Community voices input on new mission statement
Community members voiced their input during a virtual Strategic Planning meeting hosted by the Ignacio School District, Monday, Jan. 24. The meeting was the first of six meetings scheduled to create and finalize a new Strategic Plan for the school district.
Parents, community members, Ignacio School District employees and students were encouraged to attend the meetings. Although the first meeting was held virtually due to the COVID pandemic, future meetings are scheduled to be held in the High School Auditorium. The next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 22, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
During a “jamboard” session of the planning meeting, those in attendance during the virtual meeting were asked to submit key words they would like to see for the new mission statement.
Words such as — Academic Focus, Safe, High Performance, Diversity, Parent Involvement, Honesty, and Inclusion — were just a few of many words presented to the school district.
The initial meeting covered the creation of a Mission Statement for the School District, future meetings will discuss finalizing the Mission Statement, and identifying focus area groups to work on SMART Goals, (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Based). The current Mission statement reads, “As a community partner, the Ignacio School District will provide an engaging education for all students in a safe, positive, and respectful environment.”
The Jan. 24 meeting also discussed data review gathered from the Strategic Survey sent out in October of 2021, students, parents, community members and staff who were sent the survey were asked for input about areas of concerns, “How are things currently going?” within the school district.
Areas of concerns were numbered as followed:
- Student Achievement
- Developing, Retention of staff
- School climate and culture
- Classroom Instruction
Top areas in the system were also listed:
- Physical Facilities
- Student Activities
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Community Partnership
Survey response to community priorities, “What should be our focus over the next three years?” was also presented during the strategic planning meeting. Those results were as follows.
Top four priorities:
- Developing, Retaining staff
- Classroom instruction
- Student Achievement
- School leadership
Bottom four priorities:
- Student activities
- Community partnerships
- Diversity and inclusion
- Physical facilities
Upcoming Strategic Plan Meetings are scheduled for Feb. 22: Finalize mission statement and identify focus area groups. March 28: Focus group progress report and work on SMART goals. April 25: Focus groups progress report and SMART goals. May 23: Focus groups progress report and finalize Strategic Plan, and June 9 present Strategic Plan to School Board for potential adoption.
For any information contact the Ignacio School District at 970-563-0500 or visit the website at https://www.ignacioschools.org/en-US