November 30, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Loup City Public Schools Board of Education Regular Session

Communication:  To create multiple avenues of communication with our stakeholders.
Curriculum:  Create a viable and sustainable curriculum to meet the needs of our students and provide college and career readiness.
Facilities:  To develop a short term and long term facility plan that will meet the needs of a changing community. 
Finances:  To create a budget and long term financial planning that has a cash reserve that will ensure stability, long term planning for finance, and to continue to plan for appropriate facilities. 
Vision:  To provide resources to create and maintain progressive educational opportunities .

Communication:  To create multiple avenues of communication with our stakeholders.

1. Communicate via Sherman County Times, electronic messaging, and Newsletter twice a month minimum.  
2. Community engagement on topics of interest on a quarterly basis could be at conferences and open houses.
3. Use the marquee to celebrate students, update school events, and to celebrate the school accomplishments.
4. Increasing communication about on-going board projects.
5. Utilize a system to remind community members of upcoming events.
6. Use school events to display student work and celebrate curriculum.
7. Utilize students to write articles through Thrillshare

Curriculum:  Create a viable and sustainable curriculum to meet the needs of our students and provide college and career readiness.

1. Update assessment and grading procedures to communicate academic progress toward mastery of the standards.
2. Grow the opportunities for students to take college credit courses in school or via remote learning.
3. Communicate curriculum partnerships with ESU 10 and Central Community College.
4. Curriculum, teacher professional development and interventions will be designed for all students to be reading on grade level by the end of 3rd grade.
5. Programs and instructional strategies to encourage strong writing skills for all students will be developed.
6. Provide reasoning when communicating our curriculum.

Facilities:  To develop a short term and long term facility plan that will meet the needs of a changing community. 

1. Maintain comparable and competitive facilities.
2. To develop plans to engage the community in a discussion of the need for daycare, early childhood programs and the appropriate facilities.
3. To develop plans and timeline for the creation of a single PK-12 campus.
4. To create facilities that meet the needs of our change in educational programming.
5. To create multipurpose space.

Finances:  To create a budget and long term financial planning that has a cash reserve that will ensure stability, long term planning for finance, and to continue to plan for appropriate facilities. 

1. Development & study of fiscal benefits to a one campus system.
2. Utilize staffing models that are based on student achievement data and program needs.
3. Instructional materials will be purchased based on the curriculum model.
4. To maintain a cash reserve of the equivalent to at least 3 months average expenses.
5.  Continue to build the Special Building Fund to meet the future facility needs of the district.

Vision:  To provide resources to create and maintain progressive educational opportunities .

1. To provide opportunities for students to excel in college level courses.
2. Teach and learn as if success is inevitable.
3. Utilize and  build leadership capacity in all staff.
4. Create strong PK-12 programs utilizing instructional technology and developing independent learners.
5. Build collaborative relationships within our communities to further engage the stakeholders.