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2023-2028 DPS Strategic Plan
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- WELCOME
- Message from the Superintendent
- Core Beliefs, Theory of Action, Mission and Vision
- The Power of a Plan and the Power of a Community
- 2023-2028 Strategic Plan
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2018-2023 Strategic Plan Archive
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Strategic Plan at a Glance
- Priority 1: Increase Academic Achievement
- Priority 2: Provide a Safe School Environment that Supports the Whole Child
- Priority 3: Attract and Retain Outstanding Educators and Staff
- Priority 4: Strengthen School, Family, and Community Engagement
- Priority 5: Ensure Fiscal and Operational Responsibility
- Strategic Plan Addendum (January 2020)
- Strategic Plan Highlights (English & Español)
- Strategic Plan (English)
- Strategic Plan (Español)
- Summer 2019 Strategic Plan Updates
- Strategic Plan Committee Members
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Strategic Plan at a Glance
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It is an honor to lead Durham Public Schools. Since my arrival I have been humbled by our community’s support of our schools as well as its insistence upon excellence for all of our students. The children in our 53 schools deserve as outstanding an education as any other child in North Carolina or the nation. Our teachers, staff, and school leaders are eager to provide it. Having a Strategic Plan to focus and unify our efforts is necessary for all of us to meet that goal.
No Strategic Plan can encompass every subject taught, nor every tactic for reducing inequities or mobilizing community support for our students and schools. The intangibles of public education are as important as what we measure in this Strategic Plan: the joy of learning, the building of good citizenship, appreciation of and expertise in the arts, fostering habits of healthy living, and more. We expect our school communities, educators, and staff to continue to innovate; creativity is in our DNA. Having a Strategic Plan ensures that we will not lose sight of our purpose while we continue to expand our horizons.
This will be a living plan. In addition to regular progress updates to our Board, families, and community, we will also assess the goals and strategies themselves. If state policies or standards change, we will adjust the Strategic Plan accordingly and keep moving forward.
We launch this Strategic Plan confident in our community and families, proud of our schools’ commitment to equity and social justice, and excited for our students’ achievement over the next five years.
Pascal Mubenga, Ph.D.