Updates from the Superintendent

October 3, 2024
 
Greetings, MSD Community:
 
This is a friendly reminder to submit your nomination for the Strategic Planning Steering Committee. We are looking for dedicated and passionate individuals—staff, families, and community members—to join us in shaping the future of MSD.
 
This will be an organic process, shaped by the diverse perspectives of our school community. The strategic planning process will play a key role in reviewing our programs and services and helping to set strategic goals and priorities of MSD for the next five years. We are committed to ensuring the committee reflects the wide range of perspectives within our school. 
 
We are especially looking for more nominations from our aides, student support staff, student life, and fiscal and operations teams. Your unique insights are essential to making this process truly representative of our school community.
 
In addition to the committee's work, we will engage the broader MSD community through surveys and focus groups over the course of the year, with our first survey being shared next week.
 
Serving on the committee is a wonderful opportunity to make a lasting impact and be a part of a process that will grow and evolve with your input. If you are interested, please submit your nomination by tomorrow, Friday, October 4th, by the end of the day.
 
For more information about this process, please visit our Strategic Planning webpage at www.msd.edu/strategic-planning/. 
 
Warmly, 
 
John A. Serrano
Superintendent
 
September 24, 2024
 
Greetings, MSD Community.
 
I am pleased to announce that we have officially begun the strategic planning process for 2025-2030. This is an important and exciting time for MSD as we initiate an effort that will shape the future of our school. With the educational landscape and the workforce evolving rapidly, MSD must continue to adapt to prepare for the opportunities and challenges ahead. This strategic planning process will ensure that we remain at the forefront of Deaf education, meeting the needs of our students, staff, families, and the community for years to come.
 
The strategic planning process involves a thorough review of our programs and services, paired with input from our stakeholders. We've launched a dedicated Strategic Planning webpage, which will serve as a central resource for updates throughout this process. The page includes a general overview of the process, the timeline, and the stakeholders involved. As we progress, additional information will be added to keep you informed and engaged. Please visit the webpage at www.msd.edu/strategic-planning/. 
 
We are deeply committed to involving the MSD community every step of the way. Your feedback and engagement are essential to developing a plan that reflects our collective vision for the future. To guide this effort, we are establishing a steering committee, which will be composed of representatives from various parts of our community. The committee will be tasked with reviewing data and making recommendations to identify strategic goals and address the priorities of MSD for the next five years.
 
The steering committee will consist of the following members:
  • Teachers
  • Aides
  • Student Support Staff
  • Secondary Transition
  • Administrators/Supervisors 
  • Student Life (e.g., Residential, After School Programs, and Athletics)
  • Fiscal/Operations
  • Parents/Families
  • MSD Leadership Team
  • MSD Board of Trustees
  • Community Members (e.g., alumni and supporters)
In addition to the steering committee, we will actively seek input from the entire MSD community through surveys and focus groups over the course of the year. These surveys and focus groups will cover different aspects of MSD, helping us identify emerging needs and trends as we work to develop a comprehensive and forward-thinking strategic plan.
 
It is our goal to complete the MSD Strategic Plan for 2025-2030 by the end of this school year. The MSD Board of Trustees will review and approve our five-year Strategic Plan at their quarterly meeting in May 2025. For more information on our timeline and important events in this process, please visit www.msd.edu/strategic-planning-timeline/. Please note that this list is not final, and we will be adding more events and dates to the timeline throughout the year.
 
We will continue to share regular updates as we move forward with this process. This is an exciting opportunity to chart the course for MSD's future, and we look forward to your involvement. Together, we will ensure that MSD remains a leader in Deaf education for the next five years and beyond. 
 
Let's dream big. 

John A. Serrano
Superintendent