Latest Updates

1/10/17: Video Updates
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• Goal #1: District 300’s Chief Academic Officer, Kara Vicente, provides an update on the progress of goal #1. Highlights include the completion of curriculum frameworks and the creation of a comprehensive administrator professional development plan that supports completion of certification requirements and key district initiatives. Click here to watch Mrs. Vicente's video update.

• Goal #2: District 300’s Director of Public Relations and Communication Services, Anthony McGinn, provides an update for the progress of goal #2. Highlights include the investigation of a school advisory committee, updating district boundary maps, securing a 3-year district calendar, and the development of family activities to promote student literacy. Click here to watch Mr. McGinn’s video update. 

• Goal #3: District 300’s Chief Operating Officer, Susan Harkin, provides an update on the progress of goal #3. Highlights include the success of our 1:1 device rollout for grades first through eighth, a review of school lunch charging procedures, the sharing of District purchasing requirement procedures with our CFOC, board of education and on our District website.  Click here to watch Mrs. Harkin’s video update.

• Goal #4: District 300’s Chief Academic Officer, Kara Vicente, provides an update on the progress of goal #4. Highlights evaluating current English Language Learners instructional models and designing new research-based pathways for our English Language Learners, reviewing and updating the district student-parent handbook; and refining our Discipline Review Committee. Click here to watch Mrs. Vicente.

10/12/16: Video Updates
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• Goal #1: District 300’s Chief Academic Officer, Kara Vicente, provides an update on the progress of goal #1. Highlights include implementing new instructional materials for high school math and English/Language Arts (grades kindergarten through 8) and developing and implementing common summative assessments across content areas in grades kindergarten through 12. Click here to watch Mrs. Vicente's video update.

• Goal #2: District 300’s Director of Public Relations and Communication Services, Anthony McGinn, provides an update on the progress of goal #2. Highlights include updating the District 300 school site and all 26 school sites, establishing standards for employee customer service across the district, and updating our District boundary maps. Click here to watch Mr. McGinn’s video update. 

• Goal #3: District 300’s Chief Operating Officer, Susan Harkin, provides an update on the progress of goal #3. Highlights include developing a more detailed budget that allows the District to align resources to better support student needs and updating enrollment projections to address enrollment changes in our buildings. Click here to watch Mrs. Harkin’s video update.

• Goal #4: District 300’s Chief Academic Officer, Kara Vicente, provides an update on the progress of goal #4. Highlights include restructuring our building-level data review process (grades kindergarten through 8) to better utilize data and strengthen core instruction to meet the needs of all learners and expanding the District’s Pathway Programs. Click here to watch Mrs. Vicente.

05/12/16: Video Updates

• Goal #1: District 300’s Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Benjamin Churchill, provides an update on the progress of goal #1. Highlights include the finalization of curriculum plans and related documents for K-5 English/language arts and math, middle school ELA, math, science and social studies, and high school ELA. Dr. Churchill also discusses the finalized a 3-year plan for supporting professional learning communities. Click here to watch Dr. Churchill’s video update.

• Goal #2: District 300’s Director of Public Relations and Communication Services, Anthony McGinn, provides an update on the progress of Goal #2: Progress includes an update on the District 300 website redesign, an overview of the new D300 Annual Report, the implementation of district-wide online registration, and an overview of the behavior management training aligned to District models. Click here to watch Mr. McGinn’s video update. 

• Goal #3: District 300’s Chief Operating Officer, Susan Harkin, provides an update on the progress of Goal #3. Highlights include the development of a comprehensive inventory system to track District 300’s assets, the development of a conversion plan for the District’s computer labs, evaluated and applied for grants aligned to the district’s goals, and streamlined the building budget process. Click here to watch Mrs. Harkin’s video update.

• Goal #4: District 300’s Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Benjamin Churchill, provides an update on the progress of goal #1. Highlights include the development of parent education tools focusing on identifying at-risk behaviors, full implementation of the second-step curriculum in all of our elementary schools, and the expansion of wrap-around service providers to provide additional assistance to families in need. Click here to watch Dr. Churchill’s video.

03/04/16: Progress and Accomplishments added

Community members can now view District 300’s Strategic Plan progress and accomplishments by clicking here.  

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​03/3/16: Presentations to the Board of Education

Click here to watch the District 300 Strategic Plan Team provide the board with regular updates.

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02/9/16: Video Updates
 
Strategic Plan video updates have been posted for the following areas:
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• Goal #1: District 300’s Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Benjamin Churchill, provides an update on the progress of goal #1. Highlights include the creation of fidelity rubrics (action items 1.1.1.2.2, 1.1.1.2.3, 1.1.1.2.4) and progress on the curriculum adoption cycle (action items 1.1.1.02, 1.1.1.1.5, 1.1.1.1.6). Click here to watch Dr. Churchill’s video update.

• Goal #2: District 300’s Director of Public Relations and Communication Services, Anthony McGinn, provides an update on the progress of goal #2. Highlights include an on the district’s website redesign (strategy 2.1) and establishing regular meetings with work groups (action item 2.1.1.2). Click here to watch Mr. McGinn’s video update.

• Goal #3: District 300’s Chief Operating Officer, Susan Harkin, provides an update on the progress of Goal #3. Highlights include updating District 300’s master facility plan and developing a long term plan to fund capital projects (3.3.1.1, 3.3.1.2, 3.3.1.4). Click here to watch Mrs. Harkin’s video. 

• ​Goal #4: District 300’s Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Benjamin Churchill, provides an update on the progress of Goal #4. Highlights include the development and refinement of both the academic and behavioral component of District 300’s multi-tiered system of support (Strategy 4.1.1) and the refinement of a comprehensive district safety plan (strategy 4.2.1). Click here to watch Dr. Churchill’s video.