Middletown Public Schools                                                               No. 2400

 

MASTER PLANS AND STRATEGIC PLANS

 

In accordance with RI Gen. Laws § 16-2-9 and § 16-7.1-2, the Middletown School Committee shall approve a master plan defining the goals and objectives of the Middletown Public School system. These goals and objectives shall be expressed in terms of what men and women should know and be able to do as a result of their educational experience. The Committee shall periodically evaluate the efforts and results of education in light of these objectives.

 

The School Committee, with the assistance of the Superintendent, other school administrators and community members, shall develop a Middletown School Department Strategic Plan. This Strategic Plan shall:

Be based on high academic standards for student performance consistent with the statewide standards and benchmarks;

Be the product of a shared community-wide process which defines a vision of what students should know and be able to do;

• Address the needs of each school in the district;

• Encourage the development of school-based improvement planning and implementation;

Include a process for mentoring of new teachers;

• Be designed to improve student achievement with emphasis on closing the performance gaps among groups of students such as the performance gaps correlated with poverty, gender, and language background;

• Include an asset protection plan; and, Be consistent with Rhode Island's Comprehensive Education Strategy.

In order to assure the most efficient use of resources implementing the strategic plan, the School Department personnel shall, whenever feasible, work with other school departments and as part of the Area Collaborative and Newport County Regional Special Education Program.

The strategic plan shall include strategies to improve the performance of students in mathematics, reading and writing. These strategies shall be based on the adequate yearly progress expected for students and schools and shall be designed to meet the performance targets set by the Commissioner of Education.

 

Reference

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-2-9

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-7.1-2

Strategic Plan for Middletown Public Schools

 

1st Reading - August 18, 2005

2nd Reading and Approval - September 15, 2005

Revised - March 19, 2009

Review - April 16, 2026

3 Year Review Due - April 2029