This past year the Faulkton School Board has been working with a firm to put together a strategic plan, sometimes referred to as an action plan, for the Faulkton Schools. This was a very in depth process that involved many of the stakeholders in our community. We started with surveying our students in grades 9-12 in the Spring of 2017. The survey focused on gathering feedback surrounding different topics in the school. Topics such as the type of homework, course offerings, fine arts/activity offerings and their overall feelings about the school. A survey was also made available to all community members during Summer of 2017. 240 surveys (electronic and paper combined) were filled out. Questions on this survey looked for feedback on strengths and areas of concern for the school district, what opportunities the district may be missing and challenges that needs to be addressed.
After the completion of the surveys, community meetings were held on a few different occasions to begin to put together overall themes that the school district needed to begin to focus on. These meetings were well attended, and provided a lot of valuable information for the creation of the action plan.
A preliminary action plan was presented at the November school board meeting. From there the plan was shared throughout the community and feedback was sought from board members, staff and community members. After meaningful discussion at board meetings, the board approved our action plan at the January 2018 school board meeting.
I commend our school board for making a commitment to set a clear direction for the Faulkton Area School District. This strategic plan not only provides clear direction and measurable goals, but will hold administration, staff and school board members accountable for the continued success and improvement of our school district. I encourage you to take a look over the strategic plan and contact me if you have any questions regarding the plan. The plan can be found at this link on our school website, http://www.faulkton.k12.sd.us/school-board/fasd-action-plan, or in the superintendent's office as well.
Go Trojans!
Respectfully,
Derek Barrios
Superintendent/Elementary Principal
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