BOE Goals

Rondout Valley Central School District
2023-2024 School Year
Board of Education Goals

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Goal: To provide a safe, engaging learning environment that promotes progress towards academic achievement and excellence.  

Objectives/Action Steps

The RVCSD Board of Education will:

• review and approve a multiple year plan for updating the district’s Math & ELA curriculum (including writing) which involves all stakeholders in the process. 

• review and monitor data on an annual basis with the goal of seeing an increase in state test scores, grades 3-12, to be at or above the County average for the number of students scoring in the proficient range. 

• review and approve a plan to deliver professional development specifically for the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) throughout the District. 

Goal: The district will create and sustain collaborative partnerships that foster academic excellence, learning opportunities for all students and a positive culture in our schools and community.

Objectives/Action Steps

The RVCSD Board of Education will:

• review and approve a process that brings all stakeholders together to review and discuss data, develop and review improvement/action plans that are vertically aligned and provide continuity and consistency in all schools.  (To be implemented in the 24-25 School Year) 

• review the district’s plan to establish and maintain relationships with post-secondary institutions and colleges, to better prepare our students to be successful upon graduation.  

Goal: Through transparent operations and best practices, the Board of Education will maintain sound fiscal stewardship of financial resources consistent with Board policies.

Objectives/Action Steps

The RVCSD Board of Education will:

• hold public committee meetings throughout the budget development process.

• disseminate a budget newsletter to all stakeholders.

• collect feedback from all stakeholder groups through a survey and a public hearing.

• Keep tax increases at or under the tax cap, while not cutting services. 

Goal: To ensure that all school buildings and grounds are safe and secure learning environments.

Objectives/ Action Steps

The RVCSD Board of Education will:

• Ensure best practices are employed throughout the district by adopting a district wide safety plan that includes prevention, detection, and training.
• Develop a new capital project plan.
• Ensure the concession stand is up and running by the Spring of 2024

Goal: To develop an ongoing policy review cycle that seeks to align policy and practice and well as applicable state and federal laws.

Objectives/ Action Steps

The RVCSD Board of Education will:

• review and update its policies in a timely manner.