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Avon Lake SWOT

Implementation Plan 2016/17

Natalie Fior

District Goal:

Establish district focus areas in order to efficiently use our time, energy and resources to continue our work towards increasing student outcomes.

Avon Lake City Schools: Mission and Beliefs

The mission of the Avon Lake City Schools, a district committed to personalized educational excellence, is to challenge all students and develop their individual goals through community partnerships, resources and technologies which will produce responsible and compassionate citizens. We believe that all children have the desire and capacity to learn, each in a unique, individualized and sometimes special manner. We also believe that learning is best in a safe, supportive and nurturing environment marked by expectations, challenge, mutual respect and trust, risk-taking, connection to the real world, and personal responsibility.

Key Guiding Principles: SWOT

• Placing students in the center
• Taking time to reflect
• Individuals as knowledge owners and problem-solvers
• Coaches and facilitators
• Seeing the whole picture K-12

The SWOT Assessment

Why? Where and When? What? How?

Insert your Goal here. Include connection to their motivations and current work. Example: To narrow focus and generate efficiencies while advancing student

• utcomes.
• A SWOT review involving all

stakeholders and planning around priorities.

• An opportunity to further

establish our culture using intellectual honesty and courage. .

District Building Community

Who?

District Administrators Staff Students Community

• One consolidated

District SWOT

• 7 consolidated Building

SWOTs

SWOT -10 Step Process

1.

Collect input and record (all stakeholders)

2.

Strengths

3.

Weaknesses

4.

Opportunities

5.

Threats

6.

Consolidate

7.

Prioritize

8.

Decision Making/Goals

9.

Accountability

10.

Implementation

Site Level Consolidation Process

S.W.O.T.

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Who had a voice?

• 930 Students
• 220 Staff
• 140 Parents

Site Level Consolidation Process

Identify which strengths support the District Vision and Mission

• CULTURE
• COMMUNICATION
• PARENT INVOLVEMENT
• WHOLE STUDENT
• RESOURCES
• COMMON INSTRUCTIONAL LANGUAGE

Site Level Consolidation Process

3 Core Focus Areas

• Special Education
• Curriculum/Instruction
• Professional Development

Components included in each:

• Leadership
• Communication
• Technology

Site Level Consolidation Process:

Curriculum/Instruction Special Education Professional Development

• Course Offerings
• Schedules
• Resources
• K-12 Model
• Transitions
• Collaborative
• Outside of the box
• Meaningful

Site Level Consolidation Process: Next Steps

1.

Goals for each Core Focus

2.

Establish Action Items

3.

Communicate Progress and Updates to Stakeholders

Guiding Template

Example: Goal: Special education will be consistently integrated K-12. Objective: Develop resource plan of implementation aligned with student needs.

Actions Updates Proposed Changes

May June September October November Dec./Jan. February Introduction SWOT Toolkit Principals & Teacher Leaders Implementation Plans Building Consolidation Prioritize and Focus

March April May June/July/August September October December Establish Steering Committees/Goals Develop Objectives and Action Items Set Calendar and Accountability Measures/Summer PD Implement Action Steps Progress Updates and Revisions Determined

S.W.O.T Process:

Site Level Consolidation Process:

Example:

Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Technology

• Instruc. Tech Coaches,

devices, Google Summit, etc. Losing personal relationships, screen time, keeping up with current tech, shifting cultural values