Strategic Plan
In March 2019, the district leadership discussed how to redesign educational experiences to best prepare Hudson students for the 21st century. These discussions led to the formation of a strategic planning committee and numerous focus groups and conversations with the community.
The final five-year plan focuses on three goals:
- Strong learning environment - safe and welcoming schools
- Strong connections - strong connections between schools, family and the community
- Vibrant learning system - students and teachers engaged in personalized learning to prepare for future opportunities
The plan has been updated to share the accomplishments from 2019 to January 2022 and reformatted for readability and clarity.
Strategic Plan 2019-2024 - Updated January 2022
Strategic Plan 2019-2024 - Updated November 2019
In 2023, the district selected the New England School Development Council to create a report on long-term enrollment projections: 2022-23 Enrollment Projection Report
PILLARS & GOALS
Goal 1: Provide safe and secure schools that support welcoming learning environments and foster continuous learning for students, staff, and the community.
Goal 2: Enhance and sustain an all-inclusive school environment that supports social/emotional wellness, cultural diversity, and individualized needs.
Goal 3: Develop and maintain adaptable school environments that are inviting and designed to meet the learning needs of our current and future students, as well as being resources for the community.
Goal 1: Encourage and embrace diverse thought and welcome all voices.
Goal 2: Support and promote the value of education and passion for the learning process for college and career aspirations.
Goal 3: Promote family and community engagement through a strong and shared vision of moving from good to great.
Goal 4: Develop partnerships to harness the power of the Hudson community to spark students to accept and actively participate in their growing global future.
Goal 1: Students actively engage in personalized, challenging learning that prepares them for future opportunities.
Goal 2: Teachers leverage technology to expand the learning within and beyond the traditional classroom.
Goal 3: Teachers think deeply about, reflect on, and improve instruction that will facilitate personalized robust learning.
Goal 4: Teachers give students effective and timely feedback to ensure mastery of competencies and 21st century skills.
Goal 5: Administrators give teachers effective and timely feedback and support to ensure quality and current research-based instruction.
2025-2029 Strategic Plan Portrait of a Learner/Graduate Documents
Early Learning Center, Hills Garrison, and Nottingham West Core Values:
Be safe.
Be respectful.
Be responsible.
Be positive.
Learning Objectives at the Early Learning Center, Hills Garrison, and Nottingham West allow students to:
Develop and utilize self-advocacy skills.
Pursue continuous learning.
Develop critical thinking skills as a way to creatively solve problems and overcome obstacles.
Collaboratively utilize skillful communication as a way to engage in their learning.
Demonstrate proficiency and continued growth in academic skills.
Engagement Objectives at the Early Learning Center, Hills Garrison, and Nottingham West allow students to:
Ask clarifying questions.
Model pride and initiative in learning.
Explain and/or demonstrate learning across settings (show what I know with friends & family).
Explore ways to learn in other settings (practice classroom skills in specials and after-school clubs).
Experience lightbulb moments (observable excitement for learning).
Demonstrate learning to help peers with their learning.
Social Experiences at the Early Learning Center, Hills Garrison, and Nottingham West allow students to:
Attend extra-curricular school events.
Demonstrate pride in co-curricular, non-school related-events.
Opportunities to practice emerging social skills.
Adapt to changing day/routine.
Develop situational and age-appropriate manners for school.
Take turns in varied situations.
Win and lose games, and accept the outcome.
Play games that others pick as well as the ones I get to choose.
Invite others to play.
Learn to be comfortable making mistakes and trying new things.
Hudson Memorial School Core Values:
Respect: esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, personal quality, or ability.
Responsibility: answerable or accountable, as for something within one’s power, control, or management
Hard work: effort put forth by an individual to better themselves socially, emotionally, and academically.
Kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
Learning Objectives at Hudson Memorial School will allow students to:
Use their personal strengths to support and facilitate community-based projects.
Monitor progress and make adjustments to improve their future learning.
Articulate personal needs to support their learning.
Pursue new learning to build upon classroom instruction.
Generate solutions to novel problems and see the solutions through to completion.
Practice social skills that require increasing emotional maturity.
Strive to make personal academic growth targets.
Engagement Objectives at Hudson Memorial School will allow students to:
Engage in active and hands-on learning activities.
Experience communication in varied environments, purposes, and audiences.
Participate in flexible learning activities that promote health and wellness.
Take part in community-minded activities that promote civic engagement and volunteerism.
Engage in opportunities to develop leadership skills.
Explore an integrated curriculum that promotes STEM and humanities.
Have an active voice in their continuum of learning.
Social Experiences at Hudson Memorial School will allow students to:
Participate in a wide array of school-based activities.
Celebrate academic and co-curricular successes.
Demonstrate respect and kindness for others while understanding differences.
Ensure generational traditions and communal experiences.
Participate in an integrated academic experience that promotes digital citizenship.
Alvirne High School Core Values:
Character: the combined qualities of integrity, kindness, tolerance, humility, and respect.
Curiosity: the lifelong enjoyment of and passion for learning.
Commitment: the work ethic, independence, and responsibility developed by diverse and challenging programs.
Community: pride in our school, ourselves, and in our service to others.
Learning Objectives at Alvirne will:
Ensure all students learn and achieve.
Encourage integrity and empathy with students and families.
Provide opportunities for critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration.
Engage students in active learning opportunities.
Support creativity, self-advocacy, and personal growth.
Engagement Objectives at Alvirne will:
Model technology usage respectfully and responsibly.
Develop effective communication and public speaking skills.
Provide voice and choice for future learning and life experiences.
Ensure knowledge, commitment, and demonstration of learning through senior project (Capstone).
Foster civic involvement within the school and the greater Hudson community.
Social Experiences at Alvirne will:
Foster respect for others while being aware of others and understanding their differences.
Ensure generational traditions and communal experiences.
Provide opportunities to participate in various activities outside of school and competitions.
Celebrate the energy of sports teams, the creativity of theater, and the rhythm of music.
Provide engaging opportunities to create meaningful connections through a vast array of clubs that allow
students to express themselves.