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Superintendent outlines West Babylon strategic-plan priorities including governance, engagement and student supports
Summary
Dr. Farrelly reviewed the district's multi-year strategic plan, highlighting governance, community engagement, fiscal responsibility, facilities upgrades and expanded social-emotional supports while inviting the board to consider measurable metrics and possible workshop follow-ups.
Dr. Farrelly opened the discussion by summarizing the district's strategic-plan framework and the areas the board and administration will prioritize this year: governance, community engagement and district partnerships, fiscal responsibility and facilities, curriculum and student supports.
"We want to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our students," Dr. Farrelly said, outlining goals on curriculum offerings, MTSS implementation, Regents and graduation outcomes and district-wide SEL supports. She described the Quality Review Council's role in annually reviewing goals, cited recent steps to make the website accessible and noted department-level newsletters and partnerships with PTAs and local businesses as part of engagement efforts.
Why it matters: the plan will guide department work and budget priorities, shape the facilities five-year study and inform any decision to start the next phase of the district's energy performance contract. Dr. Farrelly asked the board to consider whether to pair specific strategies with measurable performance indicators where appropriate and suggested using committees or a board workshop to develop metrics for selected priority areas.
Board members raised questions about which goals lend themselves to quantitative measures and which should remain qualitative. The superintendent said some items will require ongoing committee work and that any measurable initiatives should be paired with clear baselines and assigned resources.
