Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Purpose

The Rockwood School District is getting ready to complete a yearlong journey to prepare for a new Strategic Plan: 2025-2030. The district's five-year strategic plan represents our commitment to every child, every family and every employee of the Rockwood School District. Along the way, we've asked questions, listened, evaluated and taken an even closer look at what we can do better. We're working to address our state’s mandate for a comprehensive school improvement plan – and take it a step further as we develop a visionary roadmap that will include the aspirations, goals and priorities shared by our community.

Your Involvement

Providing your feedback

The draft Promise and Goal Areas have been reviewed and refined by not only the Strategic Plan Steering Committee, which represents students, staff, parents and community members from all grade levels and areas of the district, but also multiple groups including the Board of Education Student Advisory, Rockwood Learning Council, Presidents’ Forum and Parent RLC.

At this time, we would like for every patron in our community to weigh in. Your voice is critical so that all patrons are represented and can embrace the vision for our students and the future of Rockwood. Please take a moment to review the Goal Areas and Promise and let us know your thoughts. Your feedback will be shared with the committee for final revisions before it is brought to the Board of Education in June.

Facilitators

Curtis Cain

Superintendent

School: 636-733-2000 ext. 32005

Shelley Willott

Supt Asst Learning Supp Svcs

School: 636-733-2151

Mary Lapak

Chief Communication Officer

School: 636-733-1144

Keri Skeeters

Dir Curriculum & Prof Dev

School: 636-733-2108

Glenn Hancock

Director Res Eval Assessment

School: 636-733-2141

Committee Members

The Strategic Plan Steering Committee application was open from May 21, 2024 through June 17, 2024. In an effort to generate creative solutions that include a good cross-section of individuals and perspectives, committee members were both selected from the applications and invited by the superintendent to participate based on role, background and location within the district. The committee includes students, staff, parents and community members who represent all grade levels and all four quadrants of the district.

Laurie Anzilotti - community member
Kary Bachert - Board member
Elizabeth Brown - parent
Suzette Buchholz - transportation manager
Jodi Carlson - parent
Molly Clince - teacher
Thomas Cook - RNEA president
Matt Coppin - community member/parent
Ron Elder - parent
Jack Elsalaymeh - student
Kelsie Emmanuel - student
Colleen Fields - administrator
Jeanne Flowers - parent/substitute
Joe Garritano - community member/parent
Jeffrey Horstman - custodian
Charity Ikpe - parent
Katie Junge - teacher
Keith Kinder - community member/past Board member
Erin Knight - administrator
Adam Kovarik - student
Mandy Kotraba - teacher
Prabha Kulandaivelu - classroom assistant
Karen McBride - parent/PTO representative
Katherine Miller - secretary
Lauren Nickel - student
Chris Palladino - SPED teacher
Hector Ramirez - administrator
Jennifer Shirley - parent/staff member
Latashia Smith-Ingram - parent
CJ VanZandt - counselor
Tracey Waeckerle - administrator
Dr. Chelsea Watson - parent

The four community engagement meetings were open to all patrons of the Rockwood community. Feedback from those meetings was shared with the Strategic Plan Steering Committee to help drive the direction and content of the new strategic plan.