Todd Neuhard

This Comprehensive Plan for the Lower Dauphin School District aims to educate, engage, support, and inspire its community, with a vision of preparing 'Every Falcon, Life Ready.' The plan is structured around three core cornerstones: Teaching and Learning, Data-Driven Decision Making, and Stewarding Valued Resources. These pillars guide the district's work and goals to ensure students are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for their future.

This document outlines a three-phase process for developing and implementing a strategic plan. It begins with comprehensive data collection and analysis, involving student, parent, and various stakeholder committees, to identify urgent needs using a Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) model. The second phase focuses on building initial capacity through implementation teams, training, and continuous feedback to address identified needs. The final phase involves the creation and implementation of a three- to five-year strategic roadmap, emphasizing district-wide self-awareness, culture work, and continuous improvement, with a goal to enhance student well-being and leverage community partnerships.

This document outlines the special education profile and areas of improvement for the Lower Dauphin School District. It details performance against various special education indicators, addresses methods for identifying students with specific learning disabilities, covers oversight for non-resident and incarcerated students, and focuses on maintaining the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). The plan emphasizes ensuring Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), enhancing academic and social-emotional supports, and expanding program capacity to provide a comprehensive continuum of services for students with disabilities.

The Lower Dauphin School District is developing a Comprehensive Plan to chart its future direction, emphasizing academic excellence, future readiness, and a supportive learning environment. This plan is guided by the district's values as a caring community and the Falcon PRIDE traits of perseverance, respect, integrity, discipline, and excellence. Key objectives include increasing student proficiency in math by 5.4% and English/language arts by 4.5% by 2023, developing a board-approved school counseling plan to achieve 93% student participation in career and college-readiness activities, and enhancing safe and supportive school initiatives. The ultimate goal is to provide an optimal educational experience and produce high-quality graduates.

The committee meeting focused on project updates and the review of the phased HVAC replacement plan for the elementary and middle schools. Key discussion topics included the status of Phase 1 projects involving Falcon Fields, middle school site improvements, and high school turf installation. Additionally, the committee reviewed the updated HVAC project timeline, detailing phases for design development, construction documents, bidding, procurement, and construction for various district facilities including South Hanover Elementary, Londonderry Elementary, and the middle school.