Vision Statement
Stephenson Area Public Schools strives to be the premier educational provider of our area.
Students, families and staff will embrace their responsibility for learning and behavior.
Staff is dedicated to continuous improvement by providing each student with a challenging, individualized educational program.
Students will be inspired to achieve and empowered to succeed as contributing members of society.
Beliefs Statement
We at Stephenson Area Public Schools believe:
E Excellence
A Accountability
G Goal Driven
L Leadership
E Encouragement
P Positive
R Responsibility
I Integrity
D Dedicated
E Empowered
Goals
Facilities
Develop a 3-5 year capital improvement plan for SAPS facilities that identifies appropriate projects, a schedule, and a financing plan based on completing a facilities audit before March 1, 2018 to determine infrastructure needs and facilities utilization. This will determine what our facilities goal will be in the next 3-5 years.
Student Achievement
Using an aligned vertically and horizontally K-12 curriculum we will increase student achievement to create students who are work force and/or college ready as measured annually by formative and summative assessments.
Transportation
We will assess SAPS student transportation needs and develop a vehicle replacement program to operate an up-to-date student transportation fleet that considers replacing 1 bus per year; buying 1 bus before 2018/2019 year and establishing a 1 bus per year rotation within next 5 years.
Community Involvement
Over the next 5 years we will increase community involvement through marketing/promotion/outreach, that makes SAPS the school of choice as measured by increased enrollment.
Actions
Community Involvement
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Goals and Actions
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Short or Long Term |
Responsible Person |
Deadline |
Cost Estimate |
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Goal Community Involvement: Over the next 5 years we will increase community involvement through marketing/promotion/outreach, that makes SAPS the school of choice as measured by increased enrollment. |
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Action: Create a Community Involvement Committee that promotes these efforts. |
Continual |
Superintendent and Committee |
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$2,500. Annually |
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Action: Promote “Ask the Superintendent” feature on the website and Facebook page. Use a press release in the newspaper to promote it. |
Start Immediately |
Christina and Committee |
Ongoing |
Time |
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Action: Spotlight staff and students four times per month September through June |
Short Continual |
Superintendent and Committee |
5-2018 |
Time |
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Action: Promote student achievement info shared by data team. |
Short Continual |
Data Team And Committee |
5-2018 |
Time |
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Action: Promote and maintain the SAPS Facebook page. |
Continual |
Administration and support staff |
5-2018 |
Time |
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Action: Boost SAPS Facebook posting on school news. |
Continual |
Administration |
5-2018 |
$ 250.00 |
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Action: Utilize said committee that meets on a regular basis to promote information for media. |
Continual |
Administration and committee |
6-2018 |
Possible newspaper cost |
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Action: Promote open house events with ALL educational programs, organizations and extended learning opportunities for Stephenson Area Public School students. |
Continual |
Staff and committee |
11-1-18 |
Time |
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Action: Research long-term service opportunities for students through developing an early childcare and extended learning facility. |
Continual |
Administration and committee |
Preliminary report to board 8-22-18 |
Time |
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Action: Promote attendance and topics to be discussed at Board of Education meetings. |
Continual |
Administration and Committee |
6-1-18 |
Time |
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Action: Develop, implement and promote a Parent-to-Parent support network and outreach opportunities by holding monthly sessions with incentives to focus on social emotional and educational topics. |
Continual |
Staff and Committee |
8-24-18 |
$5,000.00 |
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Action: Educate and promote tutoring program. |
Ongoing |
Staff and Committee |
8-24-18 |
$10,000.00 |
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Action: Build relationships with and support systems for home school families. |
Continual |
Staff |
1-1-19 |
Time |
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Action: Create and maintain a calendar of All Schedule B events. Promoted via website. Monthly and weekly updates. |
Continual |
Staff and Committee |
8-28-18 |
Time |
