Strategic Plan
Your Journey, Our Committment
Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) is implementing its strategic plan, titled Your Journey, Our Commitment, which serves as the district's guiding framework from 2025 to 2030. This comprehensive plan was developed through extensive collaboration and input from community members, staff, students, and local business partners.
Superintendent Dr. David T. Sovine says, "After several months filled with community conversations, collaboration, and thoughtful planning, I am excited to share our Washington County Public Schools strategic plan. Your Journey, Our Commitment will be our collective road map for decision-making in the coming years, and it lays out a clear and compelling strategy for accomplishing our reinvigorated vision and mission."
Our Four Key Priority Areas:
They each have objectives that will drive WCPS’ actions to achieve those goals.
The development of Your Journey, Our Commitment was a collaborative effort involving multiple opportunities to contribute meaningful input from broad audiences across the WCPS learning community. The process began with engaging the community through forums, surveys, and focus groups to gather input from parents, students, WCPS staff, and community partners. This inclusive approach ensured that diverse perspectives were considered.
A design team, consisting of representatives from various stakeholder groups, synthesized the feedback to identify key priorities and goals. This iterative process included reviewing current initiatives, aligning with the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, and refining the plan based on community feedback. The steering committee, which included WCPS leadership, clarified the components of the plan and delineated measurable outcomes, which will be used to monitor WCPS’ progress over the next five years.
Andrea Semler, Supervisor of Special Education: Birth to K Program, served on the design team. She noted, "The strategic plan represents who we are as WCPS and who we are as a community. I view it as an action plan and also as a call to action for all stakeholders to inspire and connect us as a greater Washington County community."
Dr. Sovine added, "I am incredibly thankful to everyone who contributed to the development of this plan. This is just the beginning. We look forward to continuing to engage our community as we start to implement the plan, monitor our progress, and make adjustments along the way."
OUR MISSION
WCPS educates and empowers each student to achieve independence and contribute to a diverse and evolving society.
