After a bit of time off, tonight I thought "It's a new year. We've got a new Superintendent of Schools. Time to check out what's going on."
So we race down the information super highway to the exit that is marked Marion County Public Schools Superintendent's Office. We've all been reading the newspaper accounts of the appointments. We know he's been busy getting his team together and laying the foundation.
I look forward to reading the new Strategic Plan. I found a link on the Superintendent's Page to the Marion County School Board Strategic Plan. This document is a foundation. It communicates the principles and values that the education system in our county will stand upon to reach our goals.
It's dated 2009 - 2012
As I said, I look forward to reading the new Strategic Plan.
In the meantime, though, since this is the one we've got at hand, let me share some points of interest.
Page 2 of the document lists "Our Core Values" and includes this sentence: "Learning takes place at home, in school, and in the community."
I can agree with that.
Under "Our Area of Focus" we have a section titled "Engage family, school and community partnerships to raise and maintain student achievement." Here we find a bullet point that states:
The district will use a variety of formats to communicate with parents and the community.
If you're at all familiar with this blog, you'll not be surprised to know that I am disappointed that very infrequently are the classroom homework and assignment pages that exist for each and every teacher in the Marion County Florida Public School system among the variety of formats used to communicate with parents.
I do look forward to reading the new Strategic Plan
