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__ Reform Commission Assignment __ The CCPM reform commission is charged with redesigning the Brogan Suburban School District. CCPM’s responsibilities will last one year and culminate with the selection of a permanent school superintendent. The commission serves at the pleasure of the Department of Education and has great latitude in terms of the leadership it provides. In addition to overseeing the current operations, the commission is expected to initiate four major initiatives that address the challenges and potential of the district and school community.

__ Detailing District Description __  575 Students per class; KG-12 Upper middle class represents majority of cliental Local tax effort = 80% of annual budget revenue Large business tax base results in reduced tax burden on homeowner 15% Free and Reduced, 5% LEP, 10% Special Ed, 4% Gifted

__ SWOT Analysis __
== The __Vision __ of the Brogan Suburban School District is: //"Provide experiences and a diploma to prepare all students for the greatest experience ~ Life." // == == The __Mission __ of the Brogan Suburban School District is: //"To be a community of learners in which all members are engaged and challenged in order to become productive citizens and responsible stewards of our world." // ==
 * ** Strengths ** || ** Weaknesses ** || ** Opportunities ** || ** Threats ** ||
 * Community is well educated, values education, and has high expectations for their school district à  "High Maintenance Parents" || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Communication || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">One time opportunity to institute change || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Declining Revenues-property values, state and federal subsidies, local businesses closing, cyber enrollment ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Community respects and supports educators || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">30 Years of Status Quo || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Large number of teachers retiring || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Changing Demographics ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Tradition of Excellence || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Union Protectionism of Weak Teachers || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Leverage-PDE Driven Initiative || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Unbalanced pockets of student enrollment ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Parent Involvement || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Workforce Development Program || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Currently public education is on the hot seat with politicians and society || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Culture of the past not the future ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Students, Staff, Parents, and Community are proud of their school district || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Staff accustomed to getting what they want = "Spoiled" ||  || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Large learning and financial gaps between the "haves and have nots" ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Great Facilities, Good Technology Resources || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Cliques within Faculty ||  || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Contract Negotiations ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Student Body Growing in Diversity || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Many staff are legends in their own minds ||  || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Vouchers & Cyber Schools ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Staffing-small class size ||  ||   || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Resistance to change ||

__ Reform Commission Initiatives __


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Human Potential || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Curriculum || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Assessment || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Organizational Management ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Patty-PLC's || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Crystal-Mapped & Prioritized || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Christine-Authentic Assessment || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Matt-School Day and School Year Reform ||

== //<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">"Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Vision with action can change the world." Joel Barkel // ==