3, and a focus on reading, writing, discussion and thinking across the curriculum in all grades.
Adopt a multi-tiered system of support that provides additional instruction for those who struggle, and enrichment for those needing a challenge.
Establish a collaborative culture that includes teacher leadership and professional learning in order to achieve improved results for students.
Provide fair and accurate information regarding student progress towards common standards as well as feedback for next steps.
Provide a social-emotional framework to support all students in meeting academic goals.

Monitoring the internal control environment while adapting policies and procedures as necessary to changing conditions in order to meet immediate needs and exercise fiscal stewardship.
Transparency in fiscal management.
Compliance with state and federal regulations and local grantors.
Effective planning and strategic use of resources to address both short term and long term needs.
Continuing analysis of business practices and improving the efficiency or effectiveness of those practices as opportunities arise.

Effective print and electronic communications that engage all stakeholders to inform and educate on a variety of district issues through multiple channels.
Build a high-quality, credible, officially branded communication system.
Continue to evolve with emerging communication methods.
Improve effectiveness of district and building communications.
Provide ongoing training and support for effective communication with staff and the public.