March 21, 2018 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Work Session

Discussion:  Declare meeting to be open, legal, and properly advertised with all members having been informed of the nature of the meeting and having received related information. Announce the Open Meetings Act as posted in the front of the conference room.

Discussion:  Notice of the meeting was published in the Henderson News on March 15, 2018.

Discussion:  Mrs. Coffey opened the meeting reviewing the work that has been done on the new mission statement.  The Board discussed the current mission statement compared to the current iteration that the Staff has been working on.  After discussion, the Board approved the new Mission Statement which reads; "Heartland Community Schools-Henderson/Bradshaw strives to provide challenging educational opportunities for All students to reach their highest level of excellence."

The Board was given a  data review report and then were given information that the Staff had compiled on ways to help our students succeed.  The goal setting with reference to student success has included selecting a priority, engaging the domain and getting stakeholder input.  The next step for exploring student success will include researching successful programs and ultimately getting student and public input on the subject. There was discussion that former students' input would be good to determine ways to improve programs.  

The Board discussed what their specific goals may be in the future.  Some things that were discussed included continued integration of technology in all programs, how and where to expand opportunities for students and how to give students opportunities to explore career paths.

The uniqueness of Heartland's academic offerings were discussed and there was discussion on whether the Board should visit new opportunities and/or expand existing programs.

The Board discussed that they should explore how to expand opportunities for students.  Goals may also include how to integrate "career paths" in instruction and also how to instill a level of confidence in students for choosing a career path.

The administration will formalize the goals that were discussed and present them at the April board meeting.