Accreditation for Growth or "AFG" is a unique accreditation process that helps direct the district through a comprehensive self-assessment of all its programs and procedures.  NBC will implemnet a variety of strategic planning elements as a vehicle for growing in student performance and the institution’s capacity to affect that growth.

What is Strategic Planning?
Strategic planning is the means by which an organization continually recreates itself for extraordinary purposes. Implicit in this definition is the concentration of all efforts, resources, activities, and energies toward defined goals. Planning is based on the organization’s vision of a preferred future.

What steps have we taken?
NBC began the self-assessment process two years ago.  In the first year, a strategic planning committee was formed.  It was comprised of school board memvbers, administrators, teachers, parents, and students.  This committee helped develop a vision statement, belief statements, and the profile of a Northern graduate and these documents can be viewed if one clicks on the tabs to the right.  AFG Objectives for Academics, Cultural, and Multiple and Divers Paths to  Graduation were established and planning committees were identified in both the Middle School and the High School.  The task of these committees is to establish stragegies to accomplish specific objectives for each goal.  In addition, focus on "Essential Skills" was established and a committee formed to address this very important component.

 

During the 2007 - 2008 school year, Internal Coordinators were appointed.  Ms. Zaic and Ms. Stella were appointed to the high school and the middle school respectively.  In addition, a Steering Committee comprised of the superintendent, assistant superintendent, both building principals and both internal coordinators has been formed.  The Steering Committee will monitor the process being made by the Middle School and the High School committees.