Newberg School District Board of Directors 2023-2024 Goals
(Adopted 3.14.2023)

NEWBERG-DUNDEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BOARD GOALS

ALL students deserve our best effort each day. ALL students deserve respect, high expectations and our commitment to their wellbeing. Our parents/guardians and community members deserve transparency, accountability, and a commitment to high standards.

As the Newberg-Dundee Public Schools (NDPS) board of directors; this is our commitment to you.

1. INCREASE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT*

A focused and unapologetic commitment to the fundamental core subjects. We will ensure that ALL our students receive reading, writing and mathematics instruction that results in academic competence and literacy.
Student academic growth will be the focus of our efforts. We will monitor the progress of this goal through student voice, statewide assessments, and locally proctored assessments.

BOARD PRIORITIES
The board will focus on the following categories, as these all contribute to the overarching goal of increasing academic achievement district-wide.  We will continue to embrace a core curriculum with an emphasis on the fundamentals. 

A.            PROVIDE SAFE, OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Provide a safe learning environment, where staff will model and clearly communicate high expectations for student behavior/effort, and social interactions.

B.            ENCOURAGE PARENTAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Encourage parental involvement in student education, providing active listening sessions, regular news updates, hold parent/teacher conferences, encourage parent visits and volunteerism, and post the student curriculum for greater transparency.
Provide a state-of-the-art District Website, to include school news, a calendar of events, curriculum, and additional resources and important school information for parents and students.

C.            QUALITY EDUCATORS
NDPS staff members will show a commitment to our students by demonstrating high standards in their teaching, classroom management and empathy. The standard that they set will translate into high expectations for our students, and therefore an increase in academic achievement.

D.            MANAGE BUDGET EFFECTIVELY
Create, monitor, and manage the district budget to support the best possible educational outcomes and opportunities for every NDPS student. Ensuring that our staff have the resources they need to be their best each day. A commitment to ending the school year on budget with reserves.

E.            PROPERLY MANAGE THE BOND
Protect the community’s investment in the district’s facilities. Maintain and systematically care for buildings and grounds and effectively plan for ongoing maintenance with a focus on future attendance growth. Ensure that the bond is on time and on budget.

F.            SUPPORT EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Support extracurricular activities, such as sports, the performing and fine arts, student government, community service, employment, hobbies, and educational clubs. Key benefits to students include cultivating leadership opportunities, enhancing teamwork experiences, developing time management skills, promoting networking skills, increasing self-confidence, and improving attendance. 

G.           PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Hire and monitor a dependable, efficient, safe transportation system for NPS students, which delivers students on time, has well-maintained buses, has highly trained bus drivers, and has an effective communications system to keep parents and students informed of bus routes and scheduling changes.

H.  SUPPORT CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Support CTE programs to help students in acquiring technical skills, professional practices, and academic knowledge critical for career success in high-wage, in-demand careers.

**CORRESPONDING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE METRICS

Increase the number of students meeting/exceeding state benchmarks at each level (Grades 3, 8, and 11).