Eden Prairie Schools Strategic Plan: Results by Strategy
STRATEGIES are the means the district will pursue in order to achieve the strategic objectives. The strategies answer the
question, “What must we do as a system to ensure the achievement of our strategic objectives, and ultimately, our mission?”
Each strategy includes a set of results, which are implemented on an annual basis. Learn more about the strategic plan online
at www.edenpr.org/strategicplan.
School/Community Leadership
Strategy Results
1. The strengths of the district and the community are maximized to empower each family with the knowledge and capacity to
effectively navigate the Eden Prairie School system.
2. 2016-2017 Focus: Relationships and strategies for collaboration exist between the Eden Prairie Schools and community
organizations/businesses based on understanding our shared vision and collective influences to support the mission and
strategic objectives.
3. Operational: A systemic process has been developed and implemented to build and maintain student, family, school and
community trust of Eden Prairie Schools.
4. Community residents, including those that do not currently have children attending Eden Prairie Schools, contribute their
strengths and support to accomplish our mission.
Achievement Disparities
Strategy Results
1. 2016-2017 Focus: Each staff member understands culturally responsive practices and secures high expectations for each
student to eliminate achievement disparities.
2. 2016-2017 Focus: Racial and socioeconomic inequalities in achievement are addressed in a culturally relevant and responsive
manner by all staff.
3. Operational: Equitable access is provided for all students to participate in a high-quality early-childhood education.
4. High quality educational opportunities that empower each early childhood-grade 12 student to meet the strategic objectives
are provided, with particular regard to racial and socioeconomic equity.
5. Each staff member engages in reciprocal partnerships with families establishing positive relationships and a foundation for
working together to ensure children achieve the strategic objectives.
6. Each staff member recognizes the value of diverse perspectives and intentionally seeks to listen to all voices in the community
and effectively responds to remove barriers.
7. The racial demographics of the educational leaders, teachers, and support staff closely reflect that of the student population.
8. District and site level leaders are equipped to build and sustain a positive climate for learning and teaching that removes
barriers and increases opportunities for each student to achieve the strategic objectives.
Employee Empowerment
Strategy Results
1. Our employees engage in open and honest multidirectional communication and receive timely feedback, which facilitates the
achievement of the strategic objectives.
2. Operational: Our employees understand and are able to articulate how they and their work are connected to the strategic
objectives.
3. Operational: Our employees have access to and are actively engaged in continuous learning and professional development
opportunities which enhance the achievement of the strategic objectives.
4. Our employees are recognized for accomplishing goals related to students achieving the strategic objectives.
5. Our employees have opportunities to collaborate in decision-making processes, which allow them to contribute toward the
achievement of strategic objectives.
6. Operational: Our employees have access to resources that empower them to enable students to achieve the strategic objectives.
7. Operational: All staff are organized into collaborative teams focused on meeting the strategic objectives.
Digital Resources
Measurement
Strategy Results
Strategy Results
1. Operational: A framework will be established where each
district employee and student is competent in evolving core
technology skills.
2. Each student has equitable access to digital resources that
allow for continuous learning independent of the traditional
restraints of time, location, and calendars.
3. Operational: Learning and teaching are beginning to
be transformed to ensure students develop the multidimensional abilities required to meet the demands of the
present and future.
4. A framework is implemented for the evaluation and delivery
of current and emerging technologies.
5. A framework exists at each school where digital resources are
used to reimagine daily schedules and personalized learning
opportunities.
6. Operational: Parents, guardians, caregivers, and community
volunteers have access to training in digital resources to
support student success.
1. 2016-2017 Focus: All staff, students and parents
understand the strategic objectives.
2. 2016-2017 Focus: Rubrics and processes for assessing
student learning will be developed.
3. The district has defined expectations in the content,
process, and interpersonal domains and is developing
and aligning measurements early childhood through
graduation.
4. Information systems needed to gather, maintain
and report data related to the strategic objectives are
established.
5. An infrastructure and process for collecting evidence
and assessing student learning, using the rubrics, is
being phased in starting with selected elementary and
secondary grades.
6. A strategic evaluation of grading practices that
considers ways to accurately reflect each student’s
learning has been undertaken.
Personalized Learning
Strategy Results
1. 2016-2017 Focus: A framework of responsive instruction including multi-dimensional abilities is established, implemented
and maintained through an ongoing collaborative process of continuous improvement.
2. 2016-2017 Focus: In addition to meeting state and district standards, students in collaboration with parents/guardians/
caregivers, and educators set personal academic and social emotional goals through the use of digital resources.
3. 2016-2017 Focus: Students, parents/guardians/caregivers, and educators work together to plan and support culturally
relevant personalized student learning.
4. Educators use varied methods to communicate with students and parents/guardians about individual student goals, strategies,
and progress.
5. Additional communication strategies are implemented for each student who is not making adequate progress toward the
strategic objectives.
6. A process for parent/guardian/caregiver-to-educator feedback is implemented and communicated.