Our Values and Goals

The Gulf Shores City Schools community, comprising The Board of Education, administrators, teachers, school staff, parents, students and community members, has high expectations and standards for all students. The GSCS community challenges and inspires its students to become creative and critical thinkers who make ethical choices, to work both independently and collaboratively to solve problems, to become life-long learners and responsible citizens in a democratic society, and to be prepared for the demands of a highly technological and global community. We are dedicated to continuous improvement and are committed to maintaining the flexibility necessary to anticipate and respond to a changing world.

We believe in:
1. Promoting rigorous, comprehensive, and relevant curriculum that prepares students to become productive citizens and lifelong learners.
2. Developing self-reliance by incorporating the student’s physical, mental, emotional and social well-being into the teaching/learning environment.
3. Fostering inclusive, engaging members of society, and encouraging critical and creative thinking.
4. Recruiting and emboldening the best and the brightest faculty and staff and rewarding innovation and collaboration.
5. Instilling a sense of pride in our schools by engaging the Gulf Shores community in the educational experience.

• Goal 1: Continue implementation of goals that are outlined in the district strategic plan.
  Justification: A strategic plan was developed that contains goals and activities organized by strategic priorities.  The next step is to begin implementing steps to achieve the goals and activities and document the progress of implementation.  
   
• Goal 2: Continue the implementation of the school system’s master plan for facilities including: Design, bid, and begin construction of a new Gulf Shores High School Design and renovation of a new Central Office
  Justification: Capital projects are a major component of continuously improving our school system.  I spend approximately 20% of the work week meeting about, planning, and evaluating the progress of capital projects. Implementation of the master plan for facilities is a continued top priority of GSCS.
   
• Goal 3: Continue implementation of a Community Engagement Plan.
  Justification: We are continually working on ways to improve communication and engage the community.  Our social media feeds are very active, and our website continues to improve.  We have developed a Community Engagement Plan and will continue the development and implementation of the plan.