James Dawson

The strategic plan focuses on improving district communication to all stakeholders by increasing parent participation and educating them on communication methods. It aims to enhance student achievement through research-based strategies, addressing learning loss, improving achievement levels, and aligning curriculum. The plan also prioritizes recruiting and retaining highly qualified staff by partnering with universities, providing mentoring, and offering competitive compensation. Additionally, it emphasizes community involvement by building trust, improving enrollment processes, and partnering with local organizations. The plan includes monitoring budget and facilities, ensuring school safety and security through updated emergency procedures and crisis plans.

The 2023-2024 USD 504 Oswego BOE Goals focus on improving communication with stakeholders, enhancing student achievement, recruiting and retaining highly qualified staff, fostering community involvement, and managing the budget and facilities effectively. Specific goals include improving communication methods, increasing parent participation, enhancing student learning opportunities, addressing learning loss and social-emotional needs, developing and aligning curriculum, preparing students for postsecondary success, improving the district climate and culture, providing professional learning, and recognizing staff achievements. The plan also emphasizes building trust with the community, improving enrollment processes, partnering with community organizations, monitoring and prioritizing budget use, improving facilities, reviewing contracts, and ensuring school safety and security through emergency preparedness and crisis planning.

The Neosho Heights strategic plan focuses on improving literacy skills through structured literacy and tiered instruction, addressing social-emotional needs of students, and aligning curriculum across grade levels. The plan includes professional development for staff on high-impact strategies and structured literacy, implementation of a new reading series, and the use of data to inform instruction and student placement in tiered groups. Challenges addressed include the impact of COVID-19 on student achievement and staff workload, and the need to replace retiring teachers. The plan also emphasizes family and community engagement and the use of new assessment tools to improve student outcomes.