The Robbinsville Public School District is developing a five-year strategic plan with direct guidance from the community.
Nearly 60 volunteers have already signed up to participate in the detailed process, facilitated by the New Jersey Schools Boards Association.
“We are conducting a robust, collaborative, stakeholder-engaged strategic planning process,” said Superintendent Brian Betze. “A critical aspect of the strategic planning process is the involvement of a cross-section of district stakeholders. They will share their unique perspective about where they want the school district headed over the next five years.”
This Strategic Plan Working Group is tasked with developing long-term goals and objectives for the school district, focusing on the many strengths of the Robbinsville schools, the challenges they face and the ideas and hopes the community has for its students. A key goal is enhancing college and career readiness for all Robbinsville students.
Membership of the group includes Betze, district teachers, administrators, support staff, parents, community members and students.
The group will meet in-person four times: Tuesday, January 31 from 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 15 from 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 15 from 6-7:30 p.m. and Monday, April 3 from 6-7 p.m. The meetings will take place at various schools in the district.
“Betze, who has undertaken similar strategic plans in other school districts, expects the plan will have plenty of specifics in the first year,” said a school district news release. “But then, over the course of the following years, the plan is intentionally designed to be much more flexible, with the ability to easily adjust to new opportunities and challenges.”
Betze said the district underwent a similar process before the pandemic, but the school officials were eager to start fresh with a new five-year plan due to remote learning and other challenges caused by the COVID crisis.
The plan is expected to be ready for presentation to the school board by its July meeting for review and adoption.
