1. Implement School Improvement Plan Model with School Councils
2. Implement all components of contracted agreements with all employee groups
3. Continue work in policy review and development
4. Monitor entry/transition plans of principals and new-to-position administrators
5. Compile listing and opportunities for academic challenge and enrichment projects and develop plans for consistency and additional programming where necessary
6. Assess baseline data and conduct program evaluations of high school science curriculum, middle school model, teacher evaluation model
7. Develop policy regarding program evaluation
8. Continued implementation of Well-Being Initiative
9. Enhance participation and research accomplishment with MSAN
10. Complete program evaluation of social studies and develop recommendations
11. Implement recommendations of program evaluation in mathematics
12. Develop policy regarding document retention

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

1. Ensure common curriculum assessments (local, authentic assessments) are established in all core areas
2. Complete program evaluation of social studies and develop recommendations
3. Implement recommendations of program evaluation in mathematics
4. Implement ELA curriculum guide, monitoring, and professional development
5. Implement Science curriculum guide, monitoring, and professional development
6. Administer grants (continuing and new) which includes grant writing and administrative oversight
7. Complete study of world languages in elementary schools
8. Incorporate assessment of student achievement routines into district policy
9. Ensure benchmark assessments (local and standardized) are established in all core subject areas

Professional Development, Supervision, and Evaluation

1. Implement all components of contracted agreement of teacher evaluation
2. Phase in implementation of components of contracted professional development model
3. Implement “Skilled Teacher” course for all teachers and “Research for Better Teaching” training for all administrators and supervisors

Facilities and Transportation

1. Design an Air Quality Program district wide
2. Continue to install and increase school security
3. Provide staff development training
4. Negotiate Mark’s Meadow UMass agreement amendment
5. Analyze front door and all door security and make recommendations for change

Student Support Services

1. Develop model for school wide enrichment
2. Provide Special Education academic evaluations, Special Education academic interventions, student records, and 504 plans professional development
3. Evaluate building based student support team process
4. Support and evaluate student success plan completion
5. Continue program evaluation of Special Education and ELE
6. Clarify and expand academic interventions
7. Evaluate current and create new transition plan guidelines
8. Strengthen coordination/collaboration with outside agencies and service providers
9. Strengthen the Parents As Teachers programming
10. Strengthen parent/family collaboration/connection with the schools/central office
11. Develop system-wide model and language of intervention
12. Implement required ELE professional development, categories two and four
13. Research and create consistent criteria for placement, coding of levels, and documentation for ELE to be applied across all schools and levels
14. Define educational outreach and implement consistent services/supports across schools and levels
15. Research and implement interventions to support building the social competency of our students
16. Research and implement appropriate interventions/programming for students who present with significant mental health issues which significantly impact school performance
17. Research and implement professional development regarding school safety/crisis planning, specifically incident commander training and student specific training

Human Resources

1. Ensure all evaluations are completed per agreement
2. Implement support software for professional development and evaluation and training program for its use
3. Continue implementation of EPIMS
4. Update Employee and Substitute Handbooks, including links to relevant policies
5. Review evaluation documents used for clerical/media and paraprofessional staff
6. Implement all-employee orientation plan
7. Analyze impact of previous year’s cuts as part of long term planning process

Business Office

1. Implement MASBO Financial Operations Review Program
2. Implement New Food Service Plan
3. Implement new 403(b) plan
4. Review and update business processes and procedures district wide
5. Design and test online purchase order process
6. Research online supplies ordering
7. Increase funding for professional development

Information Systems

1. Increase PowerTeacher/PowerGrade use in secondary schools
2. Increase use and awareness of Parent Portal in secondary schools and begin implementation in elementary schools
3. Work with Administration to implement standards-based report cards for elementary schools
4. Create PowerSchool training materials and courses 
5. Implement online courseware server to support distance learning 
6. Create and implement comprehensive disaster recovery plan 
7. Implement department documentation standards
8. Increase data warehouse profile and use of the data warehouse
9. Continue to explore server virtualization technology to reduce physical server count and heating and cooling needs
10. Implement Novell Identity manager to integrate eDirectory and Microsoft Active Directory
11. Begin research and preparation for SAN upgrade or replacement in Summer ’09 
12. Work with Human Resources to maintain/update EPIMS
13. Centralize printer cartridge and projector lamp purchasing and distribution
14. Research, evaluate, select and implement website update
15. Ensure teachers and administrators have ready access to StudyIsland, MCAS data and local assessments to enhance planning and instruction
16. Decrease student to computer ratio in classrooms