STRATEGIC PLAN
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND KEY
STRATEGIES
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REGENTS
GOAL All
students will meet high standards for academic
performance and personal
behavior and demonstrate the knowledge and skills
required by a dynamic world.
Performance
Measures:
·
Percent of students
scoring at or above the State standards on statewide examinations required for
grades K-12 overall and disaggregated for students with disabilities and
English language learners
·
Percent of school
districts offering prekindergarten programs for four-year old children
·
Dropout rates for grades
K-12 students
·
Percent of first-time
undergraduates receiving remediation
·
Completion rates for
educational programs
·
Education, training,
and rehabilitation program outcomes
Key Strategies:
1.
Use student performance data to analyze the needs of
students and improve instruction, develop the knowledge and skills of teachers,
disseminate and apply proven practices, and align curriculum and tests with the
standards.
2.
Develop comprehensive multi-year plans to allocate resources
for strategies to improve student achievement including extra help and extra
time for students.
3.
Expand availability of academic intervention and prevention
services by disseminating proven practices and advocating for additional
funding.
4.
Engage partners who can address the health and human
services needs of families so students come to school every day ready and able
to learn.
5.
Design a system of reporting and reviews, coordinated with
accrediting agencies, to improve institutional effectiveness and student
outcomes.
6.
Increase employment opportunities and outcomes for people
with disabilities by obtaining additional resources and utilizing the Welfare
to Work and Workforce Investment Act programs.
REGENTS GOAL All
educational institutions will meet
Regents high performance standards.
Performance
Measures:
·
Conformance with
Commissioner’s Regulations on program quality
·
Adequacy of school
and cultural facilities
·
Percent of school
instructional staff who are appropriately credentialed
·
Differences in
student performance by type of school building and postsecondary institution
·
Trends in State aid
funding by school district type
·
Percent of libraries
and public records programs to attain the highest level of service
Key Strategies:
1.
Use and expand the existing systems of public accountability
for schools and postsecondary institutions - based on student performance
results - and provide incentives for improving effectiveness and sanctions for
low performance.
2.
Assist districts and schools to improve the quality and
safety of, and access to, facilities.
3.
Expand the Department’s partnerships with national, State,
regional, and local organizations to provide programs and services that build
local capacity for teaching and learning.
4.
Advocate for revision in State funding formulas, which
recognize the high cost associated with poverty and regional labor costs.
5.
Provide incentives to libraries and library systems to
attain the highest level of service.
3REGENTS GOAL The public will be served by qualified, ethical
professionals who remain current with best practice in
their fields and reflect the
of New York State.
Performance
Measures:
·
Performance on
teacher certification tests and professional licensure examinations
·
Substantiated
complaints of unethical/unprofessional conduct
·
Number of allegations
of illegal practice referred for prosecution
·
Racial/ethnic profile
of professionals in educational institutions and the licensed professions
·
Participation of
teachers and librarians in professional development and continuing education
programs
·
Supply of qualified
teachers for the highest need schools
Key Strategies:
1.
Circulate information about sound ethical practice, consumer
rights and professional responsibilities.
2.
Resolve in a timely way complaints of professional misconduct
and discipline cases for teachers and other school personnel.
3.
Identify and investigate allegations of unlicensed
professional practice and refer substantiated cases for criminal prosecution.
4.
Ensure that postsecondary institutions prepare teachers with
arts and sciences backgrounds, content preparation, and the skills to teach all
students.
5.
Develop incentives to encourage secondary and postsecondary
minority students to pursue careers in teaching, the licensed professions, and
cultural institutions.
6.
Create incentives for effective teachers and leaders to work
in the highest need schools and to achieve racial and ethnic diversity among
teachers entering the profession.
7.
Strengthen the preparation and ongoing development of
educational leaders by setting clear standards for the knowledge and skills
they need, assessing their knowledge and skills against those standards, and
creating professional development opportunities.
8.
Encourage continuing education for certified librarians and
create professional development opportunities.
9.
Ensure that all of the Department’s vocational
rehabilitation professionals meet the highest professional standards as
required by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
REGENTS GOAL Education, information, and
cultural resources will be available and accessible to all people.
Performance
Measures:
·
Participation of
individuals with disabilities in education, training, and rehabilitation
programs
·
Percent of first-time
postsecondary students from under-represented groups
·
Completion of
doctoral programs at New York State postsecondary institutions by
race/ethnicity
·
Percent of library
users accessing the statewide on-line library
·
Number of regional
and local plans to document their history
·
Number of New Yorkers
without the services of a public library
·
Status of
implementation of the State Museum exhibit master plan compared to five-year
timetable
·
Number of teachers
using the public television education channel
·
Demographic profiles
of Department’s advisory committees,
boards for the licensed professions, and panels of external experts
Key Strategies:
1.
Implement least restrictive environment (LRE) fully for
students with disabilities.
2.
Build collaborative regional networks among colleges and
schools that assure access to postsecondary institutions for under-represented
groups.
3.
Use data on students entering, participating in and
completing postsecondary education - disaggregated by race and ethnicity - to
promote institutional accountability for closing the gaps in performance results
across groups.
4.
Create a statewide virtual on-line library accessible to all
New Yorkers through an electronic library card.
5.
Document New York’s history through statewide, regional and
local grants and through technical assistance.
6.
Execute the State Museum exhibit master plan to illuminate
the natural and human history of the State for the public.
7.
Launch a statewide education channel on public television.
8.
Make more Department resources and information available in
a variety of formats, including greater use of the Internet.
9.
Ensure that the Department’s programs, services,
publications, and advocacy efforts are relevant to the needs of our diverse
constituencies.
5REGENTS GOAL Resources
under our care will be used
or maintained in the public interest.
Performance
Measures:
·
Status of capital
improvements to the Cultural Education Center compared to the planned timetable
·
Year-to-date
Department expenditures compared to its annual budget
·
Percent of time that
standards for timeliness are met for major Department services and products
·
Percent of customers
who indicate that they are satisfied with Department services and products
Key Strategies:
1.
Concentrate audits and program reviews on education,
training and rehabilitation programs with low performance or poor financial
practices.
2.
Target discretionary federal funds to support the
Department’s strategic goals.
3.
Implement the capital facilities and collection care plans
for the New York State Museum, Archives, and Library.
4.
Continue improving the efficiency of Department processes.
REGENTS GOAL
Our work environment will meet
high standards.
Performance
Measures:
·
Staff participation
in professional development programs
·
Trends in the
Department’s workforce demographics
·
Staff rating of the
overall work environment
Key Strategies:
1.
Align staff and their responsibilities to the strategic
plan.
2.
Target staff development resources on enhancing the skills
and competencies of the Department’s managers and supervisors.
3.
Diversify the Department’s workforce through innovative
recruiting and hiring practices and through promoting the value and importance
of diversity with staff.
4.
Continue to use technology and effective meeting techniques
to improve internal communications.
