Superintendent Goals

2022-2023

1. Fiscal Sustainability:

● Determine the District's current fiscal standing & maintain ongoing updates to BOE regarding the fiscal status.

● Implement efficiencies and best practices to establish optimal operational functioning within the business office.

● Develop a long-range (3-to-5-year) budget plan with a focus on controlling costs, considering both current and future needs.

● Initiate steps to increase student enrollment and retention by a minimum of 10% for the 2022-2023 school year including,

Promoting Greenburgh Eleven’s program via the updated website, brochures, presentations to parent groups and superintendent’s meetings, and building relationships with Special Education Directors/Administrators within the LoHud region and the boroughs.
Exploring partnerships to serve various populations, including psychiatrically and medically fragile students.

2. Curriculum & Instruction:

Promote a culture of excellence that reflects rigorous teaching and learning and improves the quality of instruction provided to students. Specifically, by June of 2023:

Initiate a curriculum development cycle to create rigorous, vertically aligned curricula beginning with English Language Arts and Math.
Assess current pedagogical practices to inform what professional development and support are needed to improve the instructional program.
Complete the exploration and establishment of the GED & CDOS Programs.

3. Social Emotional Learning:

By June of 2023, initiate a holistic approach to students' social-emotional, academic, and physical needs to reduce absenteeism, disruptive incidences, the use of exclusionary discipline, and encourage a compassionate understanding toward others.

Continue implementation of restorative practices – (multi-tiered)
All staff receive professional development in restorative practices, and all teachers are implementing Tier 1 level Restorative Practice in their classrooms

Targeted task force trained and implementing Tiers 11 & 111 of the Restorative Practice program
Review the District’s policies and procedures, and integrate Restorative Practices into the code of conduct and daily operations
Establish a culture whereby appropriate student behavior is celebrated and rewarded including a student leadership process, i.e., student government and mentoring opportunities
Establish activities to proactively address students' needs and reduce disruptive incidences, i.e., creating a sensory room and other alternative spaces to mitigate students' emotions and energy levels.
Develop and foster a strong, collaborative partnership with families and the leadership and staff of Children's Village. This collaboration will include but not limited to, the review and strengthening of school medical supports and school security and crisis response.