Goal 3 SWOT
3.1: By 2010, stakeholder satisfaction survey responses will increase annually to insure that NCVPS learning environments will be inviting, respectful, supporting, inclusive and flexible with positive, nurturing relationships with caring adults to promote responsible choices among NCVPS students.
Strengths
The spring satisfaction survey responses indicate an 8-80% increase in progress/success.
New 4 regional approach allows better support
Staff having significant devotion and passion for success, serving at unlimited personal cost, keeping balance with “family first”, an NCVPS priority.
Virtual office hours now in place for better service to DLAs
Increase in communication between NCVPS and DLAs
Weaknesses
DLA SPA needs to be revised as many links have become outdated and information changed
Legacy systematic methodology includes extensive manual generated data results.
Still need some processes clarified through cross functional planning
Still have some participation gaps with some districts
Opportunities
Continue to get DLAs using DLA SPA as an eLC
Virtual office hours to provide just-in-time feedback for DLAs
Using our pilots and best practices to continue to reach out to administration
Cross functional training with other departments
Threat
get issues may hamper travel plans for face to face training
DLAs improperly prepared by local administrators
DLA turnover remains an issue
Manual processes for reporting
3.3: By 2010, NCVPS LEA will establish one 21st Century partnership annually in collaboration with parents, students, businesses, education institutions, and faith-based and other community and civic organizations to impact student success.
Strength
Use of Facebook as an outreach strategy
Partnerships with virtual worlds teams (App State, Mark Spivy, etc.)
Pilot initiative is still on-going
Expanded our liaison to DPI Student Services (Teresa Smith) and DPI Charter Schools
Involvement with DPI Council for Future Ready Core
NCDLA Virtual Conference
Weaknesses
Time to coordinate has been difficult due to competing priorities
No defined action plan and deliverables have been defined
Opportunities
Expand our social network outreach
NCPTA outreach
Compassionate Baptist outreach
Threat
Schools developing their own courses and student services
Capacity (budget)
3.2: By 2010, virtual and/or second life worlds will constitute 50% of the learning management platform content cutting across leadership for innovation, student services, and curriculum and instruction services.
Strength
Partnerships with App State for Active Worlds
Second Life Island for NCVPS created for professional development
Demand for virtual worlds continues to increase
Weaknesses
Budget has hindered full development and roll out
Capacity of staff to integrate full time
No set plan for how to integrate for each division
Too many options without integration
Opportunity
Creating a student orientation
Partnership opportunities continue to expand
Training (PD) for schools to make them more comfortable with virtual worlds
Threat
Budget
Competing priorities in different divisions may tax capacity
Technical issues in local schools