Shelly Black

This strategic plan aims to create a school system that empowers students from all backgrounds to excel academically and personally, fostering a lifelong love for learning. It is focused on five key areas: Empowering Academic Excellence, Highly-Qualified & Effective Personnel, Innovative Facilities & Operations, Purposeful Marketing, and Transparent & Innovative Budgeting. The plan envisions a vibrant learning community that cultivates well-rounded, compassionate, and socially responsible individuals, equipped with the skills and knowledge to thrive in an ever-changing world and contribute positively to society.

This document outlines Viewmont Elementary's comprehensive approach to fostering student development and instructional excellence. Key strategic areas include a focus on continuous teacher professional development, data-driven instruction, and differentiated learning supports. It details a robust core curriculum for literacy and mathematics, along with social-emotional learning initiatives. The plan also emphasizes targeted intervention and acceleration programs, complemented by a variety of enrichment opportunities designed to meet individual student needs.

The Hickory City Schools Strategic Plan (2024-2030) focuses on three key areas: purposeful rebranding and marketing to enhance the school's digital presence and attract families and employees; empowering academic excellence by improving educational outcomes through innovation, comprehensive support, and professional development; and innovative facilities and operations to modernize learning spaces and meet modern learning standards. The plan also emphasizes highly-qualified and effective personnel, recruiting, empowering, training, and retaining educators, and transparent and innovative budgeting to maximize resources for teaching and learning. The overall vision is a vibrant and inclusive learning community where every student thrives academically and personally, becoming well-rounded, compassionate, and socially responsible individuals.