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Educate. Inspire. Empower.

STRATEGIC PLAN

A plan for moving from excellent to transformational.

School District of Clayton

What We Believe

Mission Statement

We inspire each student to love learning

and embrace challenge within a rich and

rigorous academic culture.

Vision Statement

Core Values

We develop leaders who shape the world

through independence, creativity and

critical thinking.

We model and promote:

• Excellence by challenging our students and

ourselves to meet the highest expectations of

our community.

• Trust by building relationships based on integrity,

mutual respect and open communication.

• Inclusiveness by valuing individual differences and

the contributions of a diverse student body and staff.

• Innovation by encouraging ideas and practices that

foster adaptability.

• Accountability by aligning our actions and

resources with our stated objectives and

taking responsibility for the outcomes.

School District of Clayton

Our Story

Every strategic plan should be a living document, a travel guide, if you

will, that takes an organization on a journey from good to great. For

a high-achieving school district like Clayton, we don’t just map out a

strategic direction that will take us from good to great, we map out a

direction that will move us from excellent to transformational. Having

strong academic achievement, quality teachers and fiscal responsibility

are givens in our work and will remain constant.To start that journey,

we developed our Profile of a Clayton Graduate. We began with the

end in mind, using the voices of our community, our students and our

alumni to develop a profile of the competencies we want for every

Clayton graduate. We use that profile to shape the direction in

this strategic plan, influence our approach to learning and

challenge the mental models of what our schools should

look like for our students.

About The Plan

School District of Clayton

Our Profile of a Clayton Graduate seeks to develop students who are academically prepared,

aware of themselves and how they can improve the world. From our strategic plan to daily

learning experiences, it shapes everything we do to help students develop these skills on

a journey that starts the day they enter our schools.

• Engages in healthy practices

and relationships

• Practices self-improvement,

advocacy and resilience

• Enjoys life with authenticity,

purpose and happiness

• Sees risks and mistakes

as opportunities

• Asks questions that

help solve problems

• Always seeks to

learn more

• Understands that people

hold differing world views

• Welcomes cultural

differences

• Challenges prejudices and

looks for shared values

• Shows compassion and

understanding of others

• Demonstrates kindness

and respect

• Generates solutions

to complex problems

• Explores possibilities

and challenges the

status quo

• Expresses self

through design, arts,

writing and speaking

• Respects opinions

of others

• Listens carefully

to suggestions

• Uses strong

communication skills

to help shape change

Self-Actualized

Intellectually

Curious

Creative

Thinker

Empathetic

PROFILE OF A

Clayton Graduate

Culturally

Conscious

Collaborative

How We Develop Clayton Graduates

PROFILE

OF A

CLAYTON

GRADUATE

School District of Clayton

We are a District with a growth mindset and a commitment to

continuous improvement. As a nationally-recognized school

district, we can’t be complacent with good or even great. We have

to challenge ourselves to move from excellent to transformational,

to ask ourselves the hard questions and take risks that make us

uncomfortable. We owe nothing less than our best thinking to the

students and families who trust us with their learning. A strategic

plan provides a road map for action that will help answer those

hard questions and push us to take those uncomfortable risks.

It also provides us with bookends that help sharpen our focus

and keep us from getting overloaded with too many ideas or

initiatives.

Why do we need

a strategic plan?

Where will it take us?

Our Theory of Action

The School District of Clayton envisions having graduates who

are self-actualized, intellectually curious, culturally conscious,

empathetic, creative thinkers and collaborative. The journey

to those attributes starts as soon as students enter our schools.

We want to develop students who are not only academically

prepared, but also attuned to their humanity and how they can

improve it.

In order to develop the graduates who possess the attributes we

believe are necessary to have an impact in the world, we need

to provide them with the opportunities they need to develop

those skills identified in our Profile. Not all of the attributes in our

Profile are easily measured, but that doesn’t mean they should

be thought of as soft skills. They are anything but soft - they are

critical. Therefore, you may find objectives or action steps in this

plan that may not seem to directly connect to our Profile of the

Graduate and that’s okay. Whether directly or indirectly, everything

within this plan is a means to an end that has one singular focus:

our learners.

One key aspect of a good

strategic plan is where it is kept,

or, more importantly, where it is

not kept. A strategic plan cannot

be effective if it sits in a three-

ring binder on an office shelf.

Culturally

Conscious

Empathetic

Self-

Actualized

Collaborative

Intellectually

Curious

Creative

Thinker

School District of Clayton

Objectives - Our What

Strategic Goals

Objectives are what would be true (milestones)

if we are moving towards attaining our goals.

