Agenda Item
c. Strategic Plan Update ~ Goal Area # 2: School, Family and Family Engagement ~ Updated 10.6.2025
Summary: Presented by: Mrs. Jennifer Caracciolo, Interim Chief of Community Engagement & Innovative Partnerships, Division of Community Engagement & Innovative Partnerships Instruction,
Dr. Kermit Belcher, Chief Information Officer, Division of Information & Instructional Technology, Division of Information & Instructional Technology
Strategic Plan Update
Goal Area 2: School, Family, and
Community Engagement
January - October 6, 2025 Update
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Implementation Chart - Goal Area 2
Goal Area 2: School, Family, and Community Engagement Implementation Years
Performance Objectives 2024- 2025- 2026- 2027- 2028-
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
2.1: Strengthen family, school, and community engagement to establish clear, accessible, I I R R R
and relevant communication tailored to meet stakeholders’ preferences.
2.2: Create opportunities for collaboration between the district, families, community P I R R R
partners, and businesses to foster partnerships to support district-wide initiatives.
2.3: Improve communication processes for stakeholders to ensure the flow of clear, timely, P I R R R
and relevant information.
2.4: Establish clear communication channels to effectively engage with multilingual families I I R R R
and provide equitable access to district and school information.
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2.1: Strengthen family, school, and community engagement to establish
clear, accessible, and relevant communication tailored to meet
stakeholders’ preferences.
● Adult Ed: FY25 met 100% of our State Targets for IET Certifications attained. Currently
monitoring 15 Custodial Tech employees continuing their GED pathway, who hired
through the District First Choice program.
● CEIP: Ended FY25 with 356 engagements on ThoughtExhange with 9,000 participants, an
increase from FY24 with 45 engagements and 7,000 participants. MIRACLES priority for
FY25 – DCSD Align (surveys and calendars)
● COMS: Using the data from the NSPRA Communications Audit, we created 2025-29
Strategic Communication Plan with 4 priorities: Internal Standard of Excellence, Strong
Partnerships, Multilingual Access, and Innovative Campaigns
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2.2: Create opportunities for collaboration between the district,
families, community partners, and businesses to foster partnerships to
support district-wide initiatives.
● FACE: Trained level II and III volunteers - FY25: 2,586; FY26: 1,441
● Foundation: FY25 Raised $158,505 in sponsorships and donations and $24,960 in-kind
donations
● Foundation: FY26 Awarded $42,000 for 12 school grants impacting 5,000+ students
● Grants and Partnerships: New partner district goal FY24 target 15, actual 36
● Grants and Partnerships: FY25 $3.29 million in grants and $1,367,250 in donations grants
received thus far $73,064
● Grants and Partnerships: FY24 held two Mix and Mingles to recruit new partners and
recognize 7 existing partners
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2:3 Improve communication processes for stakeholders to ensure the
flow of clear, timely, and relevant information.
● COMS: FY24 to FY 25 Schoolmessenger - Phone: ↑ 701,780 messages (164% increase)
People: ↑ 16,000 (14% increase), Email: ↑ 7.4 million messages (93% increase) People:
↑ 31,000 (27 % increase), SMS: ↑ 9 million messages (75% increase) People: ↑ 16,000 (14
% increase)
● COMS: Social Media (7 accounts) – Likes/Subscribers FY25: 113,547 (↑ 20% from FY24)
FY25 Added BlueSky
● COMS: Hitting the Road with Horton FY25 open rate increased by 13% (launched redesign)
● COMS: Board Report launched in FY25 with 34% open rate
● COMS: FY26 Launching DCSD Unplugged, goal two episodes per month
● COMS and Technology: FY25 Updated website content, launched new redesign in
September. Plans for FY26 to redesign school websites, alignment to new district platform
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2:4 Establish clear communication channels to effectively engage with
multilingual families and provide equitable access to district and school
information.
● CEIP: Interpreters at 100% of district events
● COMS: Multilingual Access is 1 of 4 priorities in 25-29 Strategic Communications Plan
● COMS: FY25 WhatsApp Groups: Districtwide 5 with 562 members, Schools 4 with 953
members
● COMS: FY26 Added new District Spanish FB group; along with FACE, FY26 moving from
personal social media to professional accounts and adding languages beyond Spanish
● COMS: Interpretations FY24: 30, FY25 60; Student Services: FY24 7,158, FY25 8,588
● FACE: FY25 - 38 volunteer trainings and 70 programs/events; FY26 monthly
programs/events including volunteer training, Adult Ed, ESL – August 16, September 46
FY26: MIRACLES project with International Student Center
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November 2025!
Goal Area 3: Recruit, Develop, and Retain Talent
with Tasha Davis Mills and Eric Hilton
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