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SCDSB Multi-Year Plan: The Simcoe Path: Your Future...Our Priority

Background

Director of Education Kathi Wallace presented a draft SCDSB Multi-Year Plan to the Board of Trustees on February 24, 2010. She reviewed the steps in developing this plan. Initial stages included facilitating an environmental scan to identify opportunities and challenges, and priority setting sessions with trustees. The draft plan was shared widely to gain feedback.

The updated draft was presented to trustees at the August 25, 2010 Board meeting and the plan was formally approved during a special Board meeting on September 15, 2010. Feedback to the plan is welcome at any time. To send your feedback, please send an email to webadmin@scdsb.on.ca with the subject heading: Feedback to Multi-Year Plan.

Overview of Priorities

The Simcoe Path sets out the Simcoe County District School Board's priorities for the next three to four years. Developed with input from trustees, staff, parents, community members and students, the goals and directions reflect key areas relating to increased student achievement, increased parental/community engagement, and processes and procedures to ensure exceptional services to support learning.

The plan's tagline, Your Future...Our Priority, encapsulates the core student-centred purposes of the plan:
   • to deliver exceptional public education services to Simcoe County's students
    • to support Simcoe County's students in achieving their highest potential while they
        prepare for 21st century challenges and opportunities

Goals and Directions

Goal►Relevant, purposeful learning supporting high achievement, well-being and learning for life

Direction: Conduct ongoing review and monitoring of the annual Board Improvement Plan with a focus on:
    • Demonstrated improvement in the indicators of student success JK – Grade 12
        and in continuing education
     • Evidence of professional learning communities targeting:
             -   differentiated instruction, assessment and evaluation
            -   evidence-based, collaborative instructional practice
     • Supported integration of technology for teaching and learning
     • Design and delivery of effective and appropriate programs which meet individual
        learner needs
     • Engaging parents and community partners in supporting student learning

Goal►Inclusive, equitable and safe learning and working environments

Direction:
     • Integrate “Commit to Character” attributes in teaching, learning and leading
     • Promote and sustain safe, healthy, respectful and welcoming learning and
      working environments
     • Include the voices of our diverse communities
     • Understand, identify and remove the barriers in order to achieve student
      sense of belonging and future prospects
     • Lead in global, environmental and socially responsible citizenship
     • Promote shared leadership with school and community partners

Goal►Responsible stewardship of resources

Direction:
     • Recruit, develop and retain employees dedicated to personal and professional
      excellence to support student achievement and well-being
     • Attract and develop competent and creative system leaders
     • Cultivate student voice, leadership and participation in the community
     • Align resources intentionally to board priorities
     • Optimize the use of resources
     • Manage risk
     • Ensure accountability and transparency in all practices

Goal►Confidence in public education

Direction:
     • Communicate in order to build relationships, inform and educate
     • Promote public education through the work and achievements of students and staff
     • Share the responsibility for inspiring confidence
     • Understand and serve our stakeholders and community
     • Welcome public engagement
     • Seek opportunities for purposeful partnerships
     • Ensure integrated, timely and strategic responses
     • Celebrate our success

Action Plans

The Board's goals and directions are supported through a comprehensive series of action plans led by the SCDSB Senior Administrative team. These plans are categorized under the two main headings: 'Leading Learning' and 'Leading Services for Learning'. Action plans supporting The Simcoe Path: Your Future...Our Priority include:

**Leading Learning**
• Aboriginal Education	• Information and Communication Technology
• Board Improvement Plan	• Parent Engagement
• Character Education	• Safe Schools
• Continuing Education	• Student Leadership
• Early Learning Program	• Student Success
• Equity and Inclusiveness	• Teacher Leadership (NTIP)

**Leading Services for Learning**
• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities	• Organizational Design and Leadership
• Annual Operating and Capital Budgets	• Risk Management Practices
• Capital Plan	• Special Education Services
• Facility Partnerships	• Support for Learning Environments
• Governance - Policy	• Technology Infrastructure
• Healthy Safe Workplaces

Multi-Year Plan Approved: September 15, 2010

To download The Simcoe Path: Your Future...Our Priority, please click here. (two-page PDF)