NPS Vision: “Equity and Excellence for Each Child”

Framework

• Academic Achievement
• Attracting and Retaining Effective Staff
• Improving Aging Infrastructure
• Developing and Sustaining Community Partnerships and Engaging Stakeholders
• Creating a Culture of Caring

Mission: Ghent School's mission is to develop students who are highly motivated, mature and self-confident; who possess well-developed personal and social skills and demonstrate excellent learning behaviors. 

Instructional Focus: Ghent School's Instructional Focus is "Reading and Writing Across Content Areas." Reading and writing are vital components to academic success. We support this with the #READy2Write emphasis that is presented throughout the academic program and supported through our Read 14.2 push.

SMART-e Goals:

Literacy:  Grade 8 students will increase their performance on the Writing 8 SOL from 72.97% in June 2022 at least 7 points by June 2023.  Black students and Students with Disabilities in Grades 3-8 will increase their Reading SOL Scores from 63% and 61% respectively in June 2021 to at least 75% by June 2023.

Numeracy: Ghent students with disabilities will increase their performance on the Math SOL from 61.36% in June 2023 by at least 8.7  points to at least 70% by June 2024.

Community Engagement: Establish and maintain at least three community partnerships while collaborating with the PTA during the 2023-2024 school year.

We believe

• In encouraging students to work independently and in teams, always showing support and concern for others.
• In establishing and maintaining our school-wide focus, "Reading and Writing Across Content Areas" based on authentic, engaging instruction to ensure the development of life-long college and career-ready learners.
• The true measure of a school is not in its building or resources, but in the strength and effectiveness of the people who make up the school community.

What is Read 14.2?

Comprehensive School Improvement Plan - 2023-2024  

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