Final Meeting

The Final Meeting is an opportunity to make revisions to the plan based on data and evidence before it is formally presented to the Board of Education for review.

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Community Consolidated School District 62

DRAFT Preferred Future Statement

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MISSION Foster an inclusive, innovative learning environment that inspires students to explore their potential, nurture their talents, and become compassionate lifelong learners.	VISION - North Star Collaborate to remove barriers, provide opportunities, and ensure student success for high school and beyond.	MOTTO Ignite Curiosity. Instill Compassion. Inspire Courage.
Learner Portrait Creative & Critical Scholar Collaborative Communicator Problem Solving Innovator Dependable & Reliable Friend Flexible & Agile Thinker Healthy & Well Being Advocate Social Skilled, Responsible & Accountable Citizen	Education Portrait Knowledgeable, Innovative & Skillful Instructor Student-Centered Lifelong Learner Collaborative Communicator Trusting & Respectful Colleague/Team member Continuous Improvement Champion Decision-making Problem Solver Empathetic & Perseverant Advocate	System Portrait Clear Purpose & Direction Unity: Sense of Belonging & Community High Expectations & Standards Trusting & Respectful Relationships with Students, Families, & Staff Communication & Collaboration Health, Safety, & Well-being of Students, Families, & Staff Consistent Practices, Policies, and Procedures
	CORE VALUES
Empathy & Trusting Relationships Safety & Well-being Diversity, Equity & Inclusion		Curiosity & Innovation Continuous Improvement & Stewardship Collaboration & Communication

MISSION

Foster an inclusive, innovative learning environment that inspires students to explore their potential, nurture their talents, and become compassionate lifelong learners.

VISION - North Star

Collaborate to remove barriers, provide opportunities, and ensure student success for high school and beyond.

MOTTO

Ignite Curiosity.

Instill Compassion.

Inspire Courage.

Learner Portrait

Creative & Critical Scholar
Collaborative Communicator
Problem Solving Innovator
Dependable & Reliable Friend
Flexible & Agile Thinker
Healthy & Well Being Advocate
Social Skilled, Responsible & Accountable Citizen

Education Portrait

Knowledgeable, Innovative & Skillful Instructor
Student-Centered Lifelong Learner
Collaborative Communicator
Trusting & Respectful Colleague/Team member
Continuous Improvement Champion
Decision-making Problem Solver
Empathetic & Perseverant Advocate

System Portrait

Clear Purpose & Direction
Unity: Sense of Belonging & Community
High Expectations & Standards
Trusting & Respectful Relationships with Students, Families, & Staff
Communication & Collaboration
Health, Safety, & Well-being of Students, Families, & Staff
Consistent Practices, Policies, and Procedures

CORE VALUES

Empathy & Trusting Relationships

Safety & Well-being

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Curiosity & Innovation

Continuous Improvement & Stewardship

Collaboration & Communication

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Final Meeting Materials

Agenda

COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 62

Final Strategic plan team meeting

Where: Zoom Virtual Meeting

When: February 7, 2024

Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Virtual)

Link: https://cecweb.zoom.us/j/89496341777

Outcome	Activity	Facilitator/Time
Answer the question: What will be our final strategic plan recommendation to the Board of Education?	Welcome and charge for the final meeting Set outcomes for the Final Meeting of the strategic plan team. Review roles and responsibilities.	Michael Amadei Superintendent 2 MIN Perry Soldwedel CEC Facilitator 13 MIN
Answer the question: What will happen between now and the strategic plan adoption? What will happen between the adoption and the beginning of the next school year?	Learn about the final one-page draft of the plan. Learn about the final strategic plan guidebook. Learn about the steps to bring the plan to life. Learn about the next steps Learn about the BOE presentation and approval process.	Perry Soldwedel CEC Facilitator 8 Minutes Michael Amadei Superintendent 7 MIN
Answer the question: What themes related to goals and strategies will we use from stakeholder feedback to make our initial strategic plan draft better?	Make final refinements to the strategic plan's mission, motto, vision, portraits, and core values. For the Preferred Future Statement Review the draft strategic plan Consider any changes to the draft document. Make final refinements to the strategic plan's long-range goals and high-leverage strategies. Each table team will review each of these components: Goal One and aligned strategies. Goal Two and aligned strategies. Goal Three and aligned strategies. Goal Four and aligned strategies. Goal Five and aligned strategies. For each document: Review the draft strategic plan Consider any changes to the draft document.	Perry Soldwedel CEC Facilitator 90 Minutes Suggested 30 MIN on Preferred Future Statement and 60 MIN on Goals and Aligned Strategies
	ADJOURN - 6:00 PM

