WINCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
ALIGNED GOALS
2025 - 2026

SCHOOL & DISTRICT GOALS

Improve school climate

• Increase the quality of peer relationships and decrease the incidents of mean behavior
• Increase the number of opportunities for parents/guardians to participate in the school/district
• Increase positive behavior

Improve Talent Management practices

• Increase alignment and quality of PL to role and district goals
• Refine our recruitment and selection procedures

Improve student attendance

• Reduce #/% of chronically absent students
• Increase students’ daily attendance

Increase student growth and achievement

• Increase HQI practices as in our WPS description
• Maximize individual student progress (growth and differentiation)

SUPERINTENDENT GOALS

Support the school and district goals

• Provide professional learning opportunities that support community building and classroom management
• Provide leadership for the development and implementation of a description of high-quality instruction that becomes the basis of our work
• Lead the development of a district climate plan
• Create opportunities for parent involvement
• Create a WPS Hiring Manual
• Attend career fairs
• Identify and implement a data management system
• Generate and analyze attendance data
• Prioritize instructional time

Communicate with & engage the full community

• Develop a district communication plan
• Initiate a consistent practice of grade level, school and district newsletters
• Initiate and conduct a Superintendent’s Advisory Council
• Support the development of our new LGP Community Table
• Collaborate closely with area superintendents, especially Gilbert
• Perform website updates
• Participate in town meetings as appropriate
   

Develop and promote a budget that meets the district’s needs while being respectful of the
community’s ability to pay

• Engage school staff in the budget planning process
• Engage BOE in setting budget priorities
• Explore state, federal and private grant opportunities
• Collaborate with Gilbert administration
• Tie spending to district goals
• Visit community organizations to promote the schools and budget

BOARD OF EDUCATION GOALS

Support the Superintendent’s goals

• Supervise and evaluate the Superintendent
• Communicate openly with the Superintendent and observe the chain of command
• Adhere to agreed upon values and norms
• Utilize the system for Board self-evaluation

Encourage and monitor student learning and performance

• Include student reps in Board meetings to share learning experiences
• Review district and student data (i.e. iReady, SBAC, NGSS)

Engage the community

• Include students in Board meetings (i.e. student showcase)
• Attend school events (BBQ, convocation, meet & greet, concerts, PTO meetings)
• Continue to develop our relationship with The Gilbert School
• Strengthen the connection with the Board of Selectmen by personally encouraging their attendance at school events

Complete the process of reviewing and updating policies

• Complete the policy review and transition from CABE policies to Shipman policies

Ensure fiscal responsibility and transparency

• Review monthly summary financial reports from all of the funds at monthly BOE meetings
• Review detailed financial reports at monthly Finance Committee meetings