• Phenix City Board of Education Strategic Plan | 2023-2028

    This ambitious five-year plan sets forth a comprehensive roadmap to foster excellence across all schools for the benefit of every student. Through a collaborative effort involving families, community members, and educators, we are committed to empowering students with the skills necessary to adapt to a constantly evolving world and thrive as responsible, productive citizens who positively impact society. The strategic plan encompasses a range of critical initiatives and objectives, including enhancing teacher support, leadership development, student support systems, and expanding opportunities in the fine arts, all designed to cultivate a nurturing and effective educational environment.

2023-2028 Strategic Plan

      Culture & Community

      • Objective:

        Build a collaborative community of teachers, learners, and stakeholders

        Critical Initiatives: 

        • Utilize Professional Learning Communities in every department, from the system to individual grade or subject levels

        • Create ongoing, collaborative student engagement opportunities for success

        • Collaborate regularly with the local community through targeted engagement activities

        Key Measures

        • School Walk-Through Observation Form Data

        • Instructional Staff Survey Data

        • PLC Meeting Form Data

        • eleot Observation Data

        • Student Survey Data

        • Student Attendance Data

        • Community Meeting Exit Survey Data

        • Family/Stakeholder Survey Data

        • Stakeholder Attendance and Participation Data

      Leader Support

      • Objective:

        Cultivate holistically equipped leaders to prioritize resources, stakeholders, and ongoing learning

        Critical Initiatives:

        • Increase support for effective school leadership

        • Prioritize the mental and physical well-being of all staff through leadership capacity building

        • Prioritize the needs of the school to nurture culturally responsive leadership

        Key Measures:

        • Student Attendance Data

        • Family/Stakeholder Survey Data

        • Faculty and Staff Survey Data

        • Staff Retention data

        • Student Discipline Incidences Data

        • Administrator Evaluation Data

        • Beginning/Mid/End-of-Year School Data Reviews

        • Student Achievement Data

        • Instructional Staff Survey Data

        • Staff Attendance/AESOP Data

        • Student Survey Data

        • Community Meeting Exit Survey Data

        • Stakeholder Attendance and Participation Data

        • Exit interview Data

        • Partners in Education Participation Data

      Teacher Support

      • Objective:

        Implement faculty retention strategies

        Critical Initiatives:

        • Respond to the health and welfare needs of faculty and staff

        • Provide relevant professional development on all levels

        • Improve safe and welcoming working environment at school sites and events.

        • Integrate a formalized two-way communication feedback process between teachers and leaders

        Key Measures:

        • Faculty and Staff Survey Data

        • Staff Attendance/AESOP Data

        • Staff Retention data

        • Formal/Informal Classroom observation data

        • Exit interview data

        • Professional Learning Survey Data

        • Instructional Staff Survey Data

        • eleot Observation Data

      Student Support

      • Objective:

        Increase growth of students with district-wide shared supports

        Critical Initiatives:

        • Increase student attendance

        • Improve the efficiency and equity of the MTSS process and all related resources

        • Seek student input and feedback regarding student supports

        • Develop communication processes related to areas of student support

        Key Measures:

        • Student Attendance Data

        • eleot Observation Data

        • Tiered Student Data (all levels)

        • Student Discipline Incidences Data

        • Instructional Staff Survey Data

      From STEM to STEAM

      • Objective:

        Provide students with meaningful learning opportunities in the areas of fine arts

        Critical Initiatives:

        • Increase the number of fine arts opportunities offered to students at all levels

        • Integrate fine arts across various curricula

        • Establish partnerships with community groups in the various areas of fine arts

        • Increase opportunities for student showcases in the various areas of fine arts

        Key Measures:

        • Elective Availability Data

        • Elective Participation Data

        • Formal/Informal Classroom observation data

        • High school fine arts endorsements

        • Student Engagement Survey

        • Partners in Education Participation Data

        • Partnerships between elementary and secondary

        • Fine Arts Competition Participant and Outcome Data

        • Phenix City Schools Fine Arts EventParticipation

        • Scholarship Recipient Data

        • Positive Media Exposure Statistics