PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

STRATEGIC PLAN: 2011-14 

OUR MISSION: 

Ensure that each student reaches his or her fullest academic and personal potential and is a well-balanced citizen. 

OUR VISION: 

We take pride in educating and graduating each student prepared and inspired to contribute to the world.

STRATEGIC PLAN FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: 

The Strategic Plan for Student Achievement is a three-year plan, 2011-2014. Target actions will be evaluated at the end each year and updated, modified and revised in accordance with the strategic plan. 

Overarching Goal: The goal of Peoria Public Schools is to take an integrated approach to learning by addressing academic disciplines and basic skills through broad themes, projects, and authentic real-life experiences. Students focus on the knowledge, skills, and understandings needed to prepare them to be members of a rapidly changing and increasingly interconnected world of the 21st century. In short, District 150's principles and practices are based on proven understandings of how students may best learn what they will need to know in order to succeed throughout their lives. 

SMART GOALS: 

SMART GOALS are goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely. Each of the three goals in the Strategic Plan is: 

• Specific by identifying exactly what we intend to accomplish. 
• Measurable by setting concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment. 
• Attainable by planning steps and establishing a time frame for carrying out those steps. 
• Realistic by defining targets and actions that can be accomplished. 
• Timely by being grounded within a time frame.