August 22, 2024

School District Board of Education and Superintendent Goals

The Superintendent, and the Board of Education, establish the following Superintendent & Board of Education goals for the 2024-2025 school year.  Educational goals are important tools that help educators measure their efforts and performance. They can help staff, and the organization prepare and plan for future endeavors, personal goals, and organizational vision fulfillment. 

Goal #1:  The Superintendent will develop and design plans for future learning academies in the Black Horse Pike Regional School District. This will involve a comprehensive plan to revamp the current STEAM Academy, the plan to develop new academies, and the plan for trades and apprenticeships in the district moving forward. This goal relates directly to the board and district goals of academic excellence. It is essential that BHPRSD stay current and cutting edge in our educational options. To this end, this requires a revamping of current academies and the development of new academies to support our students. It is also imperative that we develop a systems plan to incorporate trades and apprenticeships. This will allow our district to compete with technical and private schools. This goal exceeds the superintendent's core responsibilities and will be executed primarily by the Superintendent. This goal is specific as it focuses on the systems process regarding learning academies, trades, and apprenticeships. This goal is measurable by the existence of the systems plan. This goal is relevant as it directly relates to the educational impact of our high school. This goal is time-bound to the 2024-2025 school year. Over the course of the 2024-2025 school year, the Superintendent will work towards the successful completion of the goal described above.

Evidence will include:

1.      Partnership planning meetings with Curriculum Supervisors, School Administrators, and Students

2.       A systems plan to revamp current learning academies, the plan to develop new academies, and the plan to incorporate trades and apprenticeships in the district moving forward.

 Goal #2:  Educational foundations are not-for-profit organizations that are important for a variety of reasons, but most importantly, foundations can help bring the gap between public budgets and educational needs by providing financial support to schools in the form of grants, scholarships, and funding for special projects.  The Superintendent will work with District Staff, Board of Education, and community members to research and establish an educational foundation.  An educational foundation supports their local school districts by generating financial support that helps underwrite new initiatives as an additional feature to public funding. It will be our mission for the educational foundation to serve as an advocate for public education and school improvement, provide positive public relations for our high schools, and help build bridges between schools and the public. An incorporation, trustee list, and educational foundation by-laws will be established by April 2025.  The Educational Foundation will host future events aimed at supporting the educational mission of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, its families, staff, and students.

Over the course of the 2024-2025 school year, the Superintendent will work towards the successful completion of the goal described above.

Evidence will include:

3.       Partnership planning meetings with alumni, members of the Board of Education, Board Attorney, and other stakeholders.

4.       A list of trustees

5.       Incorporation filings

6.       By-Laws of the Educational Foundation