Tupelo Public School District

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MISSION The Tupelo Public School District serves the community by engaging each student in an excellent education that develops skills and citizenship needed for success in a global society. DISTRICT GOALS Goal 1: Increase student achievement across the District. • Ensure a rigorous standards based curriculum with rich resources and evidenced based instructional strategies. • Provide data driven academic supports to close the achievement gap. • Demonstrate an accelerated growth model for all students. • Emphasize writing across the curriculum. • Enhance creative arts P-12. • Increase student engagement and motivation. Goal 2: Provide a safe, secure and orderly environment in all schools. • Maintain multi-levels of security protocols that include infrastructure, crisis management, and trained personnel. • Promote consistently high expectations and support for students and staff in classroom and school-wide behavior. • Develop an alternative model for wrap around services that include social/emotional support. • Expect professional behavior from all employees. • Structure the environment for successful positive behavior and relationships. Goal 3: Attract and retain all stakeholders. • Identify ALL stakeholders and their needs. • Brand and promote our value. • Build a strong communication structure that allows TPSD to hear from our stakeholders and relays vital information to our stakeholders. Goal 4: Maintain sound financial stability. • Provide resources in alignment with board goals and demonstrated needs provided by the school communities. • Provide site specific budget support throughout the fiscal year. Goal 5: Ensure ALL graduates are career/college ready. • Emphasize creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication. • Promote information literacy, technology literacy, leadership, initiative, productivity, social skills, and adaptability.