Strategic Plan

By 2028, we will inspire students to engage and achieve at high levels through authentic & personalized learning experiences.

STRATEGIC RESULTS:

• Eden Prairie Schools’ “Inspired Journey” of discovery, exploration and pursuit will be fully implemented. It will include:
  • Opportunities for critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creative problem solving.
  • A variety of course options and learning experiences, providing choice for students.
  • Learning environments that promote collaboration, choice, and rigor.
  • A personalized learning journey with access to Pathways and Capstones.
  • Community partnerships that support real-world, hands-on, applicable and relevant experiences.
• Each student will demonstrate their learning through a variety of performance tasks and assessments that measure growth and mastery of content, including 21st–century skills.
• Each educator will consistently use and disaggregate data to design and adjust instruction in response to each student’s learning and provide meaningful feedback for goal setting and progress monitoring.
• Each student’s experiences, backgrounds and cultural identities will be reflected in learning.
• Each staff member will be supported in personalized and authentic professional learning experiences designed to meet the needs of students.

By 2028, we will nurture wellbeing among all students & staff.

STRATEGIC RESULTS:

• Each student and staff will experience instruction and learning environments that foster belonging, ensure physical and emotional health, and promote safety, kindness and personal responsibility.
• Each student will discover, explore and pursue opportunities that deepen personal understanding and promote individual and community growth as part of their Inspired Journey.
• Targeted mental health resources will be provided to students and staff based on identified needs.
• Ongoing professional development will support all staff in providing positive experiences for students, families and one another that increase a collective sense of belonging.
• Each student and staff will receive training to improve and strengthen school safety and emergency response.

By 2028, we will cultivate an inclusive learning environment that fosters a sense of belonging for each student within our diverse community.

STRATEGIC RESULTS:

• Each student will be highly engaged in their learning and receive equitable access to all programming.
• Predictable achievement disparities will be eliminated.
• Each staff member will engage in continual cultural awareness development.
• The racial demographics of staff will closely reflect those of the student population.
• Each student and family will experience authentic relationships with school staff to enhance learning.
• Curriculum and instructional resources will reflect the students we serve while promoting understanding and developing each student’s unique strengths.

By 2023, we will personalize learning to achieve our mission.

1. Partnerships are formed between teachers and students which creates learning experiences that are personally relevant and reflective of each student.
2. Teachers consistently use data to design and adjust instruction in response to each student’s learning and provide meaningful feedback for goal-setting and progress monitoring.
3. Students will become critical thinkers, communicators, collaborators, and creative problem solvers about the various concepts they explore through our district curriculum.
4. Authentic learning experiences are designed in which students apply their knowledge and skills to performance tasks that reflect real-world purposes, audiences, and resources.
5. Learning environments throughout the district are designed to promote partnerships, responsiveness, rigor, authenticity, and choice.

By 2023, we will eliminate achievement disparities to achieve our mission.

1. Each student experiences personalized learning that result in achievement not predicted by race or linguistic background.
2. Each student experiences a supportive, responsive school environment where their social-emotional and academic needs are met by culturally competent staff who reflectively respond to each student’s voice.
3. Each family served by our schools experiences partnerships with school staff that provide a foundation for working together to ensure students across all racial groups have access to personalized learning.
4. Equitable access is provided for all students to participate in a high-quality early-childhood education and enrichment opportunities across the district.
5. The racial demographics of the staff closely reflect that of the student population.

By 2023, we will engage our stakeholders to achieve our mission. 

1. Student voice and leadership will be increased and elevated.
2. The beliefs and behavior of staff leverage the interests, gifts, and talents of our students, families, of one another, and the greater Eden Prairie community.

3. A family engagement plan will be implemented at the classroom, school, and district level.

4. Community partnerships are expanded and aligned to enhance student learning.

The Core Planning group is made up of students, staff, caregivers and community members who help guide the district's focus and priorities as Eden Prairie Schools works to achieve its mission.