OCSD School Board Vision, Mission, Goal Categories, Statements, and Objectives
Vision Statement:
•The Olean City School District will support excellence by holding everyone to high standards in academics, character, extracurriculars, and service.
•Our district will uphold a culture of acceptance, inclusion, and equity for all, while embracing the diversity of our community. We will create and foster a safe and positive climate for our students, staff, and families that is adaptive for the ever-changing needs of society.
•Our students will graduate future-focused, engaged, resilient, and prepared to achieve their goals.
•Our staff will be learner-centered, innovative, inquisitive, professional, and committed to student success.
•Our families will be engaged, collaborative partners in academic success for all.
Mission Statement:
The Olean City School District is a student‑centered community of excellence in which all members are challenged to learn, achieve, contribute, and innovate.
2023-24 Goal Categories and Statements with Priorities
Student Achievement: The Olean City School District will provide opportunities to support the achievement of all students as they increase their capacity for learning and progress toward excellence.
- Offer academically rigorous courses and/or pathways
- Increase graduation rate and increase Regents with Advanced Designation and/or Honors and/or credentials/seals.
- Improve student proficiency in New York learning standards
Personnel: The Olean City School District will support the recruitment, training, and retention of a highly qualified and diverse staff.
- Recruit highly qualified staff
- Develop and support high-performing staff
- Retain highly effective staff
Financial Responsibility: The Olean City School District will be a faithful steward of the community’s financial commitment to the students and will be responsible for managing all resources.
- Ensure excellent financial management
- Ensure efficient use of resources
Safe and Supportive Learning Environment: The Olean City School District will provide a safe and supportive learning environment that is inclusive, nurturing, and responsive to the socio-emotional and mental health needs of all students and staff.
- Provide support for social and emotional learning for all
- Create and maintain a safe, orderly, positive learning environment for all that promotes attendance
- Establish and maintain clear and high expectations for excellence for all stakeholders
- Cultivate culturally responsive learning environments for all
Community, Communication, and Transparency: The Olean City School District will foster trust and engagement through open two-way communication, outreach, and responsiveness to all internal and external stakeholders.
- Increase the effectiveness of stakeholder engagement experiences
- Improve opportunities for innovative stakeholder collaboration
- Improve and ensure effective district internal and external communication
