Strategic Planning
Committees will help shape 2025 Strategic Plan
In her continued commitment to listen, learn, and lead, Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders has announced the formation of subcommittees to help shape the District’s 2025 Strategic Education Plan. These subcommittees will bring together board members, parents, teachers, staff, students, and community members in an effort to create a roadmap for KCSD’s future.
Building on the work of focus groups, surveys, and interviews that have been ongoing since August 2024, the subcommittees will focus on critical areas, including curriculum, instruction, assessment, student support, communication, facilities, finances, operations, human resources, technology, and more. The goal is to ensure that all voices are heard and that the final education plan reflects the collective input of the community.
Multiple subcommittee meetings for each of six key areas will be scheduled throughout the year, each led by corresponding district administrators. The insights gained from these meetings will play a central role in shaping the final Strategic Education Plan, which is due to the Pennsylvania Department of Education this Fall.
The KCSD Administrative Council, which consists of more than two dozen district leaders, has been actively developing key areas of focus for these subcommittees. Invitations to join the subcommittees have been sent, with participants asked to commit to attending at least 10 out of the 12 bi-monthly meetings, which will take place at Kennett High School.
Subcommittees begin on Tuesday, January 21 and will be held biweekly through May. The committees will be informed by the recent release of the Superintendent's Listen, Learn, Lead Entry Plan Report that was presented to the Board of School Directors on Monday, January 13. You can access the report at the Superintendent's section of this website.
If you are interested in participating in the subcommittees, please reach out to the Superintendent's office at cyang@kcsd.org.
Vision
KCSD is an inclusive community that nurtures, prepares and empowers ALL, showing everyone they matter in their journey to succeed in the world.
Mission
To inspire innovative thinkers by fostering inclusive, supportive relationships, and developing resiliency through rigorous, relevant, educational experiences.
Core Values
- Integrity
- Resilience
- Student-Centered
- Accountability
- Collaboration