1. Four-Year Strategic Plan 2014 - 2018

2. Board Policy BQ (LEGAL) The Board shall ensure that a District improvement plan and improvement plans for each campus are developed, reviewed, and revised annually for the purpose of improving the performance of all students. The Board shall annually approve District and campus performance objectives and shall ensure that the District and campus plans: 1. Are mutually supportive to accomplish the identified objectives; and 2. At a minimum, support the state goals and objectives under Education Code Chapter 4. BQ (LOCAL) The Board shall approve and periodically review the District’s mission and goals to improve student performance. The mission, goals, and the approved District and campus objectives shall be mutually supportive and shall support the state goals and objectives under Education Code, Chapter 4.

3. The Pathway to Planning Success Our CORE BELIEFS lead us to a VISION of the ideal or our preferred future. Our VISION causes us to consider our MISSION to bring the VISION to reality. Our MISSION is about purpose, it is the answer to the question, “Why do we exist as a learning organization?” We will achieve our MISSION, our purpose for existence, through the guidance of the strategic OPERATIONAL GOALS.

4. Future Focused What are the most important changes in the last 14 years? What are the skills and knowledge our kids need to succeed? What does success look like for Northwest ISD students in the future? What are our priorities?

5. Future-Ready Learners Our task: Prepare students for jobs that don’t yet exist Prepare students to use technologies that haven’t been invented Prepare students to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet

6. Future Focused Northwest ISD is and must be… A transformed environment for student learning and performance where creativity, imagination, and innovation are required and expected.

7. Future Focused Common VISION and MISSION Grounded in our CORE BELIEFS Set Clear Expectations though the Strategic Goals Understood, Endorsed, Lived, and Reinforced by our Community, Parents, Staff, and Students

8. Core Beliefs We believe that: Kids come first Continuous improvement is essential for future success The success of each student is the shared responsibility of students, families, schools, and community Environment influences learning

9. VISION Northwest ISD The best and most sought-after school district where every student is future ready: Ready for college Ready for the global workplace Ready for personal success

10. Mission Northwest ISD, in partnership with parents and community, will engage all students in a premier education preparing them to be successful, productive citizens.

11. Operational Goals Goal I Northwest ISD will design dynamic learning experiences to ensure that all students are future-ready learners. Goal II Northwest ISD will recruit, develop, retain, and recognize an exceptional, highly motivated staff to optimize student engagement and learning.

12. Operational Goals Goal III Northwest ISD will communicate in a timely, open manner and engage parents and community members in positive partnership opportunities in our schools. Goal IV Northwest ISD will provide premier facilities and support systems that enhance a positive learning environment and foster student and community pride.

13. Operational Goals Goal V Northwest ISD will invest resources to ensure that students, parents, and the community receive optimal educational services.

14. Four-Year Strategic Plan 2014 - 2018