- Norfolk Public Schools
- Student Excellence
NPS Strategic Plan
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Student Excellence
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Create authentic and culturally relevant learning experiences so that each student will be a creative, collaborative, civic-minded, critical thinker with effective communication skills.
Objectives
Objective 1
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Ensure multi-leveled supports and evidence-based interventions are effectively and consistently implemented in every school to support each student’s mastery of learning standards.
Strategy 1:
Provide resources and training to effectively implement culturally relevant curricula, instructional materials, and teaching practices.Strategy 2:
Increase the focus on students being effective communicators and collaborators within and across all courses and content areas using technology and non-technology supports.
Objective 2
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Improve academic excellence for each student.
Strategy 1:
Implement effective literacy and mathematics instruction and interventions for students grades PreK-12 to ensure each student is prepared to meet or exceed learning standards across all content areas.
Objective 3
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Increase access and opportunities to diverse learning experiences for each student to promote growth and life readiness upon graduation.
Strategy 1:
Expand Pre-K opportunities for each child through the use of a mixed-income model.Strategy 2:
Increase equitable opportunities for college and career preparation by providing additional access to programs such as, but not limited to, dual enrollment, workplace learning, career pathways, summer internships, specialty programs, and choice programs.
Objective 4
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Improve student outcomes during key academic transition years.
Strategy 1:
Provide support, tools, and programming for students and families to ease the transitions to school-aged programs, middle school,
and high school.
Measures
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Reading on Grade Level
Increase the percentage of students reading on grade level by the third grade as measured by the fall growth assessment.
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Schools Meeting Accreditation
Increase the percentage of schools meeting accreditation.
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College, Career, and Civic Readiness Indicator
Increase the percentage of graduates meeting the requirements for College, Career, and Civic Readiness Indicator (CCCRI) by cohort.
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On-Time Graduation
Increase the percentage of students graduating on time using the four-year Virginia On-Time Graduation Rate.
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Passing Advanced Placement (AP) and/or International Baccalaureate (IB) Assessment or Successfully C
Increase the percentage of students who pass an Advanced Placement (3 or higher) exam; pass an International Baccalaureate (4 or higher) exam; successfully complete a Dual Enrollment class (C or higher); or earn an industry certification by graduation.
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IB Students Earning an IB Diploma
Increase the percentage of IB students earning an IB diploma.