Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan 2019 - 2023

Mission Statement: “Encouraging and Developing the Greatest Potential of Each Student”

Focus Area: Teaching and Learning
Goal 1: Thornapple Kellogg Schools will engage all students with best practices in literacy instruction ensuring that all students demonstrate at least a year’s worth of growth annually in reading by 2023.
Goal 2: Thornapple Kellogg Schools will engage all students with best practices in mathematics instruction ensuring that all students demonstrate at least a year’s worth of growth annually in mathematics by 2023.
Goal 3: Thornapple Kellogg Schools will ensure students reach their greatest potential by fostering a positive school climate while preparing them for an ever-changing world by 2023.

Focus Area: School and Community Engagement
Goal 1: Thornapple Kellogg Schools recognizes the strong sense of community that defines our district. The District will be intentional in their efforts to continue to foster an environment that values our community’s sense of belonging as we grow by 2022.

Focus Area: Facilities and Infrastructure
Goal 1: Thornapple Kellogg Schools will develop a formal process to engage all stakeholders in planning for anticipated growth, to be adopted by the Board of Education by June 2020.
Goal 2: Thornapple Kellogg Schools will develop a Facilities and Infrastructure Plan by June 2021 that prioritizes the creation of learning environments that meet the Teaching and Learning Goals of the Strategic Plan.

Focus Area: Finance and Budget
Goal 1: The Thornapple Kellogg Schools Board of Education will annually adopt a budget which responsibly allocates resources to accomplish the goals of the Strategic Plan while sustaining a healthy fund balance as defined by board policy.