State of the District Hillsdale Public Schools November 2019 Strategic Planning #1 2 Hello! Welcome and Thank You! 3 Without continual growth and progress such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning. -Ben Franklin 4 What is a strategic plan? A strategic plan can be used to set priorities, focus energy and resources, strengthen operations, and ensure that staff, students, parents, community are working toward Mission Statement 6 George G White Middle School ✘ Built 1922 ✘ Grades 5-8 ✘ Approximately 510 students Ann Blanche Smith Elementary 7 School ✘ Built in 1956 ✘ Grades K-4 ✘ Approximately 300 students Meadowbrook Elementary 8 School ✘ Built 1962 ✘ Grades Pre-K-4 ✘ Approximately 300 students 9 Personnel ✘ Secretarial Staff = 13 ✘ Administrators = 8 ✘ CST = 6 ✘ Teachers = 127 ✘ SFS Custodian = 5 ✘ Paraprofessionals = 39 ✘ Technology = 2 ✘ Nurses = 3 ✘ Lunch Aides = 8 ✘ Counselors = 4 ✘ TOTAL = 215 10 Curriculum ● Past 2 years significant updates have taken place ● Aligned with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards ● Research of Best Practices ● Balanced Literacy approach in ELA ● Conceptual understanding & number sense in mathematics ● Interdisciplinary Connections 11 In each of the five weighted indicators of QSAC QSAC Hillsdale exceeded the 80% threshold. NJ Quality Single Accountability District designated as Continuum “high performing.” Winter 2019 Recognized as providing a thorough and efficient education. 12 2018 - 2019 NJSLA Hillsdale vs. NJ 1 Student Activities 3 Field Trips Green Team Track Yearbook Student Band Council Intramurals Intergenerational Soccer Big Brother/ Club Big Sister Musical Newspaper Basketball Chorus Hawks Can Help Peer Leaders Brainbusters 14 Recent Enhancements by the BOE ✘ George White Media ✘ Smith School Center Parking Lot ✘ Smith School ✘ LENS System Multi-Purpose Room ✘ Touch Screen ✘ 5 Classrooms at Chromebooks George White 15 Technology 1:1 Chromebooks Google Classroom Google Suite Padlet Reading A-Z Quizlet RazzKids Kahoot BrainPop Flocabulary IXL Mosa Mack Science 16 Security ✘ 1- SLEO III Officer employed through the Hillsdale Police Department ✘ Regular police involvement in security drills ✘ Lockdown Shades on all classroom doors ✘ Security cameras inside and outside ✘ Lockdown Emergency Notification System (LENS) install in progress ✘ Regular police walk-throughs 17 Partnerships George White FFA Meadowbrook FFA Smith School PTA Hillsdale Police Dept. Recreation Dept. Hillsdale Hoops Hillsdale Public Library 18 There are only two options: Make progress or make excuses. 19 Thanks! We now welcome Mr. Matthew Lee from the New Jersey School Boards Association. .