• Hope-Page School Board 2024-2025 Board Goals

    Finance, Personnel, Buildings, & Transportation

    Financial Plan Goal

    Build strategic long range financial plan to support viability of Hope Page District. This will include identifying innovative revenue sources to maximize our funding, while prudently managing near term and long term expenses. Inclusion of various options for revenue and various options for cost cutting measures that may or may not be invoked.

    Goal 1: Build informational plan that helps inform broader understanding of public school funding

    1. Local
    2. State
    3. Federal

    Goal 2: Inform board on comprehensive financial forecast

    1. Revenue streams including innovative means such as grants
    2. Expense understanding and composition of impacts to the district if cuts are made
    3. Build options for cost cutting measure, to which could be leveraged by board action if appropriate

    Goal 3: Consider staff retention plan relative to financial impacts

    A. Negotiating year 2024/2025 with tough budget pressures, need to be fiscally responsible yet fair and consistent in staff negotiations and compensation

    Goal 4: Educate community members on comprehensive long range financial plan

    A. Continue annual meetings with local patrons and stakeholders

    Technology & Policy

    1. Continue to work with NDSBA on school board policy updates and educate board and stakeholders on the policy implementation process and accessibility. 
    2. Create, approve, and continually review District Technology Plan that aligns with District Strategic Plan
    3. Continually to seek out highly qualified teachers and staff and provide the resources to support students with research-based curriculum
    4. Create opportunities for teachers and staff to receive professional development that aligns with District Strategic Plan 

    Extracurricular Goals

    1. Create a facilities updates and re-branding plan to continue to support the Maple River Raiders. 
    2. Create elementary opportunities for camps/one day clinics to be provided and supported by coaches/advisors that involved JH/HS participants in those activities.
    3.  Find an FFA Advisor and determine options for the next step if unable to fill this position.