Northampton Public Schools

This strategic plan outlines key priorities for Northampton Public Schools for the period 2024-2029. It focuses on achieving net-zero carbonization and optimizing facilities management, addressing changing enrollment and school consolidation, ensuring long-term fiscal stability, enhancing nutrition programs, improving PreK-12 reading outcomes, implementing a systemic Multi-Tiered Support System (MTSS), developing a comprehensive professional development plan, and expanding out-of-school time programming. The plan aims to foster high-quality learning environments, support student well-being, and ensure sustainable district operations.

This School Improvement Plan for Northampton High School outlines key goals to enhance student outcomes and community engagement. It prioritizes improving English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with a specific focus on supporting English learners, students with disabilities, low-income students, and Hispanic or Latino students. Furthermore, the plan aims to strengthen the sense of connection and belonging among students, staff, and caregivers, and to develop a comprehensive 'Portrait of a Graduate' to guide student development.

The Jackson Street School Improvement Plan for 2024-2026 outlines a roadmap guided by core values to build community, enable student potential, and nurture kindness, empathy, and tolerance. It is fundamentally tied to anti-bias and anti-racist work, aiming to foster critical thinking and empower students to contribute to a better world. Key strategic goals include achieving specific literacy benchmarks for students from kindergarten to fifth grade, enhancing community and caregiver engagement through events, ensuring consistent monthly communication with families, and supporting ongoing discussions and exploration of identity, justice, and activism.

This School Improvement Plan aims to continue progress on various school goals, fostering an environment where students enjoy learning, gain skills, confidence, and character, and feel supported by a strong community. Key areas of focus include leveraging student data for differentiated instruction, enhancing collaboration, and implementing anti-bias/anti-racist professional development. The plan outlines four SMARTIE goals: improving ELA and math outcomes for English Learners, students with disabilities, low-income students, and Hispanic or Latino students; strengthening the sense of connection and belonging for all stakeholders; and developing students' social emotional learning to become engaged citizens in a global society.

This Improvement Plan outlines strategies for JFK Middle School to achieve equitable and high-quality educational experiences and foster social and academic growth for all students. Key focus areas include using data-driven approaches to improve ELA and math outcomes for English Learners, students with disabilities, low-income students, and Hispanic or Latino students; strengthening community and inclusiveness through Restorative Practices and caregiver engagement; and refining data collection and review systems to address academic, social, and emotional needs across all subgroups.