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Welcome to the Laurel Highlands School District's Strategic Planning Webpage!

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) requires school districts across the Commonwealth to develop strategic plans on six-year cycles. Because Laurel Highland's new strategic plan will be due to PDE in March of 2009, the time has come to launch our next cycle of planning.

Strategic planning is a dynamic process through which members of the school community work together cooperatively to chart the future direction of the school district. Through the planning process, a district mission statement is developed; instructional and operational goals are identified; activities and strategies for attaining goals are devised; and methods for evaluation and revision are developed.

A comprehensive, well-written strategic plan 1) reflects the contributions of community members, parents, students, and school district employees; 2) uses a variety of data to determine needs-based goals; and, 3) lays out a graduated course of action for establishing an educational system that is conducive to student success.

At this time, we are actively soliciting your involvement in the strategic planning process by asking you to complete an online survey that will assist our efforts in identifying the district's most significant needs. Click on the hyperlink below that best describes your role (e.g., parent, staff, community member/local business representative) to access the appropriate online survey.

Laurel Highlands Parents / Guardians
• If you currently have at least one child enrolled in the Laurel Highlands School District
  -Survey completed thank you for your participation.

Laurel Highlands Staff
• If you are a classroom teacher with the Laurel Highlands School District
  -Survey completed thank you for your participation.

Laurel Highlands Community Members and/or Local Business Representatives
• If you currently reside or own a business in the Laurel Highlands School District or you have had a student that has graduated for LH and/or have a child that will be attending LH in the future
  -Survey completed thank you for your participation.

Laurel Highlands Elementary, Middle and/or High School Students
• Students enrolled in grades 3-12 will participate in the strategic planning process by completing a survey in their home room and/or content area classroom between May 19th and May 29th. Parents, if you do not want your child to participate in this survey, please notify Mrs. Scott, the Strategic Planning Supervisor, by May 16th.
-Survey completed thank you for your participation.

All information acquired via the online survey will be used for the exclusive purpose of developing the district's new strategic plan. Your responses will be kept confidential throughout the process.

The opportunity to serve as a member of the strategic planning steering committee is also being extended at this time to any community member, local business representative, parent, and school district employee who is interested in volunteering their time and service to assist with the strategic planning process. Our early work will center on: 1) analyzing achievement, growth, and perceptual data; 2) identifying the district's most significant needs; and, 3) developing responsive, overarching goals which will drive the strategic planning process and infiltrate its six component plans. To express your interest in serving on this committee, please call or email Jessica Scott, our Strategic Planning Supervisor, using the contact information provided below.

Contact Information:
• Email: scottj@lhsd.org
• Telephone: 724.438.5851 (Leave a message with the secretary, and Mrs. Scott will return your call.)

Questions?
• If you have questions related to the strategic planning process, please contact Mrs. Jessica Scott, our Strategic Planning Supervisor. She will ensure that your question(s) is/are directed to the appropriate district administrators.

Laurel Highlands School District   -   304 Bailey Avenue   -   Uniontown, PA 15401   -   724.437.2821