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Winchester Public Schools

Inclusion - Service - Innovation

Strategic Planning & Goals

Strategic Planning Framework & Goals

Our Mission

To provide all students with an outstanding education in a nurturing yet challenging environment that fosters academic achievement, health social and emotional development, enthusiasm for education, and a life-long love for learning.

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School Committee Core Competencies

 

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Framework & Goals

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Future Success


 

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Teaching & Learning

Curriculum & Instruction

1. To ensure that curriculum and instruction are aligned to state standards, accessible by all students, and in support of district and school priorities. 

2. To develop students’ abilities to think critically, problem solve, collaborate, and create through instructional practices that are student-centered and differentiated.

3. To implement a wider range of authentic and relevant assessments that measure progress toward standards, meet diverse learning needs, and provide data that informs and impacts instruction. 

Growth & Development

1. To support and strengthen school and classroom cultures that promote inclusive and equitable student learning and development.

2. To support and strengthen ongoing, collaborative, professional learning structures that promote continuous reflection and improvement of instructional practice and student growth.

Community, Culture & Wellbeing

Relationships, Connections, & Engagement

1. To create school and classroom cultures that support student learning and development through the systemic integration of social-emotional learning practices.

2. To ensure that students, families, and staff feel valued, respected, equitably supported, and connected to the school community.

Safety & Belonging

1. To support schools and classrooms in creating safe learning communities that promote trusting relationships, engagement, risk-taking, and a sense of belonging.

Operations Systems & Supports

Policies and Practices

1. To implement policies and practices that promote student and staff health, safety, and wellbeing.

Planning and Resources

1. To provide operational support and resources that create schools and classrooms that are inclusive with equitable access to learning.

2. To regularly review and strengthen existing structures, systems, and practices to identify and support struggling learners.

Improvement Plans