MissionThe mission of Lexington County

School District One – where caring people, academics, the arts and

athletics connect – is to prepare 21st century graduates while serving as the center for community learning.

Therefore, we will provide…….

An array of exceptional learning experiences in a high-

performance culture of excellence that sets high

expectations for every student.

Opportunities to develop talents, interests, and skills

through choices from a comprehensive system of 21st century learning experiences in the arts, academics, and

athletics.

Various innovative learning and delivery support systems to personalize learning and to ensure that our students are learning sophisticated 21st

century skills, knowledge, and attitudes.

Opportunities to practice leadership and citizenship in a

global context.

Access by the community to a range of learning and

participatory community experiences throughout life.

A learning environment and professional culture of caring

and support.

Vision

The graduates of Lexington County School District One are a new generation of leaders

and global citizens who are self-directed, creative, collaborative, caring, and

multilingual and who flourish in a global, competitive 21st century.

Our graduates are confident in academics, sophisticated in learning, accomplished in

21st century skills, global in orientation, and prepared as leaders and citizens of our

democracy.

Therefore….

Our schools serve as the center for community

learning.

Our students are engaged in high quality learning and are provided an exceptional array

of 21st century learning experiences.

Our collaborative and innovative organization for

learning develops self-directed, creative, and

collaborative graduates.

Our culture and our academics develop leadership and citizenship skills for the

global world and for our democracy.

All stakeholders accept collective responsibility for the sophisticated learning of our

students.

Each student receives the personal support necessary to reach his or her goals through

a caring environment that advocates for students and

works to eliminate barriers to learning.

LexLearns

1. Develop/implement innovative school operations, curriculum,

and access to support 21st century learning inside and

outside of school.

Mobile computing

Creativity and innovation through increased

emphasis in the arts

Centers of Study

Alternative Classroom Settings

Alternative School-wide Scheduling options

Community/staff support for Schools of the Future

Create Community Learning Centers in

Schools

Implement 21st Century tools for work and

learning

2. Provide personalized and individualized learning

opportunities to allow students to meet their maximum potential, increase graduation rate, and

reduce achievement gaps

RTI Model K-12

PBIS district-wide

Structures/processes to support students (i.e., early warning system to identify potential dropouts, etc).

Increase virtual learning opportunities

Increase opportunities for work-based experiences

3. Develop and implement a model for self-directed learning based on 21st

century learning skills and integration of technology.

Gradual Release and 4 C’s

Investigate/pilotRISC

Implement K-12 technology guide

focused on technology integration & digital

citizenship

4. Promote mastery of academic standards and personal learning goals

through structured opportunities for gradual release of responsibility

Common Understandings

Develop/implement framework for 21st Century

lesson planningProfessional Development

5. Develop and integrate Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Math (STEM) experiences K-12

Well-articulated Science and Math

Core to include STEM

STEM Labs (Elementary)

STEM Academy(6-12)

Advanced STEM Center of Study

(LATC)

Professional Development K-12

6. Implement a World Language Program to

ensure that at least 75% of district graduates will be

plurilingual by 2020.

Expand Immersion K-12

Expand KITE-LL grades 3-5

Implement World Language as Core

grades 6-8

Implement Center for World Languages and International Business

(LHS)

Expand travel and exchange experiences for staff and students

Community education plan to build advocacy

for world language.

Professional Development

LexLeads

1. Implement a K-12 Leadership and Global

Citizenship Development Program with an emphasis on

ethics.

High School Leadership Major

K-12 Initiative to integrate into core curriculum

Investigate national & international leadership

initiatives

Research/investigate K-12 Global Citizenship models

Professional Development

2 Implement leadership

development opportunities for

students, families and the community.

Summer leadership institutes for students

Collaborate with partners to develop

leadership institutes for staff, students, family,

community.

LexLives

1. Develop/imple

ment integrated health/wellness/

fitness strategies K-12

Revise/implement

sequential K-12 Health Education

curriculum.

Revise/implement

sequential K-12 Physical Education

curriculum.

Healthy School

Teams at each

school.

2. Develop/implement school-based

health and wellness services

for students.

Provide services to protect and

promote personal, mental,

emotional and social health.

Promote good nutrition and

healthy eating habits including

decreasing obesity.

3. Provide opportunities to improve health and wellness for

staff.

School wide

initiatives

Worksite health

promotion programs

Integrate health

promotion/disease prevention into employee benefit plans

Site-based committee to

assess employee and school

needs, identify resources

4. Use an integrated school, parent, and

community approach to

enhance the health and well-being of

students.

School-based community and family learning services.

Innovative environmentally friendly operations

Safe and secure physical

and cyber environment

for all

5. Increase level of

parent, family and

community engagement.

Continue implementatio

n of Parent Involvement Framework (Epstein)

Develop new opportunities for

community engagement:-Civic/community

-Leadership development-Global awareness

-Entertainment technology

-Digital literacy