Company Profile

Company Overview

Vision, Mission, and Motto
Our Vision:
Preparing students today for the world of tomorrow.

Our Mission:
The mission of DeKalb Central Schools is to develop students as critical thinkers, communicators, and
collaborators who can adapt and persevere with empathy and integrity in an ever-changing world.

Our Motto:
Excellence...Everyone...Everyday!

Our Priority Areas:
Student Success
Challenge and engage learners to build on their strengths, passions, and interests.
Maximize learning and ensure high student achievement by implementing a relevant and rigorous curriculum.
Prepare students for post-secondary education/opportunities, career success, and productive community life.
Inspire personal growth and development of the total student.
Expect relevant, engaged self-directed learning.
Positive Culture & Environment
Be responsive to student social, emotional, academic, and health needs
Maintain a consistent, appropriate, and effective code of conduct
Provide safe and well-maintained facilities that are inviting
Provide a safe, engaging, and positive environment for students and staff based on trust, respect, and responsibility.
Community & District Alliance
Encourage and consider innovative ideas by communication and collaboration between the district and community stakeholders
Maximize community resources to empower students and staff
Promote School pride throughout the community
Intentional Innovation
Engage in purposeful innovation through data-driven decision making
Commit to professional learning and systems effectiveness
Create a culture that empowers leaders that are willing to take risks that will promote positive, sustained change.
Talent Management
Attract and recruit highly skilled and talented personnel.
Retain high-performing personnel.
Maximize leadership and growth opportunities for all personnel.

Our Core Values:
Stakeholder
Engagement
High Expectations
Continuous Improvement
Accountability
Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Shared Leadership
Social Responsibility

Our Dashboard of Success Metrics:
Increase the % of students passing Math ISTEP.
Increase the % of students passing ELA ISTEP.
Increase the % passing Sophomore Cohort ECA Math.
Increase the % passing Sophomore Cohort ECA LA.
Increase the # of students taking dual credit and AP classes.
Increase the % of students graduating from high school.
Increase the # of all stakeholders who feel the building environment is
safe, engaging, positive and continuously growing as a learning place.
Increase the # of avenues supporting a channel of communication between
district and community stakeholders.
Increase in the # of students and staff who engage with developed
community resources.
Increase the # of qualified applicants that apply for employment within
our district.
Increase the # of employees identified as high performing
on performance appraisals.