MCVSD worked collaboratively with key district stakeholders to align the 2023-2024 district professional development goals with the newly strategic planning goals. A continued correlation between newly established district goals and priorities will support the district mission statement:

 

"The Monmouth County Vocational School District prepares students for an evolving workplace and further education through achievement of the NJSLS and at all grade levels in specialized academic, career, and technical programs and lifelong learning opportunities."

 

After conducting a needs assessments and meeting with various stakeholders, the district developed the following PD goals:

​

Goal #1

Articulations, Industry Credentials, & Pathways

• Evaluate current alignment to Perkins V Program of Study requirements and ensure compliance from each of our programs.

• Develop partnerships with colleges and universities in increasing the impact of articulation agreements throughout the district. Participating institutions will include, but are not limited to, Brookdale Community College, Kean University, Monmouth University, New Jersey City University, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Rutgers University, and Seton Hall University.

• Collaborate with advisory board members to identify, prioritize, and develop high-quality industry-recognized credentials or post-secondary pathways for all shared time programs.

 

Goal #2

Diversity and Equity Vision

• Ensure the district’s policies and procedures are consistent with the principles of diversity, equity, and access, and that they do not act as institutional barriers to stakeholders’ success. 

• Ensure the district employs best practices in the recruitment, retainment, and support of students, staff, and families from all backgrounds, with emphasis on populations designated as non-traditional career and technical education teachers and learners. Continue to curate a diverse and inclusive curriculum that reflects the wide range of voices, perspectives, and experiences of the students and families in our community and the world.

• Ensure the district’s professional development model reflects the organization’s commitment to fostering inclusive and supportive schools and programs.

​

Goal #3

Social & Emotional Learning Supports

• Continue to employ school-level multi-tiered systems of support in fostering student wellness, with strategies addressing areas including, but not limited to, absenteeism, anxiety, engagement, and misbehavior. 

• Further develop district stakeholders’ awareness of, and capacity for, social and emotional support for students. 

• Maintain and expand resources promoting the institutional knowledge of care and resilience within students, staff, and families.

• Ensure the district’s professional development model reflects the organization’s commitment to student and staff wellness.

​

Goal #4

Communication with County Agencies

• Maintain the district’s commitment to clear and frequent communication with the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners.

• Continue the collaboration between the MCVSD Superintendent and the Monmouth County Administrator in ensuring the organization’s reliance on cost-effective planning and implementation procedures.

• Collaborate with county agencies in the development of shared services agreements facilitating financial outcomes beneficial to the district and the county taxpayer.

• Collaborate with law enforcement agencies and other appropriate stakeholders in ensuring the security of all facilities throughout the district.

• Maintain and expand the district’s work-based learning programs in an effort to alleviate occupational shortages affecting the county’s labor market.

• Engage appropriate stakeholders in collaborative discussions regarding the sustainability and development of district finances, in an effort to further improve the efficiency of spending and revenues.

​

Goal #5

Expansion of Educational Opportunities

• Develop new programming to reflect forward-thinking consideration of industry needs, labor market dynamics, and educational achievement.

• Maintain and expand the impact of, and participation in, the district’s work-based learning and mentorship programs.

• Maintain and expand the number of applicants to the district’s full-time and shared-time schools and programs.