Background
The Hillsboro School District has operated under two strategic plans since 2000.  These strategic plans have articulated the District's mission, goals and focus area as it strives to increase the achievement of all students.  The District feels that a clear and focused plan is critical to communicating its priorities to all stakeholders, serves as a roadmap to success, and helps to align efforts toward a common, student-centered outcome.

Strategic Direction 2011-2016
As approved by the School Board by unanimous vote at their April 26, 2011 regular session meeting, the strategic direction includes the following elements:

Mission
Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence

Objective
All students will graduate with college and career-readiness skills by reaching achievement benchmarks throughout their K-12 experience.

Vision
Shared ownership, responsibility and commitment to success among all stakeholders. 

Agreements and Commitments

• Every child deserves a quality education.
• All students can learn and achieve.
• Engaging education develops intellect, creativity, interpersonal and civic skills, and fosters a lifelong love of learning.
• Excellent teaching leads to increased achievement of all students.
• Focused, ongoing, research-based professional development ensures the integration of best practices into the classroom.
• A strong school district is one in which staff, students, parents and community work together to promote and enable learning.
• All students in the Hillsboro School District will have access to rigorous instruction that leads to high levels of learning.

Strategies
Instruction.  Ensure that systems of instructional improvement lead to the highest levels of learning for all students and staff.
Engagement.  Inform, involve and engage all stakeholders.
Equity.  Ensure increased awareness and action in the implementation of equitable systems, programs and practices.
Facilities.  Utilize resources effectively and equitably, and plan for future growth.
Safety.  Create and ensure a safe learning and working environment.