Goals:

1. Meet or exceed growth targets on state assessments. 
2. Close academic gaps between student groups on state assessments.
3. Develop interpersonal skills K-12 aligned to the NC Portrait of a Graduate.
4. Graduate students with a plan for employment, enlistment, or enrollment.

Strategies:

• Research and implement a high dosage tutoring model as part of the academic day for specific grade levels/subjects based on assessment data.
• Develop a consistent process that provides all students with a core curriculum that is culturally relevant, provides rigorous learning opportunities, and meets the unique needs of a diverse student population, as well as all student groups.
• Explore grading practices that provide students opportunities to take ownership of the learning process.
• Refine data-decision making and data analysis processes to drive instructional and organizational decisions. 
• Develop a plan to ensure that NC Portrait of a Graduate durable skills (ability to adapt, to collaborate, to communicate, to think critically, to show empathy, to learn, and to take personal responsibility) are embedded into content area instruction K-12.
• Ensure all K-8 students have access to in-school club opportunities aligned to exposing students to student interests during the instructional day.
• Expand opportunities for high school students to explore their post graduation plans through internships, apprenticeships, College-Career Promise (CCP) courses, Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM) and other work-based learning opportunities at the high school level.
• Create a clear and uniform process where every student creates a career development plan in middle school and refines it based on changing interests through high school.
• Explore new innovative school models to be implemented in MGSD.  (Examples include but are not limited to Early College, International Baccalaureate (IB), A+ Arts, Global Studies, STEM, and Freshman Academy.)