Bethel Public Schools

Goal #1: To increase student achievement at all grade levels.

Objective

• Continue the early reading initiative at the primary levels.
• Begin secondary reading initiative at BHS and BMS.
• Increase the number of BHS students participating in the Advanced Placement and College Credit courses from UConn and West Conn.
• Increase the number of students from Proficient to Goal in the CMT and the CAPT by 10%.
• Decrease the number of students in Basic and Below Basic levels in CMT and CAPT by 3%.
• Implement the Technology Plan.
• Implement the federally mandated Health and Wellness initiative.

Goal #2: To improve instruction at all grade levels.

Objective

• Provide well-trained, caring staff who are prepared to address academic, social-emotional, creative, and developmental needs of all students.
• Enhance Professional Learning Communities focused on the use of student performance data to improve instruction.
• Examine specific curricula for its ability to promote maximum student achievement and to prepare students fully for contemporary challenges.
• Examine the academic achievement of Bethel’s boys and young men with the intention of providing instruction and curriculum that motivates them.

Goal #3: To reduce racial, ethnic, and economic isolation

Objective

• Provide professional development to all staff to further prepare them to teach students whose first language is not English.
• Provide opportunities for students and staff to develop their understanding and respect for the variety of cultures, religions, languages, and traditions represented in our school district.
• Provide the resources to further develop the ELL services to students and teachers.
• Begin formal study of World Languages in grade 4, and provide after-school opportunities for students to be introduced to other languages and cultures.

Goal # 4: To encourage greater parent and community involvement.

Objective

• Communicate with parents and community about the needs, accomplishments, and future plans for the school district.

Goal #5: To provide cohesive leadership as a Board of Education.

Objective

• Understand and demonstrate the BOE’s statutory roles and responsibilities relative to other Bethel boards and to the district administration.
• Continue to improve communications through an enhanced web site, the Report to the Community, cable access programming, and other methods of sharing information.
• Participate in at least one Board capacity- building workshop at the state and/or national levels.
• Review the staff hiring and evaluation processes with the district administration.

Goal #6: Monitor and maintain school facilities in order to provide safe, energy-efficient, and appropriate learning environment for all students

Objective

• Establish a multi-year facilities maintenance plan.

Goal #7: Re-engineer the Bethel High School Senior Year

Objective

• Provide wider-ranging and more challenging opportunities for seniors that better prepare them for their post-high school lives.
• Provide wider-ranging and more challenging opportunities for seniors that better prepare them for their post-high school lives.