Strategic Plan

Objective 5.2:  We will infuse the curriculum with technology to enhance the development of 21st Century Skills. Action Plans: Principals and staff will evaluate and report on the infusion of technology and 21st Century skills development in their schools. HCPS will assess instructional staff members’ application of technology tools to develop 21st century skills. HCPS will implement structures to ensure technology and 21st Century skills development are included in K-12 curriculum. [...]

Objective 5.1: We will develop a system where curriculum goals drive technology decisions to maximize instructional time. Action Plans: A system for sharing, finding, and training teachers in the effective use of technology will be created. A process for locating, researching, and testing technology solutions for the classroom will be created.

Objective 4.2: We will foster student understanding of civic responsibility through relationships with community members, businesses, government agencies and civic organizations. Action Plans: Henrico County Public Schools will create standards that define good citizenship for students in grades 3-8 to be connected to annual recognition of those who meet the standards. All schools may partner with a charitable organization and create opportunities for all students to become involved in [...]

Objective 4.1: We will provide diverse learning experiences that allow students to value and support their communities. Action Plan: All schools will create a plan to improve the aesthetics of the school building and grounds that includes a focus on protecting the environment. The plan will involve students, parents/guardians, staff, and community members.

Objective 3.2: We will partner with our community organizations, business leaders and families to create opportunities to ensure post graduation success. Action Plans: The Business Partnership Specialist, under the direction of the Executive Director of Communications and Community Outreach, will develop a centralized process to identify the needs of each school to ensure the creation of opportunities for post graduation success. The Business Partnership Specialist will create new pa [...]

Objective 3.1: We will design and implement a curriculum emphasizing the integration of academic and career skills that ensures the success of every student. Action Plans: Every student will have an academic and career pathway starting in the 7th grade that will be updated annually. Workplace readiness skills will be integrated into all subject areas. A program will be in place for students who are still unsure of their career goals at the completion of their junior year to provide ad [...]

Objective 2.4: We will provide opportunities for all students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Action Plans: Select a research-based model for critical thinking and problem solving in Henrico County Public Schools. Implement classroom-based student performance tasks to promote development of critical thinking and problem solving. Develop district-wide performance based assessments that measure division growth in critical thinking and problem solving.

Objective 2.3: We will develop the character of each student by cultivating positive relationships in our diverse community. Action Plans: HCPS will develop a repository to house resources related to developing the character of each student so that resources are easily accessible and in one location. HCPS will develop a district-wide guidance document based on the work of the Coalition for Equitable and Inclusive Schools that will foster positive relationships through shared understandin [...]

Objective 2.2: We will provide all students with opportunities to learn and practice effective communication skills. Action Plans: Communication skills will be identified for incorporation into the core curriculums at grades PreK–12. Teachers will assess PreK–12th grade students on 21st century communication activities and report assessment completion to parents. Students PreK – 12th grade will acquire and utilize an increased fund of vocabulary in order to improve the effecti [...]

Objective 2.1: We will increase participation in extra-curricular and co-curricular opportunities to enrich the lives of our students. Action Plans: All schools will identify extra-curricular and co-curricular participation targets. Each school will establish strategies to reach a measureable increase in extra-curricular and co-curricular participation. Targets and strategies will be included in the Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP). The District will develop strategies to as [...]

Objective 1.7: We will support evaluation and analytical processes to ensure student progress. Action Plans: A common county benchmark assessment process will be established to set expectations and ensure consistency. An internal process to evaluate the effectiveness of divisional programs and initiatives to support student progress will be established. A consistent process for monitoring academic and behavioral growth to address a student’s response to intervention will be establi [...]

Objective 1.6: We will streamline instructional processes to increase efficiency. Action Plans: HCPS will fully commit to, fund, and implement RTI in the areas of reading and math instruction K-12 with fidelity. HCPS will fully commit to, fund, and implement RTI in the areas of behavioral interventions K-12 with fidelity in the 2010-2011 school year. A central data warehouse will be established to facilitate staff access to student information.

Objective 1.5: We will maintain an ongoing review of the instructional technology initiative. Action Plans: All schools will participate in an external audit of their classroom technology integration. HCPS will identify additional opportunities to improve equitable access to instructional technology. HCPS will identify the impact of technology exposure through the 1:1 initiative on student technology aptitude. HCPS will document perception data of all stakeholders to inform instru [...]

Objective 1.4: We will maintain an ongoing review and development process of curriculum, programs, and instructional initiatives. Action Plans: Develop a HCPS curriculum review process and timeline for reviewing all curriculum areas. Develop a structure to evaluate the availability and use of electronic resources in each curriculum area to ensure they are considered in the review and development of curriculum, programs, and instructional initiatives. Develop a process to review and [...]

Objective 1.3: We will achieve open and honest communication among all participants in a student’s education. Action Plans: Informational resources will be developed to support communication among/between students, parents, and staff. School counselors & teachers will be trained on the products available (parent/student checklists, online resources, online planning guide) as well as where to access these products (main website link) and include reference to these products in parent/stu [...]

Objective 1.2: We will work to retain quality personnel. Action Plans: In monitoring the mentor/mentee programs for more consistent and efficient support, staff development would target those schools with less than an 85% success rating on the new teacher satisfaction survey for additional training. Twenty PREP Program retirees will be used solely as instructional coaches to assist teachers who need extra support, and as a result, teacher retention will increase. In schools with pat [...]

Objective 1.1: We will recruit, hire, train and evaluate personnel to ensure they are effective and accountable. Action Plans: We will develop a structure to merge features of current applicant tracking systems (WinOcular and iRecruitment) for increased efficiency in tracking excellent candidates. We will develop a process using “applicant assessment tools” that will generate a spreadsheet of all applicants and give the applicant’s responses to specific questions from the assessme [...]