2025-2030 Strategic Plan

The USD 490 2025-2030 Strategic Plan was approved by the Board of Education on May 12, 2025.

Graphic representing USD 490 El Dorado Public Schools’ One-Page Strategic Plan. At the top, the mission statement reads: “Where pride meets purpose.” with the hashtag #PartOfThePride. Below it, the vision statement says: “El Dorado Public Schools fosters the growth of confident, lifelong learners who think critically, adapt with resilience, and make meaningful contributions to their world.”  The strategic plan is organized into five vertical pillars, each labeled:      Student Skills – Focuses on developing resilient students with essential interpersonal and academic skills for post-graduation success.      Curriculum & Instruction – Emphasizes aligned curriculum, evidence-based instructional strategies, and whole-child supports.      Facilities & Resources – Commits to high-quality staffing and effective resource use with strong fiscal responsibility.      Engagement – Encourages stakeholder participation, communication planning, and partnerships to build community pride.      Relationships – Aims to build trust and strengthen relationships among students, staff, families, and the community.  At the center is the “Portrait of a Graduate”, symbolizing the outcome of the strategic plan. The words El Dorado USD 490 Strategic Plan are vertically mirrored on both sides for visual symmetry.

Mission

Where pride meets purpose. #PartOfThePride

Vision

El Dorado Public Schools fosters the growth of confident, lifelong learners who think critically, adapt with resilience, and make meaningful contributions to their world.

Goal Area1: Student Skills

Develop resilient students, equipped with essential interpersonal and academic skills, who demonstrate readiness for post-graduation success.

Action Plans:

  • Develop, implement, and support a comprehensive, aligned curriculum.

  • Define, implement, and evaluate evidence-based instructional strategies.

  • Identify, implement, and promote whole child supports.

Goal Area 2: Relationships

Build strong relationships and prioritize trust to strengthen student, staff, family, and community partnerships.

Action Plans:

  • Develop, implement, and monitor a comprehensive, district wide communication plan.

  • Create and implement a district engagement plan that promotes #PartOfThePride.

  • Develop new community partnerships and improve the coordination between existing partnerships.

Goal Area 3: Engagement

Engage a variety of stakeholders to encourage participation, collaboration, and pride for our schools.

Action Plans:

  • Promote and celebrate multiple levels of family, community, and stakeholder engagement.

  • Increase participation and support for extracurricular activities and opportunities.

Goal Area 4: Facilities and Resources

Provide high quality staff and effective resources while maintaining strong fiscal responsibilities.

Action Plans:

  • Recruit, develop, and retain high quality certified and classified staff.

  • Operate with fiscal responsibility and prioritize intentional, positive student impacts.

Strategic Plan 2020-2025