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CCSD62 Team Final Recommendation

CCSD62 Portrait Descriptions

COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 62

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D62 Learner Portrait

Essential Characteristic	Description
Creative and Critical Scholar	Students move from grade to grade, school to school with strong critical and creative thinking skills developed by applying foundational academic knowledge across various disciplines to develop new understandings. Being a creative and critical thinker leads to strong academic knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Learners have interdisciplinary and connected learning experiences.
Collaborative Communicator	Students must be effective and responsible communicators who can organize and express information in different ways to diverse audiences, using a variety of methods and tools. Students must know how to collaborate effectively with diverse teams to understand problems and develop creative, realistic solutions that address the needs of people and situations.
Problem Solving Innovator	Students graduate with the ability to understand problems and develop creative, realistic solutions. They are cognitively flexible, and knowledgeable about different approaches to problem solving. They are creative and know how to use a variety of tools and techniques to develop fresh, new ideas. They are comfortable managing complexity and ambiguity. They engage in competency-based learning experiences.
Dependable & Reliable Friend	Students have an inclusive mindset and value and empathize with others who are different from themselves. They know how to act in ways that promote equity and opportunities for all. They support one another as dependable and reliable friends. They engage in various academic and social activities to guide them in their pursuit of post-secondary college, career, and life goals.
Flexible & Agile Thinker	Students can relate to and empathize with people from diverse backgrounds and with different belief systems, cultures, physical and learning abilities, identities, languages, socio- economic backgrounds, and ages. They can persevere to focus on what is important and necessary.
Socially Skilled, Responsible & Accountable Citizen	Students take responsibility for their own actions and behaviors. Students work hard to manage and direct their own learning. They know what they have learned and what they need to learn next. They can accurately describe their performance. They see failure as an opportunity to learn from past results and continue to learn and grow. They make the impossible possible. They have a continuous improvement mindset.
Health and Well-Being Advocate	Students learn with the confidence to take calculated risks, learn from mistakes, be comfortable with their surroundings, and aware of their strengths and weaknesses. They can reach out to others to continue their learning. They value health and advocate for well-being for themselves and others.

D62 Educator Portrait

Essential Characteristic	Description
Knowledgeable, Innovative & Skillful Instructor	Adults use creative and critical thinking as they do their work. They are role models for students. They work constructively to generate ideas with students and coworkers, and design, develop and iterate creative solutions. They exercise their critical thinking by analyzing data and evidence to identify and clarify problems. They use data to make decisions.
Student-centered Lifelong Learner	Adults understand the power of technology and use it effectively both to do their work and to help students do their work. They put students first in their decision-making. They are committed to making a difference in the life of each learner. They are committed to continuously growing and learning as a professional.
Collaborative Communicator	Adults value two-way communication and collaboration. Adults prepare students for teamwork and facilitate collaboration among students and with external partners. They empower students to be confident self-advocates who take ownership of their learning and outcomes while working independently and in groups. Adults know how to listen deeply and use a variety of communication tools to construct meaning and provide feedback.
Trusting & Respectful Colleague / Team Player	Adults are courageous advocates for equity and access, and they work proactively to establish a culture of social and cultural empathy. They are effective team members. They support students to know their own identifies and feel comfortable and secure. Adults are emotionally self-aware, present, available, and reliable. Adults recognize that self-care is critical to their ability to do their jobs, and they are supported in maintaining their own healthy mind, body, and spirit.
Continuous Improvement Champion	Adults are well-informed, current, and knowledgeable about their areas of professional responsibility, whether that is in the classroom, or supporting the classroom. They strive to continuously improve their craft. They commit to growth and improvement of each learner, themselves, their team, and their school/district.
Decision-making Problem Solver	Adults focus on solutions to problems. They set goals and work individually and collectively to reach those goals. They make decisions that support school and system policies, practices, and procedures. They are forward looking and believe results can always improve.
Empathetic & Perseverant Advocate	Adults demonstrate their care for students by being proactive and reactive to student’s needs emotional needs and holding high expectations for their success. Adults are passionate about their work. They are sensitive to the needs of others. They make the impossible possible. They are kind, patient, and empathetic with learners, their families and their team members.

