School System Releases Bond Plan
Taken from the Brunswick County School System’s Newsletter:As we close out the 2015-2016 school year, we are already looking ahead to the exciting times awaiting our system in 2016-2017. This upcoming school year will give us the opportunity to ask our community to support our long-range improvement plan through the November 8, 2016 School Bond.
Our Board of Education adopted the November 8, 2016 Bond Plan on May 24. The plan is comprehensive and based on 7 major tenets:
- Public schools are an integral part of the economic bedrock of our community and play a vital role in our community’s long term growth and viability;
- School bonds are not just about building new buildings and facility improvements;
- Learning environments and the conditions within dramatically impact school climate and student outcomes;
- Learning environments must be rich in technology, science and career/technical education laboratories, and collaborative work spaces that foster creativity, communication, and critical thinking;
- Ongoing professional development, modeling, and coaching is necessary for all instructional staff to shift to more collaborative, project-based lesson design and learning experiences for our students;
- Interior learning environments must be conducive for staff to execute collaborative, project-based instructional design;
- Extracurricular experiences which include the arts and athletics are important components of a comprehensive educational program.
We ask that you please take the time to read the 2016 Bond Plan (linked below) to familiarize yourself with the long-range plan for our system. The November 8 Bond is just the first step in our journey towards our goal of providing every student in our district a world-class education
You are our ambassadors. The success of the November 8 Bond will largely depend on your efforts and the efforts of our schools to rally the community. The best ambassadors are well-informed.