Overview of the Goal:

To prepare students to be ready for life and have the knowledge, skills, experiences, and attributes to be successful in a rapidly changing world, Henrico County Public Schools will redesign its curricular, instructional and assessment support around a research-based, common-learning model to go beyond Standards of Learning requirements. The model will provide all learners with personalized pathways through four Deeper Learning pillars, where learning is: anytime and anywhere; authentic and connected; student-owned; and community-supported.

Strategic Goal:

Henrico County Public Schools will achieve academic excellence by transforming teaching and learning to provide engaging learner-centered experiences for all students.

Transform the curriculum for pre-K through grade 12 to ensure alignment to the Henrico Learner Profile and Deeper Learning model using the lens of the Culturally Responsive Education model.

Develop and maintain a teaching and learning framework based on the Henrico Learner Profile and Deeper Learning model, using the lens of the Culturally Responsive Education model to articulate the instructional design and delivery expectations for all classrooms (teachers/students).

Design and deliver professional learning relevant to the teaching and learning framework.

Provide instructional leadership and feedback to support teachers as they implement the instructional framework.

Support schools with developing and implementing school improvement plans to address accreditation and other goals through deep understanding of school data and by choosing approved best practices for instruction and progress monitoring.

Develop an annual Instructional Technology plan to support learner centered instruction in order to ensure that students can use a variety of technologies in a responsible manner, and develop the information literacy of all learners.

Develop and implement a balanced assessment system with an emphasis on performance-based assessments and student-driven portfolios

Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive literacy plan, which addresses opportunity and achievement gaps among student subgroups

Develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive numeracy plan, which addresses opportunity and achievement gaps among student subgroups.

Engage in the evaluation of the HCPS gifted identification process and implement audit recommendations to increase diversity in gifted programming.

Develop and implement a comprehensive plan to increase the enrollment of historically marginalized students in gifted, advanced course and academically oriented enrichment programming, and provide the necessary support for them to succeed.

Develop HCPS Academic and Career Planning Essentials, which include clear, divisionwide learning objectives and multiple pathways toward college or career readiness.