The East Syracuse Minoa Central School District Strategic Plan for 2023-2028 is our blueprint for achieving our vision of being “an exemplary student-centered learning community whose graduates are future focused and ready to excel in a complex, interconnected, changing world.” This plan has been developed through shared leadership among many stakeholders, including administrators, teachers, staff, students, alumni, family members, and community partners.
The priorities identified in our Strategic Plan guide our work at the district, building, department and individual level, including the alignment of our time, resources and energy to support the identified priorities. It translates our intentions into action steps for continuous improvement.
From start to present, a hallmark of the District’s Strategic Plan has been the forging and nurturing of partnerships with parents, families, community organizations businesses and higher education. Each year, we ask our stakeholders to provide feedback in multiple ways. If you would like more information or would like to be involved in our Strategic Plan, please contact N. Shane Hacker at shacker@esmschools.org or 315-434-3005.
Our fourth Strategic Plan 2023-2028, focuses on ensuring that our students are future focused and future ready, as evidenced in the key scholarly attributes of our Portrait of a Spartan Graduate, along with a continued focus on a number critical frameworks that are deeply embedded and woven into the fabric and culture of our district. These frameworks support our vision, mission and beliefs, including the deep implementation of:
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
(Franklin Covey)
Vision
The East Syracuse Minoa Central School District will be an exemplary student-centered learning community whose graduates are future focused and ready to excel in a complex, interconnected, changing world.
Mission
The East Syracuse Minoa Central School District will prepare students for their futures by engaging all learners in inclusive and equitable student-centered learning communities that nurture intellectual, physical, social and emotional well-being. We value and embrace diversity within our schools and through partnerships with families and our community.
Beliefs
We believe that:
♦ Every person has dignity and worth.
♦ Every person’s capability to learn is limitless.
♦ Curiosity and exploration stimulate innovation and learning.
♦ Rigorous and challenging curriculum leads to greater achievement.
♦ Effort and perseverance are essential to achieve one’s personal best.
♦ High expectations and positive relationships are fundamental to success and growth.
♦ Students thrive when schools, families, and community partners collaborate.
♦ Acceptance and mutual respect encourage learners to take risks for growth.
♦ Developing and nurturing students’ strengths, confidence, and resilience prepares them to meet life’s challenges.
♦ Social and emotional skills impact how individuals think, feel, and act.
♦ Students excel in a safe and welcoming environment.
Focus Area 1
Focus Area 2
