2024-2025 School Year Goals and Priorities 

Wellness Goal:

The District will create a culture and programs that promote intellectual, physical, and mental well-being. 

Priorities:

• Re-establish a district wellness committee that supports and plans interventions for our students and staff’s wellbeing throughout the Chatham School District.

• Create a mental health support team that collaborates with outside agencies to support our students' mental well being.

• Investigate social emotional screening tools to help us identify our student’s needs and develop tools and interventions to support our students’ well being

Academic Goal:

Through evidence-based and rigorous programming, our school community will foster and inspire our students’ full potential, advancing their postgraduate preparedness. 

Priorities:

• Evaluate the district’s MTSS (Multiple Tier Support Services - targeted support structure for all students) process and make needed updates based on best researched practices and students’ needs.

• Utilize collected student data and find other means to gather information about our students’ growth and progress so that we can meet the needs of each individual student.

• Work with teacher leaders to identify program and curricular needs so that we can provide instruction that meets the NY State Learning Standards and prepares our students for college and career readiness.

Fiscal Goal:

The District will ensure long-term financial sustainability and resilience to potential changes in funding by maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of resources. 

Priorities:

• Manage Phase II of the Capital Project.

• Ensure staffing adequately meets the programmatic needs and fiscal realities of the District.

• Maintain a strong credit rating for the new debt issuance this year.

Safety Goal:

The District will make responsible efforts to promote the safety and security of our District students, staff and visitors while on campus through the mitigation of potential threats and risk reduction. 

Priorities:

• Each school building and the district will hold regular school safety committee meetings to plan and implement district wide safety protocols and procedures.

• The District will collaborate with school safety consultants to create and implement after school extra curricular emergency procedures and protocols.

• The District, in conjunction with School Safety Consultants, will establish a “Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Team” and develop threat procedures.