Alex Healey

This document details a strategic goal focused on promoting whole-child development within the district. It emphasizes fostering students' social-emotional and physical well-being, alongside academic achievement. The approach is informed by the Ohio Department of Education's whole-child framework, which centers on ensuring children are healthy, safe, supported, challenged, and engaged. Key efforts include providing necessary resources and mental health support, particularly in the current climate, and offering staff additional training in social-emotional learning to build rapport, support student engagement, and ensure a safe learning environment.

This document, titled "The Eagle Examiner," provides a comprehensive district outlook for Big Walnut Local Schools. It includes a five-year financial forecast projecting stability through 2027, followed by anticipated financial challenges requiring adjustments by 2030. The document also highlights key initiatives such as enhancing academic programs with new curricula, expanding student electives and experiential learning opportunities in areas like agricultural science and robotics, and strengthening student support through dedicated social workers. Furthermore, it details ongoing community engagement efforts, including various events and holiday assistance programs. The overarching goal is to maintain high-quality education, ensure responsible financial stewardship, and foster a supportive environment for students and the community.

The Big Walnut Local Schools' strategic initiative, known as the Eagle Profile, aims to inspire and guide each student to their maximum potential and ensure their success in an evolving world. This is addressed by identifying five key skills: adaptable learner, collaborator, communicator, problem solver, and responsible citizen. The initiative focuses on explicitly teaching and evaluating these skills, aligning with the Big Walnut Academic Vision to personalize instruction, engage students, and grow minds, thereby preparing graduates for enlistment, higher education, or the workforce.

The Big Walnut 2020 Vision serves as a roadmap to create an educational experience that prepares students for the 21st Century. It focuses on personalizing instruction and engaging students. The vision emphasizes the integration of 21st-century skills, including creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration, and utilizes technology as a tool to open new learning opportunities, with the goal of preparing students for a variety of future work environments.

This document outlines the Big Walnut Local Schools' plan to address current and projected student overcrowding by proposing a bond issue for new facilities, primarily a new high school. The plan details the estimated costs for a high school capable of accommodating 1,851 students, including an auditorium, expanded athletic facilities such as turf fields, and the acquisition of approximately 60 acres of land. It emphasizes fiscal responsibility and efficient use of funds to meet future educational and recreational needs within the community.