Objectives are concrete, measurable and indicate

if we are achieving our goals. Achievement of all

objectives related to a goal does not necessarily

mean achievement of that goal; it often represents

completion of one phase of work that will continue

with the formulation of additional objectives and

action plans (evergreen model). The objectives

provide clear direction and are reasonable in

respect to timeline and scope. District personnel

are responsible for developing and implementing

specific and coherent action steps to reach the

objectives.

Strategic Goals are broad, overarching key areas of focus identified as priorities to achieve

our mission and vision. The Goals represent the aspirations that the District intends

to realize under a specific strategic direction. Strategic Goals reflect our “big picture”

thinking and are bold, yet attainable.

Measures of Success are the targets

and measures that will be used to

determine if the District is successful

in achieving its objectives. A data

dashboard will indicate movement

towards the objectives and inform

the refinement of the strategic plan

if needed. They will also be used for

monitoring and reporting progress

toward the achievement of objectives.

Measures of Success

Our Learners

We use the term “learners”

throughout this document.

It’s important to know exactly

what we mean when we refer

to learners. We define learners

as all individuals in the school

system, which includes students,

staff and parents.

School District of Clayton

We will know we have achieved this goal when ...

Culturally

Conscious

Empathetic

Self-

Actualized

Collaborative

OBJECTIVES:

a. School is a safe place for all learners to

thrive nomatter their identity or ability

Measurement: Panorama-positive feelings

survey data

b. Discipline disparities among students are

reduced.

Measurement: Three-year analysis of

referrals and suspensions

c. The District is a learning community where

our learners feel connected to others

Measurement: Panorama-sense of

belonging

d. The diversity of Clayton’s teaching staff

reflects the racial diversity of its students

Measurement: Staff and student

demographics

A place for everyone...

GOAL #1

We will ensure all

learners, regardless

of their identity, feel

safe and valued.

e. The District’s commitment to becoming an

equitable, anti-bias and anti-racist learning

community is reflected in the actions of our

students, teachers, administrators and the Board.

Measurement: Panorama-diversity and inclusion

survey data

f. Clayton students have a strong sense of self

efficacy.

Measurement: Panorama-self-efficacy survey

data

g. Every student has someone within the school

they consider a trusted adult who they can go to

when needed.

Measurement: Panorama- supportive

relationships survey data

Meeting these objectives will ensure

Clayton graduates are:

School District of Clayton

We will know we have achieved this goal when ...

OBJECTIVES:

a. Teaching and learning experiences will

empower learners while also ensuring academic

growth for all students

Measurement:

Student achievement data

b. Barriers to and disparities in equitable

educational opportunities and access to

programming are eliminated for students.

Measurement: Student achievement data and

program participation

c. Our students see historically accurate

representations where our learning community’s

cultures are celebrated and reflected in curricula

and materials.

Measurement:

Equity audits

...to grow as learners...

Meeting these objectives will ensure

Clayton graduates are:

Culturally

Conscious

Intellectually

Curious

Creative

Thinker

GOAL #2

We will commit to the

educational growth of

our learners through an

equitable, personalized

and individualized

learning experience.

School District of Clayton

We will know we have achieved this goal when...

OBJECTIVES:

a. Students demonstrate belief in self and

engage in self-improvement and advocacy.

Measurement: Panorama self-management

and social awareness survey data

b. Students demonstrate kindness, compassion

and respect of others by engaging in the

District designed social/emotional learning

curriculum

Measurement: Panorama self-management

and social awareness survey data

c. Students and staff incorporate habits and

practices that foster lifelong wellness

Measurement: Missouri State Student

Survey

d. Students make anti-oppressive choices and

use their gifts and talents to build a more

inclusive community.

Measurement: Panorama sense of belonging

survey data

...in head and heart.

GOAL #3

We will be dedicated

to the personal

growth of our

learners in their

social, emotional and

physical well-being.

Meeting these objectives will ensure

Clayton graduates are:

Empathetic

Self-

Actualized

Collaborative

School District of Clayton

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Allocating Resources

The School District of Clayton will optimize and

align resources to ensure we meet stated goals and

objectives. To ensure we have both the fiscal and

human capital needed, we will use an organizational

planning model that causes us to annually review

our alignment of strategic goals and finances.

We will build our annual budget based on an

organizational structure focused on instruction,

human resources, capital improvement, programs

and financial sustainability. We will use our growth

data to determine if the way we are allocating

resources is having the impact we expect.

Funding Sources

Well excuted strategic planning will rely on various

educational funding sources. The School District

of Clayton carefully allocates funding from sources

such as local property tax along with various grants.

Implementation

RESOURCES & FUNDING

Implementation requires

careful planning and proper

resource allocation to

eachieve the most significant

degree of student success

and growth.

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