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Board Goals

Strategic Plans Goals


Academic Excellence 


Goal 1: Grow a comprehensive, engaging instructional program supporting all learners.


Goal 1a: Build community support for a shared vision of student success


Staff Retention, Recruitment, and Professional Development


Goal 2: Attract, retain, and resource highly qualified, diverse staff committed to academic excellence.

 

Community-School Partnerships

Goal 3: Strengthen communication and collaboration among parents, teachers and the community 


2026–2028 Board of Education Goals


USA 250 Theme

Rooted in Tradition. Ready for the Future.

As our nation marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, we renew our commitment to the enduring purposes of public education: to cultivate knowledge, character, citizenship, and opportunity. We honor the traditions entrusted to us while preparing our students and schools to meet the challenges and possibilities of a changing world.

High-Tech Teachers. Low-Tech Students.

We believe technology should strengthen the work of educators and the stewardship of our schools, while preserving the human relationships, curiosity, creativity, and habits of mind that define a meaningful education.


Goal 1: Academic Excellence and Continuous Improvement

Provide every student with a rigorous instruction, appropriate support and engaging education that builds strong foundations and prepares them for future success.

  • Improve achievement and confidence in mathematics and literacy
  • Strengthen the implementation of district instructional programs.
  • Encourage inventiveness, thoughtful problem-solving, and a spirit of continuous improvement.
  • Invest in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence to enhance teaching, improve district operations, and preserve meaningful, human-centered learning experiencesץ 

Goal 2: Stewardship and Organizational Excellence


Exercise responsible stewardship of district resources and pursue efficiencies that support educational excellence, financial sustainability, and public trust. 

  • Pursue efficiencies that maximize the impact of district resources.
  • Invest in technologies and tools that strengthen teaching and improve the effectiveness of district operations.
  • Maintain transparency and accountability in decision-making.
  • Align resources with long-term priorities and financial sustainability.

Goal 3: Community, Citizenship, and Shared Purpose

Strengthen the partnership among families, educators, students, and the community in support of excellent public schools.

  • Communicate clearly, consistently, and proactively.
  • Promote transparent communication and meaningful partnerships with families and the community. 
  • Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary through learning experiences that deepen appreciation for our nation's history, civic responsibilities, and shared ideals.
  • Recognize that the success of our schools rests upon the shared efforts of all who support them.
 

2025–26 Board of Education Goals

Arching Theme: Honoring the Past, Excelling in the Present, and Inventing the Future
As we celebrate the USA's 250th Anniversary, we embrace our nation’s proud history, commit to excellence in today’s classrooms, and look ahead with inventiveness — including responsible use of AI — to prepare students and staff for the future.


Goal 1: Academic Excellence and Innovation

  • Support robust and challenging core curriculum for all learners.

  • Encourage innovation, including in-house curriculum development and responsible integration of AI, to assist teachers and enhance learning.

  • Foster a quicker internal feedback loop across schools to share best practices and achieve the best outcomes.

Goal 2: Staff Development and Retention

  • Maintain a supportive, dynamic work environment that attracts, develops, and retains talent.

  • Provide professional learning opportunities, including training in emerging tools such as AI, to empower staff with creativity and innovation in instruction.

Goal 3: Operational Responsibility and Community Trust

  • Manage resources responsibly, including referendum surplus, balancing immediate district needs with long-term financial stability.

  • Pursue operational efficiencies that support the district’s mission.

  • Enhance communication and collaboration among parents, staff, and the community through transparency, proactive engagement, and responsiveness.

                                                            2024-2025 Board Goals

Academic Excellence

 

Goal 1: Support robust and challenging curriculum to all learners

Goal 1a: Support and encourage in-house developed curriculum

 

Staff Retention, Recruitment, and Professional Development

 

Goal 2: Maintain a supportive and dynamic work environment that attracts and retains talent.

 

Community-School Partnerships

Goal 3: Identify opportunities to enhance communication and collaboration among parents, teachers and the community throughout the school year, applying learnings to drive continuous improvement.

Referendum Funds:

 

Goal 4: Appropriate referendum surplus responsibly considering future project and current district finance position.

 

2023-2024 Board of Education Goals
 
  1. To support and provide for the implementation of the districtwide five-year strategic plan.

  1. The Board understands that parents' involvement in their child’s education is essential for success and will continue to support effective and transparent communication with both parents and the community.
  1. Improve communication and partnerships between the community, families, administration, students and Board of Education.
    1. Chain of Command
  2. The Board of Education in conjunction with District Administration will conduct a Culture and Climate survey
  3. Continue to facilitate presentations and staff/student recognitions for the Board & Community
  4. Support the refresh of a user friendly school website presence with an app capability.
  5. Board leadership will attempt to connect with the FLOW leadership board members

  1. The Board will support sound Fiscal Accountability and Transparency through the finance committee 
  1. Assess and refine how the Board receives information and deliberates on the budget before voting.
  2. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the financial plan of the district, the board will engage in training on aspects of the budget and its role in district governance.
  3. The Board of Education will continue to review the current shared service agreements to evaluate their effectiveness and explore other opportunities. 
  4. Evaluate and develop a multi year plan to utilize Federal and State grants and one-time funds to maximize student support and academic achievement
  5. Explore and support alternative profit sources

  1. By June 2024, the Board will negotiate successor collective bargaining agreements with the Franklin Lakes Education Association.


2022-2023 Board of Education Goals


  1. By June 2023, the Board will negotiate successor collective bargaining agreements with the Franklin Lakes Administrators Association.
  2. Strategic Plan 2022-2027: The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will support efforts to conduct a strategic planning process for the purpose of defining the decisions and actions that shape and guide the future direction for the school district over the next several years.
    1. Hiring of a Consultant
    2. Committees of Diverse Stakeholders
  3. The Board will work to explore more opportunities to ensure a more effective and functioning board. 
    1. Improve committee effectiveness, transparency, and communication
    2. increase communication to parents and the community
      1. Website BOE tab 
      2. Schoolboard.net
      3. Board topic forum
      4. Board Meeting Agenda 
    3. Governance: improve the Board’s collaboration in order to facilitate timely and efficient decision making.
    4. By May 2023 determine whether to add a public question to the November ballot to decrease the size of the Board.
    5. Beginning January 2023, introduce updated agendas with clear protocols for both public meetings and executive sessions.
  4. The Board will support funding and policy towards innovation and the exploration of alternative ways of funding for the district.