As Upper Arlington Schools launches a strategic planning process to envision our priorities and goals for the next three to five years, I feel excitement for our future and a great appreciation for the foundation that has been built here under our current strategic plan.
To better understand the progress that has been made under our current 2019-2024 Strategic Plan, you can look to the Quality Profile. Every year, we publish this annual accountability report to give our community a clear and transparent look at what’s happening in our schools.
This spring, all Upper Arlington households will receive a copy of the 2024 Quality Profile in their mailboxes, and you will also be able to find an electronic version on our website at www.uaschools.org/QualityProfile.aspx.
Our 2019-2024 Strategic Plan identifies a focused set of priorities that support our position as a national leader in education and continue our focus on challenging and supporting every student, every step of the way.
Whole learning is our core business - academics. We are building on the district’s long-running philosophy of educating the whole child by providing rigorous academic content and real-world learning experiences that will give our students an even stronger foundation to serve, lead and succeed in life.
Student and staff well-being is critical to the success of our students. We are building on our strengths to foster a safe and inclusive environment by focusing on two fundamental aspects of well-being: belonging and balance.
Continuous improvement is the foundation of the strategic plan. This is the idea of getting better at getting better — and, as you’ll see in the Quality Profile, it is threaded through everything we do in our schools.
In the 2024 Quality Profile, you can find updates on our work to implement a new state law involving literacy, the creation of new college and career pathways for students, our strategies for supporting a sense of belonging in our schools, and our ongoing commitment to engaging all stakeholders to inform the future of our district. You can also find updates on how we compare with other districts here in central Ohio, in the state and across the nation on the state report card, test scores and other data points, including finances.
We believe it is critically important to continue to provide our community with the Quality Profile to measure our progress toward these strategic priorities. I encourage you to spend some time with the Quality Profile, and if you have any suggestions for the report, please complete the online form available at www.uaschools.org/qualityprofile.aspx.
Robert Hunt, Ph.D., is the superintendent of Upper Arlington Schools. You can follow him on Twitter at @Hunt_EdLeader.