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Strategic Plan: Define 109

Define 109

In 2021, District 109 launched Define 109 to shape a new mission and vision for our District. More than 1,800 students, staff, families and community members shared their input through surveys, focus groups, and classroom activities. Their voices helped guide a diverse committee in crafting the District’s refreshed mission and vision in 2022.

Mission

District 109:

Where challenging experiences foster confidence, collaborative relationships build community, and creative environments ignite curiosity.

Challenge. Collaborate. Create! 

Defining the Vision

We will develop each student to be emotionally resilient, socially skilled, and academically prepared by forging connections within, across, and beyond our classrooms, and by embracing each student's uniqueness.

Core Values

In District 109, we...

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  • Believe that students construct meaning through authentic experiences, imaginative play, and intellectual challenge.
  • Prioritize social-emotional skills as the foundational building block to academic skills.
  • Commit to inclusive practices that ensure equitable outcomes across educational environments for all students.
  • Embrace people of all identities, races, ethnicities, genders, ages, religions, abilities, orientations, education levels, national origins, or any other distinguishing characteristics or trait.
  • Engage our educators and all other stakeholders in respectful and professional dialogue to make decisions that are best for our students.

Goals & Objectives

Download the Strategic Plan & Key Performance Indicators

First page of the PDF file: DPS109StrategicPlan
First page of the PDF file: District109KPIs