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Action: Develop a “Crisis Communication” Plan with communication topics and strategies. |
Continual |
Administration and law enforcement |
8-18-19 |
Time |
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Action: Consider engaging with existing Community groups like Stephenson Lions to share information about school successes and opportunities for growth. |
Continual |
Administration and committee |
8-18-18 |
Time |
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Goals and Actions
|
Short or Long Term |
Responsible Person |
Deadline |
Cost Estimate |
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Goal Community Involvement: Over the next 5 years we will increase community involvement through marketing/promotion/outreach, that makes SAPS the school of choice as measured by increased enrollment. |
||||
|
Action: Create a Community Involvement Committee that promotes these efforts. |
Continual |
Superintendent and Committee |
|
$2,500. Annually |
|
Action: Promote “Ask the Superintendent” feature on the website and Facebook page. Use a press release in the newspaper to promote it. |
Start Immediately |
Christina and Committee |
Ongoing |
Time |
|
Action: Spotlight staff and students four times per month September through June |
Short Continual |
Superintendent and Committee |
5-2018 |
Time |
|
Action: Promote student achievement info shared by data team. |
Short Continual |
Data Team And Committee |
5-2018 |
Time |
|
Action: Promote and maintain the SAPS Facebook page. |
Continual |
Administration and support staff |
5-2018 |
Time |
|
Action: Boost SAPS Facebook posting on school news. |
Continual |
Administration |
5-2018 |
$ 250.00 |
|
Action: Utilize said committee that meets on a regular basis to promote information for media. |
Continual |
Administration and committee |
6-2018 |
Possible newspaper cost |
|
Action: Promote open house events with ALL educational programs, organizations and extended learning opportunities for Stephenson Area Public School students. |
Continual |
Staff and committee |
11-1-18 |
Time |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Action: Research long-term service opportunities for students through developing an early childcare and extended learning facility. |
Continual |
Administration and committee |
Preliminary report to board 8-22-18 |
Time |
|
Action: Promote attendance and topics to be discussed at Board of Education meetings. |
Continual |
Administration and Committee |
6-1-18 |
Time |
|
Action: Develop, implement and promote a Parent-to-Parent support network and outreach opportunities by holding monthly sessions with incentives to focus on social emotional and educational topics. |
Continual |
Staff and Committee |
8-24-18 |
$5,000.00 |
|
Action: Educate and promote tutoring program. |
Ongoing |
Staff and Committee |
8-24-18 |
$10,000.00 |
|
Action: Build relationships with and support systems for home school families. |
Continual |
Staff |
1-1-19 |
Time |
|
Action: Create and maintain a calendar of All Schedule B events. Promoted via website. Monthly and weekly updates. |
Continual |
Staff and Committee |
8-28-18 |
Time |
|
Action: Develop a “Crisis Communication” Plan with communication topics and strategies. |
Continual |
Administration and law enforcement |
8-18-19 |
Time |
|
Action: Consider engaging with existing Community groups like Stephenson Lions to share information about school successes and opportunities for growth. |
Continual |
Administration and committee |
8-18-18 |
Time |
Facilities
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Goals and Actions
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Short or Long Term |
Responsible Person |
Deadline |
Cost Estimate |
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Goal Facilities Management: Develop a 3-5-year capital improvement plan for SAPS facilities that identifies appropriate projects, a schedule, and a financing plan based on completing a facilities audit before April 10,2018 to determine infrastructure needs and facilities utilization. This will determine what our facilities goal will be in the next 3-5 years. |
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Action 1: Complete a thorough walk-through of the facilities on February 6 at 5pm. Include an analysis of the air handling system. (Renee to join the group and take detailed notes. Video-recordings will be taken. Meet at Ron’s office.) |
Short |
Ron Kraft Paul Starzynski |
Feb. 6 |
Covered by sinking fund, unknown cost. Projected costs will come from Architects report |
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Action 2: Prioritize walk-through issues for buildings as summarized by committee and architects. |
Short |
Ron with Committee |
April 10, 2018 |
time |
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Action 3: Get maintenance cost estimates from architect for building repair, renovation, etc as a result of issues learned from walk-through |
Short |
Ron with Committee |
April 10, 2018 |
time |
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Action 4: Develop/ implement a plan to consider emptying out storage building to sell; consolidate with other storage building. |
