Goal 4:  Staff Will Offer the Best
Teaching and Learning Opportunities

Performance Goal #4:  Through meeting the needs of learners and supporting our staff, the Watertown School District will offer the best teaching and learning opportunities in South Dakota. 

Goals

Time Line

Responsibility

Resources Needed

Evaluation

 

1.  The annual report will be completed each fall and sent out to businesses in the community.
 

2.  Review the programs of the District (ARC, Blizzard Team, Academies, dual credit opportunities, etc.)
 

3.  Explore on-line High School opportunities for students as option for HS credits.

 

4.  Explore land acquisitions for future learners of the District to make sure we are prepared for the future.
 

5.  Continue to update facilities for technology needs, student needs (curricular, co-curricular, extra curricular).
 

6.  Encourage teachers to pursue leadership opportunities both on District Committees and SASD Aspiring School Leadership Academy (stipends continued through the Master Contract)
 

7.  Work with the Department of Education to create alternative certification that includes on-line coursework and mentorship programs.  Currently, HS has alternative certification, but Elementary does not.  “Grow our Own” program developed.

8.  Radio and newspaper marketing regarding the positive benefits of attending the Watertown School District. 

 

9.  Explore accommodating students outside of the District

 

  

 

October/November

of each year.

 

 

On-going through data summary

 

 

 

Fall 2008 – 2010

 

 
 

2009

 

 

 

2008-2012 (on-going)

 

 

 

On-going

 

 

 

 

 
 

State Board of Education meetings and on-going

 

 

 

 

 
 

Fall 2008-on-going

Stakeholders spring of 2009

 

 

Spring of 2009

 

Superintendent, Asst. Superintendent, Business Manager

 
 

Superintendent, Asst. Superintendent, Principals

 

 

Superintendent, HS Principal

 

 

Superintendent, Business Manager, Property Committee

 

 

Superintendent, Business Manager, Property Committee, Bldg/Maintenance Director, Principals

 

Superintendent, Principals, Asst. Superintendent,

 

 

 

 
 

Superintendent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superintendent, Principals, teachers, staff

 

 
 

Superintendent, Business Manager, Transportation Director, Principals

 

$1500.00

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

None

 

 
 

None

 

 

 
 

Capital Outlay Budget (budget work sessions)

 

 
 

Travel cost (SASD Aspiring Leadership Academy), stipend amount $60.00 per credit reimbursement.  Look at the possibility of increasing for on-line costs.

 

Unsure at this time – TCAP funding possibility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsure at this time

 

 

 

Unsure

 

Report completed and out to businesses.

 

 

Data given to Board and public.

 

 

 

Data given to Board

 
 

Data given to Board

 

 

 

5 year capital outlay budget each spring is developed for Board work sessions.

 

2-3 teachers attending the Academy each year.

 

 

 

 

Program in place (need state Board of Education approval prior to development.  DOE will need to work with universities for on-line certification coursework.)

 

 

 

Stakeholder report completed and announcements beginning.

 

 

Report to the Board