D62 System Portrait

Essential Characteristic	Description
Clear Purpose & Direction	CCSD62 uses it mission, vision, portraits, core values and goals to set meaningful purpose and direction. CCSD62 ensures that community fiscal resources are invested responsibly and used to benefit its stakeholders prepares students for life through standards-based learning that is rigorous, relevant, and interdisciplinary. The district actively offers students ways to explore and pursue a variety of post-graduation career and college options.
Unity-Sense of Community & Belonging	CCSD62 strives to make all community members feel welcomed and strives to prosper and be recognized as an excellent place to receive a quality education. Businesses, organizations, and families collaborate with educators in building a dynamic educational system that prioritizes students and enriches the community. The district partners with others to strengthen the community’s collective ability to make decisions proactively and take action to respond to new and existing challenges.
High Expectations & Standards	CCSD62 sets high expectations and standards for teaching and learning. The district actively recruits and develops a high-performing, diverse workforce that delivers exceptional services to students, families, and the community. Standards and expectations are rigorous and clear. Evaluation is based on attaining those standards and expectations.
Trusting & Respectful Relationships with Students, Families, and Staff	CCSD62 ensures that community fiscal resources are invested responsibly and used to benefit its stakeholders. CCSD62 supports and advocates for personal achievement and physical and mental well-being. The district’s empathetic culture promotes personal accountability and collective responsibility for each other’s well-being—students and adults—and for maintaining a kind and safe environment for everyone. Highly developed cultural awareness attends to the whole person, appreciating that every individual has value and is important.
Communication & Collaboration	CCSD62 strives to have effective two-way communication and collaboration with students, their families, and the broader community. It also strives for excellent two-way communication and collaboration with its staff. Communication and collaboration are measured in satisfaction surveys.
Health, Safety, & Well-being of Students, Families, & Staff	CCSD62 supports and advocates for personal achievement and physical and mental well-being. The district’s empathetic culture promotes personal accountability and collective responsibility for each other’s well-being—students and adults—and for maintaining a kind and safe environment for everyone. Highly developed cultural awareness attends to the whole person, appreciating that every individual has value and is important.
Consistent Practices, Policies, & Procedures	CCSD62 teaching and learning models focus on real-world application of academic and experiential knowledge. The district prepares students for life through standards-based learning that is rigorous, relevant, and interdisciplinary. Educational activities emulate the real world by teaching practical skills alongside foundational academic knowledge, all with the goal of preparing students to be successful adults.

CCSD62 Core Values Decriptions

CCSD62 Core Values Descriptions

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Core Value	Description
Empathy & Trusting Relationships	We promote powerful relationships and partnerships with our students, their families, our community, and our staff to provide real world learning experiences and networking opportunities. We support each other’s efforts, are loyal to one another, and care for each other, both personally and professionally. We recognize and celebrate the contributions of each team member.
Safety and Well-Being	We recognize the importance of safety and well-being. Safety and security leads to a kind and caring environment, enabling staff and students to build strong support systems and foster mutual well-being. Students and staff need a social, emotional, and health support system to ensure academic excellence.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	We value diversity and recognize that culture is a dominant force in our society. We build inclusive learning and working environments where all people can engage effectively with those different from themselves. We ensure equitable access to opportunities and resources. We believe that everyone has value and deserves to be treated respectfully in an inclusive environment.
Curiosity & Innovation	We believe that for our students to thrive requires a culture of curiosity and innovation. We are forward looking and future ready. We seek and create new tools and technology to optimize teaching and learning. We are constantly developing new technologies, solutions, and workarounds that can change the world.
Continuous Improvement & Accountability	We are unwavering in bettering ourselves. We believe that individual accountability ensures collective accountability. We give all students opportunities to build their identities as learners and develop the capacity for agency and autonomy. We ensure rigorous outcomes for all students. Growth and improvement guides our mindset.
Communication & Collaboration	We value being heard and making sure we hear others. We welcome feedback and commit to working collaboratively together toward common goals. We value shared decision-making and teamwork. We use feedback as we work together. We encourage team unity through sharing information or expertise, collaboratively working together to solve problems, and putting the team success first. We focus on solutions not problems.