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Charleston Achieving Excellence & Vision 2016

What are Charleston Achieving Excellence and Vision 2016?

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 Charleston County School District's (CCSD’s) current strategic plan Charleston Achieving Excellence centers on four priorities:  Literacy Improvement, Effective Teaching and Leadership, World-Class Schools & Systems, and Strategic Partnerships.  CCSD has three goals:  1) Close the achievement gap; 2) Elevate achievement overall; and 3) Raise the graduation rate.  

In the 2011-2012 school year, CCSD is launching community engagement to prepare for the next stage of the plan—Charleston Achieving Excellence: Vision 2016. This next phase will strengthen the district’s emphasis on literacy improvement and teacher effectiveness and create bold annual performance targets for all students.  

Graphs of Vision 2016 Goals: Third Grade English/Language Arts (ELA), Third Grade Math, Eighth Grade English/Language Arts (ELA), Eighth Grade Math, Graduation Rate

How YOU Can Get Involved

Vision 2016 has not been written yet, and we need YOUR feedback on proposed goals and strategies.

  • Attend a Public Meeting in January and February 2012:
    • The district is holding a series of community meetings across the district. These meetings are facilitated by community leaders. Food is provided, and the meetings are designed to allow Board Members to hear input from parents, staff, partners, and other community stakeholders so that the vision is something everyone buys into and understands.
    • Public Meeting Dates (now reflecting North Charleston High and West Ashley High locations): full-color version (English), full-color version (Spanish)
  • Can't Attend a Meeting?
    • Send us your input! Please email us at Vision 2016@charleston.k12.sc.us with your answers to the following questions:
      • Are these draft targets achievable? (yes/no)
      • What will it take to achieve them?
      • “If we’re going to hit these targets, we need to (keep, consider, stop) doing__________.” Please name a “keep,” a “consider,” and a “stop.”

What You've Said...

  • In fall 2011, the CCSD Board of Trustees met with various stakeholder groups. In January and February 2012, the district held community meetings deisgned to garner feedback from the public. The League of Women Voters has compiled notes from the meetings.
  • Parent & Employee Survey Results: The district is taking steps to better support students and implement a more comprehensive performance-based accountability system across the district. The Studer Education Group is helping the district set and achieve Vision 2016 goals, improve supports for staff and parents, and identify opportunities for improvement. In December 2011, parents and employees were asked to complete engagement surveys. These are "baseline" surveys, giving the district a starting point for discussion. The Board of Trustees received copies of the survey results, and department heads and principals are being trained on the roll-out of survey results and next steps.