Jennings County School Corporation 34 Main Street North Vernon, IN 47265 |
 |
Great Futures Start Here
01/10/2012 Dear Member of the Jennings County School Corporation Family, We are creating a strategic plan that will impact our school corporation and the community for the future. This strategic plan will provide the filter to make great decisions and the framework for our actions as we move forward to serve students and community. This strategic plan will include our mission, strategic objectives, action plans, and the measurement tools to chart our progress. In order to create a strategic plan that reflects the hopes and dreams of our community, we request participation from residents committed to the future success of our school corporation. The participation of students, parents, community members, staff, and system leaders is necessary to help create the future of JCSC. The strategic planning core team will be facilitated by Susan Hintz, a retired superintendent from Minnesota, who presently resides in Indiana and serves as an associate of Transformation Systems, Ltd. TSL is a professional firm who works with organizations in our country and 38 countries throughout the world. This letter serves as your invitation to apply to be a part of the planning process. By applying, you may be selected to serve on one or more of the following essential teams:
Team members will work together during the 2012-2013 school year and the results of this collaboration will be recommended to the Jennings County School Corporation School Board of Education in November of 2012. The responsibility of your participation will require a commitment of time and energy. Please review the obligation necessary for each team described under “Participation Opportunities” below.
In our supportive community, we anticipate a great response to help shape the future of Jennings County School Corporation. To be considered as a participant of a working team, please complete the application and email to vmcguire@jcsc.org or send to: Dr. Vicki McGuire Internal Coordinator for Jennings County School Corporation Jennings County School Corporation 34 West Main Street North Vernon, IN 47265 We will be identifying those that have been selected for the core planning team and will inform participants in early February of 2012. There will be additional opportunities to participate in the measurement and action teams. We will inform selected participants in late February or early March of 2012 of their team assignments. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Vicki McGuire at 812-346-2813 or vmcguire@jcsc.org. For the Future of Students at JCSC, Dr. Terry R. Sargent Superintendent Jennings County Schools
Creating Our Future through Strategic Planning Participation Opportunities Core Planning Team Member-30 Members Characteristics: Overall, the team should reflect the diversity of the school system and community. Individual members should be respected by and model a high degree of credibility with their peers, be willing to listen to ideas of others, express their points of view while working toward consensus, and contribute to the creation of a long-term vision and plan for the school system. Commitments: Team members will commit to participate actively and fully in all Core Planning Team meetings (orientation session and six full days) and support the decisions of the Core Planning Team. Participation on all of the following scheduled dates is required to be eligible to serve on the Core Planning Team: Overview and Orientation: February 21, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at JCSC Central Office. Planning Meeting 1: February 28, 29, and March 1, 2012 (retreat). Three full days at Jennings County Community Building; all meals will be provided. Planning Meeting 2: August 29, 2012 (in district) Full day; lunch provided Planning Meeting 3: October 31, November 1, 2012 (in district) Two full days; lunch provided.
Measurement Team Member-8 to10 Members Characteristics: Membership includes teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists, as well as parents and community members. Experience in the development and use of alternative or performance assessment is helpful, but not essential. A love of language is an asset to team members. Commitments: Team members will commit to attending two full days in September with a focus on designing the measurement tools and two full days in December with a focus on planning for implementation. Designing the Tools: April 10, 11, 2012 (in district) Two full days; lunch provided. Planning for Implementation: September 25, 26, 2012 (in district) Two full days; lunch provided Action Planning Team Member-40 to 50 Members Characteristics: Team members should be willing to learn about, envision, and create plans of action consistent with the Strategic Plan. They should have experience and knowledge in the areas of strategies, working with groups, project planning, setting and meeting standards and deadlines. They must be willing to work with others to reach consensus and have and have an ability to envision possibilities, help others to do so and set aside special interests. Commitments: Team members will commit to attending regularly and participating actively in action planning meetings which may meet outside of the school work day. The action planning teams will meet five times. Meeting 1: April 12, 2012 (in district) Full day; lunch provided. Meeting 2: May 9, 2012 (in district) Full day; lunch provided. Meeting 3: August 28, 2012 (in district) Full day; lunch provided. Meeting 4: August 30, 2012 (in district) Full day; lunch provided. Meeting 5: September 27, 2012 (in district) Full day; lunch provided.
| ||
| Attachment:
| ||
WORLD CAFE ONLINE SURVEY "Jennings County Schools is in the process of developing a new five-year strategic plan. We are gathering data from the JCSC community to help us focus our priorities and goals for the coming years and your input is important to this process. If you were unable to attend our World Café, this is your opportunity to tell us what you think. The questions should take approximately 10 minutes to complete and will be available through January 31, 2012. Please click the following link to take the survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22EH466DULR Once the survey is complete, the results will help inform the Strategic Planning Core Planning Team as they develop JCSC’s new strategic plan. Thank you, in advance, for your time and your thoughts." |
Vision: Jennings County Schools will be a Standard Bearer School District which embraces a shared understanding and commitment to high standards and quality work. Mission: Our mission is to provide students with quality work so that every child, everyday, will learn skills and knowledge of exceptional value.
Belief Statements:
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