Short |
Paul |
June 30 |
? |
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Action 5: Determine current facility fixed costs (heat, water, custodial, power, sports complex, lights, etc) |
Short |
Ron |
March 1 |
Staff time |
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Action 6: Analyze enrollment data in relation to facility needs for the immediate and longer-term facility size needs. Consider whether current space needs will be the same in the future; consider whether there needs to be closure or sale of current facilities. Develop a recommended facilities plan. |
Long |
Committee and Board of Education |
April 30 |
Unknown |
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Action 7: Implement the comprehensive facilities plan |
Long |
Board of Education |
2018-2019 |
Unknown |
Student Acheivement
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Goals and Actions
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Short or Long Term |
Responsible Person |
Deadline |
Cost Estimate |
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Goal Student Achievement We will increase student achievement to create students who are work force and/or college ready by:
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Action: Develop a list of common vocabulary words to be instructed across grades K-12. This will increase students’ spoken vocabulary. |
Short |
Data Team
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Fall 2018 |
Data team stipend |
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Action: Annually evaluate course curriculum calendars using state testing data prior to the start of the school year. |
Ongoing |
Data Team |
First Cycle: August 2018 |
$29,000
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Action: Implement a Google for Education certification program for faculty and staff. |
Ongoing |
Data Team and trained staff |
Level 1 completed by June 1, 2019 |
$14,500 ($500 stipend) |
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Action: Incorporate one word a month from the SAPS “Eagle Pride” Beliefs/Core Values into our K-12 school community. |
Ongoing |
Data Team |
Start August 2018 |
None |
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Action: Develop a 5-year rotation for vertical and horizontal curriculum alignment, beginning with English Language Arts, Social Studies, an open year for formative assessment work, science, and math. |
Long |
Data Team |
Start August 2018 |
$30,000 annually |
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Action: All students will achieve 80% proficiency in each of their courses as measured by local and state assessments. This will be supported through ASH and tutorials and enrichments, individual interactions with students, and personalized instruction to meet individual student’s needs. |
Ongoing |
Data Team and certified instructional staff |
Start August 2018 |
$239,000 |
Transportation
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Goals and Actions
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Short or Long Term |
Responsible Person |
Deadline |
Cost Estimate |
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Goal Transportation: We will assess SAPS student transportation needs and develop a vehicle replacement program to operate an up-to-date student transportation fleet that considers replacing 1 bus per year; buying 1 bus before 2018/2019 year and establishing a 1 bus per year rotation within next 5 years. |
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Action 1: Create a comprehensive transportation plan to include traditional buses, smaller vehicle (vans), and maintenance equipment such as plows. |
Long |
Ron |
April 15 |
unknown |
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Action 2: Small vehicles: Research van needs/options and purchase one 7-passenger mini-van or 5-passenger car to meet district transportation needs; Research grant opportunities. |
Short |
Paul |
April 15 analysis
Purchase date depends on data and board decision |
unknown |
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Action 3: Buses: investigate best, most cost-effective bus acquisition on a 10-year replacement rotation plan.
Gather data on gas with an International body.
Purchase a system for washing and drying under-carriage of buses on a bi-weekly basis.
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Short |
Paul |
April 15 analysis will be complete
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Staff time |
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Action 4: Buses: Purchase 1 or 2 new buses before 2018-19 school year
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Short |
Ron and Board of Education |
May 2018 to place order for August delivery |
Unknown |
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Action 5: Buses: Develop a 10-year replacement schedule for buses |
Long |
Paul |
2020 |
unknown |
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Action 6: Plow truck: purchase a pick-up truck for staff use. |
Long |
Paul |
2021 |
unknown |
Stephenson Area Public Schools
Stephenson, MI 49887
Phone: 906-753-2222
Fax: 906-753-4676
