Strategic Plan

 

Mission Statement

The mission of the Gulfport School District is to inspire each student to become a problem solver, lifelong learner, and productive member of society.

  We believe that ...    

	All people are responsible for the choices they make.
	Family is the most powerful influence on children and society.
	All people can learn but at different rates and in different ways.
	Self-worth and self-respect are essential to self-fulfillment.
	High expectations yield higher achievement.
	There is a basic worth in every individual.
	Education provides access to unlimited opportunities.
	Learning is a life long process.

   

Strategic Results

    By 2008...    

	All students will be pursuing their goals of further education, vocational training, military engagement, or other chosen endeavor within one year of leaving high school.
	All students will actively and continuously choose to set and achieve their goals.
	All students will systematically solve problems in their school and personal lives and accept responsibilities for their choices.
	All students will meet or exceed the academic requirements of the local, state, and federal accountability standards.

   

Strategies

    We will ...    

	Develop ongoing funding and budgeting processes to achieve our Strategic Results.
	Develop, through families, community agencies and child-centered facilities, trust, acceptance and continued support of and a contribution to our Strategic Results and Mission.
	Hire, inspire, and retain personnel, including leaders at all levels who exemplify the skills, attitudes and behaviors necessary to achieve our Strategic Results.
	Implement any changes in our organizational structure which may be necessary to achieve our Strategic Results.