Center Moriches Board of Education

Goals for 2009-2010 and Beyond

The Board of Education takes very seriously its vision and goals development process for our schools.  Based on the direction the district has taken over the last decade, community input, recent academic progress, and the Superintendent’s continued push to raise expectations for student achievement, the following goals were established:

Curriculum and Instruction

·      Continue to expand and accelerate the curriculum alignment and articulation process in Grades Kindergarten through 12 resulting in increased student achievement at all levels.

·      Where appropriate, support the implementation of various local, regional and national academic programs such as science competitions, debate and mock trial competitions, math leagues, etc.

·      Adopt a community service exit criteria component for the High School.

·      Support the analysis of instructional programs such as Advanced Placement, Syracuse University Project Advance, college entrance preparation programs, Parent Child Home Program, Reading Recovery, etc., and provide the necessary support for increased efficacy of said programs.

Budget, Finance and Facilities

·      Budget

o        Develop a fiscally conservative budget that helps maintain the integrity of Center Moriches programs and aligns with the community’s expectations;

§  Identify areas within the budget for targeted analysis longitudinally (i.e. legal, medical, insurance premiums, teacher stipends, etc.).

·                                                            Legislative and Political Advocacy

o        Seek to increase revenues by working collaboratively with local and state officials and related organizations such as the Nassau/Suffolk School Boards’ Association, the New York State School Boards’ Association, Reform Educational Financing Inequities Today (REFIT), etc. and by analyzing and promoting greater grant opportunities.

·               Capital Improvements

o        Develop a five-year facilities improvement plan for the district with subsequent plans to address the areas identified.

§  Complete Clayton Huey cafeteria, kitchen and library construction projects;

§  Identify additional projects necessary to continue upgrading school facilities.

Public Relations and Communication

• Continue to improve the district’s public relations and communications procedures both internally and externally and make the necessary adjustments to insure effective dispersion of meaningful and accurate information to the community at large.

·       Make the necessary adjustments to insure effective dispersion of meaningful and accurate information to the community at large, including, but not limited to, the district calendar, the District News, and The Press of Manorville and the Moriches.

·       Encourage 100% faculty membership in the Center Moriches PTA and SEPTA to more fully integrate and support key members of the learning community.

·       Revise and/or develop, where needed, new information sharing strategies to assure targeted audiences are aware of the outstanding programs and opportunities available to all students that attend the Center Moriches School District.

·       Celebrate Successes

o        Support additional Board of Education celebration of student and staff successes such as:  Where Are They Now?; Awards of Excellence; Academic Achievement Awards, etc.

Board of Education Policy

• Review, evaluate, and begin complete revision of the current Board of Education policy book.
• Enforce Board of Education policies related to use of cell phones, instant messaging devices, iPods, Mp3 players, hand-held games, and any and all other unofficial electronics in schools. 

Personnel

·               Cultural Diversity

o        Acquire and maintain a culturally diverse teaching and support staff.

o        Investigate programs designed to support culturally diverse students so they have the opportunity to pursue a career in the field of education.

o        Investigate, facilitate, and attend where appropriate, cultural awareness programs.

 Technology

• Evaluate administrative and security technology in light of recent improvements to district‑wide technology infrastructure.
• Develop a suggested list of improvements and related cost savings, which may now be implemented utilizing the new technology infrastructure.

Environmental Awareness

• Complete the Energy Efficiency Upgrade proposed by Ameresco, which includes upgrading the district’s lighting to state-of-the-art energy efficient lighting, heating control units as well as window and door upgrades, along with the installation of energy‑producing wind mills.
• Foster environmental consciousness, decrease the amount of paper produced in the district and encourage the continuation and expansion of an aggressive recycling program.
• Continue and expand where appropriate the energy conservation program currently in place in the district.
• Support the district’s inclusion in the “Green Schools” program.