Vision Plan

... Genoa-Kingston CUSD #424 Comprehensive Vision Plan, Minutes of 2-Day Retreat Our Strengths and Weaknesses: Orange Team
	Community
	Strengths	Weaknesses
	Friendly, support education, growing population, quality park district program, quality merchant area, expanding diversity of pop, quality education, cooperative community spirit, good growth management, good school facilities, opportunities for growth, safe, support for schools, community leadership-quality, active community groups	Limited tax base, two town identities, lack of diversity-ethnicity, teen activities limited, low volunteerism, small size, limited resources, closed minds, tolerance for minor drinking
	School District
	Strengths	Weaknesses
	Facilities, good kids, trained staff, class size, proactive-future planning, sports and activities, acceptance for input, caring teachers, professionalism-school board, dedication, fiscal responsibility, school spirit, unit district, parent participation, KEC relationship, graduation rate	Too few district administrators, staff turnover, discrimination, ESL program, need more professional development, pay scale, community expectation-solicitation needed, special needs staffing, district-community communication, standardization to curriculum, teaching for mandates, fiscal challenges

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