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From YouTube: Superintendent Flanagan's 100 Day Plan
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Superintendent Tom Flanagan launched his first day in the Burlington School District on July 1 by announcing his 100 Day Entry Plan which focuses on equity, engagement and deep learning.
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Dear
burlington
community,
I
am
truly
honored
to
have
the
opportunity
to
begin
serving
as
your
superintendent
and
to
further
the
goals
of
the
community
and
of
the
board
of
school
commissioners.
My
family
and
I
are
thrilled
to
join
and
be
part
of
the
Burlington
community
and
I
am
eager
to
start
our
work
together.
This
spring
I
was
fortunate
to
have
many
conversations
with
staff,
students
and
community
members
to
listen
and
learn
about
the
district's.
Through
these
conversations,
it
quickly
became
clear
that
great
schools
are
first
and
foremost
in
the
minds
of
our
community.
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These
past
months
have
been
challenging
as
we
work
together
to
stay
safe
during
kovat
19
and
as
we
confront
the
systemic
racism
that
plagues
our
country,
our
work
moving
forward
will
require
that
we
think
differently
about
school,
that
we
prioritize
social
and
emotional
well-being
that
we
have
trusting
relationships
and
that
we
have
open
conversations
about
racial
inequities
in
an
effort
to
ensure
we
build
on
our
strengths.
Strategically
I
have
framed
my
early
work
in
the
district,
with
a
structured
100
day,
entry
plan
starting
July
1.
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We
have
a
responsibility
to
ensure
we
create
learning
communities
that
are
conscious
of
the
students
we
serve
culturally
relevant
teaching
practices,
encourage
us
to
embed
content
that
allows
students
to
see
themselves
in
what
they
study
to
follow
their
interests,
to
collaborate,
to
critique
and
to
think
critically,
I
believe
by
addressing
inequities.
We
improve
outcomes
for
all
of
our
students,
our
staff
and
for
the
greater
community
I
believe
families,
communities
and
schools
must
work
closely
together
I
in
order
to
engage
our
communities.
We
must
be
intentional
about
building
sustaining
relationships
through
building
these
relationships.
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We
also
built
empathy,
compassion
and
trust.
Trusting
relationships
allow
us
to
be
vulnerable
and
to
be
our
best
as
students,
families,
educators
and
partners.
I
will
be
intentional
about
engaging
and
about
having
open
lines
of
communication.
I,
believe
students,
particularly
students
furthest
from
opportunity,
deserve
deep
learning,
experiences
that
challenge
them
to
think
creatively
to
collaborate
and
to
solve
complex
problems,
I
believe
in
empowering
educators
to
learn
and
grow
together.
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So
they
can
foster
these
environments
where
all
students
have
access
to
deep,
rigorous
learning
experiences,
I
also
believe
social-emotional
learning,
restorative
practices,
trauma-informed
practices
and
healthy
eating
and
living
are
central
to
deep
learning.
My
entry
plan
consists
of
three
phases:
phase
1
began
and
was
completed
prior
to
my
start,
it
is
focused
on
engagement,
listening
and
learning,
primarily
through
one-on-one
conversations
with
staff
teachers,
students
and
state
and
local
officials.
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Phase
2
builds
on
this
engagement,
listening
and
learning
through
broader
encounters
with
our
students,
families,
staff
and
community.
It
marks
the
start
of
my
first
100
days
of
superintendent
and
encompasses
tasks
related
to
deep
learning
and
equity
that
will
set
the
foundation
for
a
focus
on
learning
environments
that
promote
conceptual
and
creative
thinking,
collaboration
and
exploration
among
students.
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Some
of
the
activities
in
this
phase
include
launching
a
race
and
equity
workshop
series
with
administration
and
school
heads
reviewing
our
special
education
budget
and
services
to
develop
a
plan
to
provide
excellent
and
inclusive
services
to
our
students,
developing
a
plan
to
ensure
the
ongoing
implementation
of
restorative
practices
in
all
VSD
schools,
engaging
with
families
to
learn
their
priorities
for
the
district
in
developing
a
cross-functional
workgroup
to
safely
reopen
schools.
This
fall
Phase
three
transitions
from
the
100-day
plan
activities
and
focuses
on
convening
teams
to
review
the
data
collected
during
the
first
two
phases.
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This
data
will
be
used
to
begin
developing
a
five-year
district
strategic
plan
in
collaboration
with
the
community
and
board
of
school
commissioners
that
will
define
our
collective
goals
for
the
district.
Under
normal
circumstances,
this
would
be
an
ambitious
plan.
Given
the
current
moment,
we
find
ourselves
in
with
kovat
19
and
the
health
and
financial
implications
of
this
crisis.
We
may
need
to
adjust
dates
as
we
prioritize
student
and
staff
safety
I
believe
it
is
important
to
be
clear
and
transparent
about
my
plans,
but
I
also
believe
in
community
feedback
and
in
collective
responsibility.