A 25-member Planning Team developed in Spring 2006 the beliefs, mission, parameters, objectives and strategies for an updated five-year Strategic Plan.

“The Strategic Plan is the basis for all school improvement activities that will occur in the district over the next five years,” Assistant Superintendent Dan Montgomery said. “It was developed by students, staff, parents and community members.”

Staffs, parents, community members and other volunteers are developing action plans in small committees.

Each Action Team will meet 10 times to develop action plans in Fall 2006. Those action plans will be reviewed by the Planning Team and submitted to the Newark Board of Education in January 2007. The completed Strategic Plan will be implemented soon afterward.

For more information about NCS’ Strategic Plan, contact us at 740.670.7000. 

Our Mission Statement
The mission of Newark City Schools, a district offering a diverse education to a diverse population, is to ensure a quality education for all students to become productive citizens in a global society. To accomplish this, we will provide superior resources, rigorous and relevant programs, a safe and secure learning environment, and a highly skilled and caring staff in partnership with students, parents and community members.

We believe that…
 All individuals are unique and worthy of respect
 All individuals have intrinsic worth
 All individuals are responsible for their behavior
 All individuals have the potential to learn
 Given the opportunity, everyone can reach her/his full potential
 The family is a primary influence in a person's life
 Change is constant; by embracing change, we provide growth opportunity
 Diversity is a positive aspect in our community
 Our future will be determined by the investment we make in our students
 Our students must be able to compete in a global society

Our objectives are…
 To graduate 100% of our students
 To have all students performing at or above grade level
 To achieve "excellent" status on the state report card by 2012
 To exceed "Adequate Yearly Progress" (AYP) by 2008 

We will always…
 Make students our number one priority
 Apply current research to accomplish our mission
 Recognize the diverse needs of each student
 Involve all segments of our community in strategic planning
 Consider school and community relationships in decision making

We will never…
 Implement new programs without positive cost-benefit analysis
 Implement new programs which are not consistent with our mission
 Implement new programs without appropriate staff development
 Compromise our mission

Our Strategies
1. We will develop and implement a plan to assure all students graduate
2. We will develop and implement ways to improve perception of Newark City Schools.
3. We will align resources and create partnerships to ensure the success of our individual students.
4. We will develop and implement a program to gather student input to ensure that we meet our mission.
5. We will develop and implement systems that will ensure we exceed Adequate Yearly Progress. 
6. We will develop and implement a system to measure student's grade level achievement in all subjects. 
7. We will develop and implement an individual success plan for every student.