Les Koch

This strategic plan outlines the Converse County School District #1's commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in education. It focuses on fostering student achievement, supporting staff development, and engaging the community to provide a high-quality educational experience. Key strategic priorities include enhancing student academic performance, supporting professional growth, strengthening family and community engagement, maintaining facilities, utilizing data-driven decision-making, promoting equity and inclusion, ensuring college and career readiness, leveraging technology, optimizing resource management, and fostering effective communication. The plan aims to prepare all students to be responsible, productive citizens and lifelong learners, empowering them to succeed in a dynamic world.

The roadmap focuses on increasing achievement and growth for all students through continuous improvement and organizational efficiencies. Key areas include implementing a standards-aligned curriculum, fostering an inclusive K-12 culture, engaging stakeholders through communication, and ensuring budgets align with strategic priorities. The plan also aims to recruit and retain qualified personnel and provide competitive compensation and benefits.

The 2023 Converse County School District #1 Strategic Plan focuses on increasing achievement and growth for all students, executing a robust process of continuous improvement, and increasing organizational efficiencies and effectiveness. Key initiatives include implementing high-quality, standards-aligned instruction; fostering an inclusive school culture; improving resource allocation and budget efficiency; recruiting and retaining highly effective staff; and enhancing various support services (student support, maintenance, nutrition, technology, transportation). The plan emphasizes data-driven decision-making, continuous improvement processes, and collaboration among staff, students, and stakeholders to achieve excellence and ensure all students graduate #LifeReady.

The strategic plan for Converse County School District #1 is centered around enhancing learning capacity by increasing student achievement growth through the implementation of professional learning communities, instructional frameworks, and vertically aligned curricula. It also focuses on leadership capacity by executing continuous improvement processes, evaluating system programs, and engaging stakeholders. Additionally, the plan aims to increase resource capacity by adopting a resource allocation plan, aligning the budget accordingly, and recruiting and retaining highly effective staff, ultimately aiming for all schools to meet or exceed performance level expectations.