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FAIRFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Five-Year Plan
Update
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| Vision Statement |
| Excellence, Preparation for Life, Opportunities for All |
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Since September 2005, a group of Fairfield City School District teachers, faculty, parents, administrators and community members have been meeting to develop a new five-year plan for the district. |
| A Steering Committee with membership from various stakeholder groups has been overseeing the activities of five Action Teams: Instruction, Facilities, Family Ownership, Community Connectedness and Innovations. Each Action Team has identified compelling needs and results of fulfilling those needs, and from those statements each Action Team has developed Action Items, specific activities to answer the needs. |
| On Tuesday, June 6, 2006 the Steering Committee and its five Action Teams presented their final report to the Board of Education during its work session. The Steering Committee at that time requested formal approval of the new Five-Year Plan at the June 15 regular Board of Education meeting. The plan was approved with no changes. |
| To learn more about the new five-year plan, or to become involved, contact School and Community Relations Director Beth Wagner or the Superintendent's Office at (513) 829-6300. |
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Plan Highlights |
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Steering Committee’s Charter is as
follows: |
| Purpose: To be effective stewards of the five-year plan... |
| Responsibilities: |
*To
monitor and maintain the plan over time;
to provide long-term leadership |
*To
assure proper membership of internal and
external representatives |
*To
assure committees have sufficient membership |
*To
review items with Action Teams before reports
go to the Board of Education |
*To
ensure plans are well written; to assure
committees are resourced as needed (have
access to information they need, particularly
financial data) |
*To
help replace membership as volunteers opt
out |
| Membership: Roughly
25 people, with 10 of them being external (parents,
community members, business community members,
etc.) Also included in the membership are two
Board of Education members, two teachers, the
district’s school & community relations
director, a city council member or representative,
and a township trustee or representative. |
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| Key Strategies and Tactics |
| The plan's mission statements are: The beliefs the Steering Committee and Action Teams used to frame their work... |
| To
view the plan’s narrative that was submitted
to the Board June 6, click here. |
| To view the accompanying PowerPoint presentation from the June 6 Board meeting, click here. |
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| We Talked... |
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Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 Fairfield schools’representatives
asked the questions listed below in a community
dialogue designed to take the new Five-Year
Strategic Plan to the next level. |
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7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Fairfield High School
cafeteria, community members enjoyed some refreshments
and engaged in a conversation about their visions,
hopes and opinions about district’s future. Discussed were the following: |
*What
is family ownership? |
*What
does it look like to have families feel
valued and cultural diversity respected? |
*How
can the Fairfield City Schools use technology
to enhance the educational process and
improve the community? |
*How
can we get the 75% of the population that
do not have children in Fairfield City
Schools to feel a direct benefit from the
schools? |
*What
does instruction look like in the classroom
where every child is succeeding? |
*What
are the community’s expectations of
the district’s
buildings/facilities? |
| To download and read the notes from that evening, click here. |
| The feedback provided from that evening will be shared with the Five-Year Strategic Plan Action Teams for their consideration as they implement their plans. |
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| Action Items Developed by Each Action Team |
| Instruction (Co-chairs
Bonnie Fitzharris & Lee Sanders) |
| Facilities (Co-chairs
Rob Amodio & Wayne Huber) |
| Family Ownership (Co-chairs
Diane Parrett, Paul Otten & Bob Sutton) |
| Community Connectedness (Co-chairs
Randy Oppenheimer, Gayle Niehaus & Phill
Rosenzweig) |
| Innovations -
Now a Part of Every Other Action Team (Co-chairs
Kim Eaton & Tracy Ruberg) |
| Facilities |
| Community Connectedness |
| Technology |
| To download and read the notes from that evening, click here. |
| The feedback provided from that evening will be shared with the Five-Year Strategic Plan Action Teams for their consideration as they implement their plans. |
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| Decide on a model for community engagement. |
| Find a balance of internal and external members for Steering Committee and Action Teams. |
| Select measurable goals, specific and clear with timelines. |
| Develop a communications plan (considerations include people to reach, accuracy, timely data, tools, etc.). |
| Ensure Steering Committee is owned and supported by the Board of Education. |
| Connect with groups outside the school district (such as city/township, county and state groups). |
| Develop culturally responsive practices. |
| Provide safe and secure buildings that are adaptable to future educational practices. |
| Offer superior learning experiences for students and staff. |
| Exceed state and national performance standards. |
| Meet the diverse needs of all students and staff. |
| Collaborate with our community. |
| Teach and model positive character traits. |
| Reach out to families. |
| Actively seek resources in the community to identify and fulfill student needs. |
| Empower students to compete successfully in a complex changing world. |
| Operate the district in a fiscally responsible manner. |
| Expect quality performance of all students and staff members. |
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| We believe that ALL students can learn. |
| We believe we must meet and exceed the growing demands of all state and national performance standards. |
| We believe in providing both academic opportunities and extracurricular activities to educate the whole child. |
| We believe in the importance of encouraging active student participation. |
| We believe we must teach positive character traits to build future employees and successful citizens. |
| We believe in providing a safe and nurturing environment. |
| We believe that a strength of the Fairfield City School District is our expanding culturally diverse population. |
| We believe we need to utilize the strengths of a diverse staff to enrich our students. |
| We believe in students, community members, staff and parents working together for student and community success. |
| We believe effective communication is vital to the success of our district. |
| We believe in being a strong resource for the entire community. |
| We believe we must make decisions based in fiscal responsibility. |
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Upcoming Events
Key Dates
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School Offices Reopen- Thursday, Aug. 14
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First Day of School - Thursday, Aug. 28
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513-896-8200
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