2026-2031
Strategic Improvement Plan
Building a Better Tomorrow, Today
The Clayton County Public Schools Strategic Improvement Plan serves as our roadmap for the future. Developed through a collaborative process involving students, families, employees, community members, business partners, and the Board of Education, this plan reflects our collective commitment to ensuring success for every scholar.
Over the course of several months, stakeholders participated in community meetings, surveys, focus groups, advisory councils, and planning sessions to identify the district's strengths, opportunities, challenges, and priorities. The result is a strategic framework that aligns our resources, efforts, and decision-making around a shared vision for student success.
Our Strategic Improvement Plan is built upon five key priorities:
This plan is more than a document—it is a commitment to action. Through ongoing collaboration, transparent communication, and continuous monitoring of progress, Clayton County Public Schools will work to ensure that every scholar has access to the opportunities, experiences, and support needed to thrive.
Together, we are Building a Better Tomorrow, Today.
The vision of Clayton County Public Schools is to prepare ALL graduates to have the skills to pursue and accomplish college, post-secondary training, and/or career opportunities in order to live and compete successfully in a global society.
The mission of Clayton County Public Schools is to empower scholars to achieve academic, professional, and personal goals by providing equitable access and experiences that build skills in literacy, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
We believe...
Five Goals of the 2026-2031 Strategic Improvement Plan
Strategic Goal 1: To increase and accelerate academic achievement in all content areas and literacy levels for all scholars, to include students in all special programs, in Clayton County Public Schools as evidenced by local, state, national, and international assessment results
Strategic Goal 2: To recruit, develop, and retain highly qualified and effective staff
Strategic Goal 3: To create an equitable and safe environment that promotes active engagement, communication, accountability, and collaboration of all stakeholders to maximize student achievement
Strategic Goal 4: To strengthen and expand meaningful communication and engagement with families and community stakeholders in Clayton County Public Schools, as evidenced by improved participation rates, stakeholder feedback, and increased access to district and school-level information and supports.
Strategic Goal 5: To create and assess equity metrics that include dedicated resources, both fiscal and human capital, instructional programming, organizational structures, policies, etc.
Clayton County Public Schools' graduates will be able to...
read proficiently and critically in order to use knowledge to solve problems;
communicate effectively when writing and speaking;
demonstrate noble character as an engaged, well-rounded citizen;
exude self-awareness, self management, and self-confidence;
leverage technology efficiently and creatively;
lead, collaborate, and contribute to a team and community;
manifest passions into realities; and
exhibit cultural awareness and responsiveness and international competitiveness in order to adapt and keep pace with an ever-evolving world.
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