Brad W. Bolemon

The Walton County School District's Balanced Scorecard outlines a strategic roadmap to ensure students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for personal success and community enrichment. The plan is structured around five key goal areas: achieving high academic performance, fostering safe and disciplined school environments, developing high-performance management teams, strengthening community engagement through the 'One Walton County' initiative, and maintaining highly effective business services. It aims to improve student outcomes, promote positive school cultures, retain quality staff, build strong partnerships, and ensure efficient resource management.

The strategic plan for Walton County School District aims to ensure that each student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary for personal success and to enrich the community, empowering all students to achieve their full potential in a safe and rigorous environment. The plan is structured around five key pillars: Highly Efficient Business Services, High Academic Performance, Safe and Disciplined Schools, One Walton County, and High-Performance Management Teams. Key objectives include maintaining a graduation rate of 90% or higher, fostering positive school climates, ensuring all students are taught by highly effective teachers and led by highly effective leaders, strengthening collaborative partnerships with stakeholders, and developing effective leadership.

This document outlines the sustainability plan for the Walton County School District's 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program. The plan focuses on ensuring the continued provision of high-quality after-school programming through key objectives: increasing academic performance in subjects like Math and English Language Arts, fostering whole-child development through enrichment and support activities, and enhancing family engagement through adult literacy and academic events. It also addresses strategic considerations related to environmental, demographic, and community factors, alongside a financial plan for securing resources and managing fiscal needs to sustain the program through FY29.

The 2025-26 District Goals for WCSD focus on strengthening stakeholder partnerships through multilingual technology platforms and training for bilingual staff. Key priorities include fostering positive school climates by implementing PBIS, SEL programs, the MindSet model, and proactive safety measures. The plan aims to increase student engagement, attendance, and educational opportunities, employing graduation coaches and providing professional learning for teachers. It also focuses on teaching students with learning differences through effective teachers and leaders, utilizing Ellevation 'Strategies' and PLCs to improve teaching practices and student learning outcomes. The overarching goal is to maintain a graduation rate of 90% or higher, with leadership development provided for principals and assistant principals.

The strategic plan focuses on strengthening collaborative partnerships with stakeholders through multilingual technology and certified educational interpreters. It aims to create positive school climates by implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, SEL programs, the MindSet model, and proactive safety measures. The plan also prioritizes increasing student engagement, attendance, and educational opportunities, employing graduation coaches, providing professional learning for teachers, and implementing career readiness programs. Additionally, it focuses on teaching students with learning differences through effective teachers and leaders, professional learning liaisons, instructional coaches, and data-driven instruction, with the goal of maintaining a graduation rate of 90% or higher. Leadership development is emphasized through training opportunities for teacher leaders and building administrators.