Create Cultures of Change through Innovative Leadership Practices 

Goal 3:

Promote leadership that fosters high quality innovative instructional practices for teachers and deeper learning practices for students through technology integration.

Resources/Partnerships:

Institutions of higher education, educational stakeholder groups, professional organizations, business and industry groups, and local school divisions.


Results (What do we want to accomplish?)

Indicators (What evidence will exist of completion?)

Action (What action will be taken?)

Related Resources 

School Quality Profiles

School Quality Profiles are a new way to look at the performance of Virginia’s public schools. School Quality Profiles are online reports for schools and school divisions to effectively communicate to parents and the public about the status and achievements of their schools. Surry County Public Schools’ Quality Profiles are available on our website: www.surryschools.net

Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports

The Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) aligns academics, behavior and social-emotional wellness into a single decision-making framework to establish the supports needed for schools to be effective learning environments for all students. SCPS partners with VTSS to support the successful implementation of the framework to respond to students’ academic, behavioral, social and emotional needs. 

Future Ready Schools

Surry County Public Schools is participating in the  Future Ready Schools national initiative. This initiative has a research-based and reality-tested framework provided on the web site that guides leaders through the process of helping their schools move towards the future. The group also focuses on developing the skills leaders will need in order for them to lead the process successfully. One of the Future Ready partners (EdSurge) has created an online Guide to Becoming a Future Ready Leader.

Rural Schools Face Special Challenges

Rural divisions have special issues and problems when trying to develop a plan for personalized learning. The Future Ready initiative has developed the document A Guidebook for Success: Strategies for Implementing Personalized Learning in Rural Schools specifically to assist these divisions in moving forward.