Haddon Township School District
Mission Statement
The Haddon Township
School District shall
establish the highest standards of excellence for educating all individuals to
use knowledge, values, and skills to function as responsible members of
society. The school district will
provide a nurturing, stimulating environment; a dedicated staff; an innovative
curriculum that supports the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards; and
the opportunity for community involvement and support.
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Adopted October 16, 2008
Goals for 2008-2010
1.
Teaching and Learning
2.
Professional Development
3.
Technology
4.
Facilities
5.
Budget and Finance
6.
Community
7.
Governance
8. Preparing
for the Future – Legacy
1.
Teaching and Learning - District staff will use a
variety of data resources to analyze all district curriculum and assessments to
ensure that they are aligned with NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards and meet
the needs of our increasingly diverse learning population.
2.
Professional Development - District certified staff and
members of the Professional Development Committee will plan and provide
professional development initiatives designed to help teachers provide students
with best practices in instruction. This
will include areas of literacy, numeracy, high school redesign, assessment,
technology, RTI, induction of new staff and the investigation of new models of
delivery.
3.
Technology - The Board of Education and district staff, while acknowledging budgetary
constraints, will ensure resources are in place to enable staff and students to
meet the technology needs, achieve district goals, improve data management, and
improve the integration of technology into the curriculum.
4.
Facilities - The Board of Education and district staff will examine existing
facilities to determine short range needs;
and assess the community’s willingness to support a bond referendum to
consider long range needs with respect to age and condition of buildings,
community access, district demographics, early childhood programmatic needs and
the impact on teaching and learning.
5. Budget and Finance - The Board of Education and
District staff, with respect and recognition for long-standing community
support, will continue to examine ways to maintain district programs and
services, and explore opportunities for shared services, during times of new
regulations and the uncertainty and transition in state funding.
6. Community - The Board of Education and District staff
will enable parent and community involvement and opportunities to share new
initiatives intended: to increase
accessibility to district and student information through Edline; to inform parents and staff in a timely
manner in the event of community or weather crises through the Global Connect
emergency notification system; to
continue shared services with the municipality, including the “Haddon Press;” and to evaluate the community’s interest in a
bond referendum to support building needs and assess the feasibility of an
early childhood and community center.
7.
Governance - In recognition of new and existing state law and code, The Board of
Education will review and update policies and procedures and participate in a
self-assessment as required to maintain compliance with NJQSAC regulations.
8. Preparing for the Future – Legacy - The Board of
Education and district staff, parents, students, and community will review the
Goals and develop plans and activities to ensure and sustain a “Haddon Township
Education.”
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Adopted October 16, 2008
Mission
Statement and Goals Presentation - 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 –
http://www.edline.net/pages/HaddonTownshipSD/Schools/BOE/Presentation_Content/missiongoals0809
