Plan Summary
(updated April 2024)
To maximize its effectiveness, the BTCS Strategic Plan is designed to be a workable, adaptable, evolving guide to drive the day-to-day decisions and activities within the district. The current Strategic Plan was crafted beginning in the fall of 2021 by approximately 22 BTCS stakeholders who served on four planning teams. Utilizing student data and various other recent surveys of stakeholders, the teams developed goals, strategies, action steps, responsible parties, timelines, and funding sources for all aspects of the plan. The original plan was approved by the Bristol Tennessee Board of Education on January 24, 2022.
The Strategic Plan is then used to inform the District Improvement Plan, which BTCS is required to submit to the Tennessee Department of Education annually. The annual planning process, at the beginning of each calendar year, provides the opportunity for a broad spectrum of stakeholders to revisit and refine the district's current and long-term goals and strategies. Following each District Improvement Planning cycle, the Strategic Plan is updated based on the outcomes of that process.
The Bristol Tennessee Board of Education receives a quarterly progress report regarding plan strategies. For questions regarding the BTCS Strategic Plan, please email Rebecca House.
MISSION
The mission of Bristol Tennessee City Schools is to ensure students achieve college and career readiness through academic excellence.
MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN MEASURABLES
- BTCS will achieve and maintain Exemplary status
- All schools will achieve and maintain a Level 5 status
- All students will graduate from BTCS with Ready Graduate status
- All students will read on grade level by the end of third grade
GOAL 1: ACCELERATING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH
STRATEGIES
- Implement High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Cycle of Continuous Improvement
- Utilize best instructional practices
- Provide intentional instructional coherence for all students
- Utilize assessment and data analysis
GOAL 2: PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
STRATEGIES
- Expand the accessibility of resources, training, and services to support the emotional, social, and mental well-being of all students
- Increase opportunities to foster well-rounded student experiences
- Enhance student safety and school security
- Empower users to enter, search, analyze, and disseminate information effectively and efficiently
- Provide a clean, well-maintained, energy-efficient learning environment
GOAL 3: PREPARING FUTURE READY GRADUATES
STRATEGIES
- Improve ACT Composite to a 21
- Improve Ready Graduate percent
- Improve graduation rate
GOAL 4: RECRUITING AND RETAINING GREAT TEACHERS AND STAFF
STRATEGIES
- Recruit and select top talent
- Retain top talent