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Our Call to Action:Pursuit of ExcellenceThe Strategic Plan for theMontgomery CountyPublic Schools2008
 
–2013Approved: July 2008June 2009 2009–2014ContentsJoint Letter....................................................................................................................... iGuiding Tenets .............................................................................................................. iiPerformance Targets—2006–2010 ................................................................................iiiSupplemental Plans....................................................................................................... ivDeployment of Guiding Tenets ......................................................................................vOverview ....................................................................................................................... 1Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act .................................................................. 5Goal 1: Ensure Success for Every Student......................................................................6Strategic Initiatives.................................................................................................... 7Goal 2: Provide an Effective Instructional Program......................................................12Strategic Initiatives.................................................................................................. 13Goal 3: Strengthen Productive Partnerships for Education...........................................18Strategic Initiatives.................................................................................................. 19Goal 4: Create a Positive Work Environment in aSelf-renewing Organization.......................................................................................22Strategic Initiatives.................................................................................................. 23Goal 5: Provide High-quality Business Services that are Essential tothe Educational Success of Students..........................................................................28Strategic Initiatives.................................................................................................. 29Strategies Implemented Since 1999..............................................................................33Organizational Culture of Respect 41
 
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Being Revised by Superintendent and BoardOur Call to Action: Pursuit of Excellence 
Dear Staff, Parents, Students, and Community:Over the past nine years, Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) improvement efforts have beencarefully guided by our detailed strategic plan, Our Call to Action: Pursuit of Excellence. Our communityvalues quality, aspires to high standards, and insists upon accountability. All three elements undergird theplan and drive our work. Each year, we evaluate where we are, assess our performance, and adjust ourplan to ensure that we are truly building a school system where every child has the opportunity to succeed.We are striving to create a school system, and indeed a community, where academic success is notpredictable by race, ethnicity, disability, language proficiency, or poverty. We believe this update carriesus further down our path to this critical goal as we continue to address matters of equity in every school.The extraordinary improvements in student achievement during the past nine years is a direct result of theoutstanding work of our staff implementing the Board of Education’s strategies and initiatives manifestedin the strategic plan. We have worked not only with staff members, but with many partners—includingparents, other elected officials, business leaders, and civic and community leaders—to create a living,working plan that provides guidance in the development and implementation of programs and budgets toimprove teaching and learning.There is no question that it is essential for an organization to be committed to its plan if it is to makesustained systemic improvement. Indeed, the success of our system rests in large measure on thecommitment of our individual staff members—more than 22,000 of them—to carry out the work of thisplan each and every day. We ask a great deal of our employees in order to provide the highest qualityinstructional program and support services to nearly 138,000 students, and we are proud of all that theyhave done to make MCPS one of the most respected school districts in America.In this new edition of the plan, we continue to refine systemwide alignment to ensure that the overalldirection of the school system continues to focus intensely on eliminating the achievement gap and raisingacademic achievement for all. In this update, we provide greater clarity to our work to address issues of equity and race that remain barriers to our ultimate goal of eradicating the gap.This new edition coincides not only with the continued rise in student achievement, but also with greaterstakeholder and community involvement in the development of programs and initiatives. We will continueto refine our strategies and efforts so that we will ultimately reach our goal of creating a school systemwhere every child graduates with the preparation necessary to succeed in college and the world of work.We will continue to strategically work to eliminate barriers and address difficult issues that stand in theway of that success.Sincerely,Shirley Brandman Jerry D. Weast, Ed.D.President, Board of Education Superintendent of Schools
 
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Montgomery County Public SchoolsGUIDING TENETSCORE VALUES• Every child can learn and succeed• The pursuit of excellence is fundamental and unending• An ethical school system requires fair treatment, honesty, openness, integrity, and respect• A high-quality school system strives to be responsive and accountable to the customerMISSIONTo provide a high-quality, world-class education that ensures success for every student through excellence in teaching and learning.VISIONA high-quality education is the fundamental right of every child. All children will receive the respect, encouragement, andopportunities they need to build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be successful, contributing members of a global society.SYSTEM GOALS• Ensure success for every student• Provide an effective instructional program• Strengthen productive partnerships for education• Create a positive work environment in a self-renewing organization• Provide high-quality business services that are essential to the educational success of studentsBOARD OF EDUCATION ACADEMIC PRIORITIES*• Organize and optimize resources for improved academic results• Align rigorous curriculum, delivery of instruction, and assessment for continuous improvement of student achievement• Develop, expand, and deliver literacy-based initiatives from prekindergarten through Grade 12• Develop, pilot, and expand improvements in secondary content, instruction, and programs that support students’ active engagementin learning• Use student, staff, school, and system performance data to monitor and improve student achievement• Foster and sustain systems that support and improve employee effectiveness, in partnership with MCPS employee organizations• Strengthen family-school relationships and continue to expand civic, business, and community partnerships that support improvedstudent achievement*Revised July 17, 2007CRITICAL QUESTIONS• What do students need to know and be able to do?• How will we know they have learned it?• What will we do when they haven’t?• What will we do when they already know it?
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