Necedah Schools

Necedah Area School District

A poster outlining the graduate profile for the Necedah Area School District, highlighting their vision, mission, and student engagement goals.

Every Student a Powerful Learner

Necedah Area School District values more than the Common Core! We have developed a vision to embrace not only academic competencies (world-class knowledge and skills), but also the skills and dispositions our students need for life. These deeper learner proficiencies are identified in our Necedah Graduate Profile.

Read below how Necedah is bringing our vision to life with student-centered learning strategies, utilizing transformative learning solutions to nurture Powerful Learners!

Members of the Necedah Area School Community engaged in a District Planning process, which began on August 23, 2017. This page outlines the culminating work of these dedicated community members.

Superintendent Transition Team (August 23, 2017)
Priority Statements: Profile of a Necedah Graduate
Teaching and Learning Superintendent Transition Workgroup (priorities to be added)
Culture and Climate Superintendent Transition Workgroup (priorities to be added)
Visioning Work (November, 2017)
Visioning Development Working Document (vision continues to evolve through various collaborative processes)

The following document outlines the progression of the District's improvement innovation priority: District Planning Report (shared with the School Board on November 20, 2017)

NEW Vision, Mission, and Value Statements

Your input is always important to us. Through six months of work, our District has a finalized a new Vision, Mission and Value Statements. Though incredibly committed citizens, over these months, we were able to finalize this work. We welcome your feedback, as we work to shape this vision into a reality for our children. We welcome you to share questions or concerns. You can provide feedback to Tanya Kotlowski, Superintendent, at kotlowski@www.necedahschools.org or 608-565-2256 ext. 120 Thank you for your engagement in this important district improvement process. Together, we are our best, united we are unstoppable.

Two hands, one small and one large, are clasped together, symbolizing support and connection.

- Necedah Vision of the Reading Process (New Draft)
- Necedah Early Literacy Remediation Plan (New Draft)
- Learner Self-Advocacy
- Learner Goal-Setting
- Cardinal REDS
- District Strategy Map (adopted October 2019)
- Powerful Teaching and Learning Strategies
- School District Profile
- School Culture Policy (board adopted policy)
- Graduate Profile
- Community Profile
- Elementary Action Plan 2021-22
- District Dashboard
- Community Sharing Presentation Fall 2019 (Community Supper Fall 2019)
Our Direction: Vision, Mission and Learning Proficiencies

Our Needs: Achievement Gaps: A Vision for Increased Success

Our Strategies: Every Student a Powerful Learner: Achievement Gaps: Powerful Strategies for Increased Success
Our community is very important to us! We value the engagement of our cizens, and embrace opportunities to bridge our students and school with the greater school community through service, patnership, outreach and communication.

For more information about community connections, please check out the Community section of our website.
The school district is committed to a continuous improvement process (Plan, Do, Check, Act). Each department in the district (after school programming, building and grounds, food service, nursing, technology, transportation) led by their supervisor, has developed and utilized project management strategies to identify efficiencies to better meet the needs of students, staff, families and community.

The following SMART Goals were developed to monitor the continuous improvement process. Each year department supervisors will recalibrate to address areas of identified need, by revisiting the department SMART Goal and establishing an annual progress-monitoring plan.

SMART Goals

The following Annual Scorecard reflects our efforts to increase communication, build trust, and model transparency using metrics to guide a deeper understanding of the work within each department. Each fall, the school district will release a new scorecard, to reflect the metrics from the previous school year.
- Annual Scorecard 2020-21
- Annual Scorecard 2019-20
- Annual Scorecard 2018-19