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Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School 2022 – 2023 School Improvement Plan

Greater Fall River Vocational School District School Committee

Paul Jennings - Westport

Chairperson Jeffrey Begin - Swansea

Donald DiBiasio - Somerset

Rajiv Nehra - Fall River

Joan Menard - Fall River

Father Jay Mello - Fall River

Interim Superintendent-Director Brian Bentley 

Assistant Superintendent-Principal Andrew D. Rebello

The Diman Regional 2022 – 2023 School Improvement Plan acknowledges the effects of the pandemic on our students and staff while establishing a clear and inspiring vision for the next school year.

Informed by the input obtained from our many stakeholders, including students, employees, parents, and the community, and the effort of the School Improvement Committee, this plan will guide the work of our school. Diman will continue to strive for organizational excellence and, in turn, continue to provide the world-class education and opportunities that our students deserve.

It is widely known that last school year was the most challenging year for many in education. Understanding the effects of the pandemic on student progress, teacher morale, student and staff connections, and mental health, this year's School Improvement Plan aggressively targets the most pertinent student, family, and staff needs.

This plan was designed to leverage the critical work the school has been leading and build upon that work in innovative ways so we may be even more responsive to the needs of our students and school community. We have an amazing workforce of educators, school leaders, and staff ready to bring this plan to life in our school.

This living document may be modified over the next year in response to the needs of our students, state mandates, and other factors that pivot the course of our educational landscape. While aspects of our plan may change, our focus on providing students with academic, vocational, and social-emotional growth will not. Diman remains committed to being the school system our community, state, and nation need us to be - an institution that produces life-ready graduates prepared to shape the future and the world positively.

Andrew D. Rebello
Assistant Superintendent-Principal

The 2022 – 2023 School Improvement Plan

To effectively implement our goals, the committee has proposed three high-level pillars that represent critical areas we will focus on over the next year. Each pillar contains several goals we believe are required to successfully support the pillar, as well as measures of success and associated targets so we can gauge our progress in meeting our goals. Strategies are specific actions we can take at the school to advance these priorities and help us meet our targets.

The three pillars of our School Improvement Plan are:

Safe, Welcoming, and Healthy Environments to Promote Growth and Wellness

Investing in Staff

Engagement and Collaboration

Pillar 1: Safe, Welcoming, and Healthy Environments to Promote Growth and Wellness

In order for our students to thrive in our school and fully engage in their educational experience, we must also commit to creating environments where they feel safe, welcome, connected and excited to learn. This goal represents our commitment to serving the whole child – attending to the social, emotional, and physical health and wellness of our students so they are prepared and energized to focus on learning, growing, and building meaningful connections at school.

Goal One: Design and sustain welcoming, safe, connected, and inclusive environments.

Why This Matters: Opportunities for connection, and welcoming and safe environments increase student capacity for learning and success.

Goal Two: Cultivate strong mental health and social-emotional strategies and support systems for staff and students.

Why This Matters: Mental health supports and social-emotional skills will enable students to learn, positively contribute to the broader community, and be life-ready.

Goal Three: Strengthen student voice opportunities and act upon the perspectives of students.

Why This Matters: Listening to and acting upon the voices of our students promotes deeper engagement, a greater sense of community, and improves our ability to serve responsively.

Pillar 2: Investing in Staff

We believe in the potential of our students, and realizing that potential is only possible when we recognize, empower, and support our staff. Our commitment to produce life-ready students, as well as their academic, vocational, and personal growth and success, must be mirrored in our investments to sustain staff wellness and to build pathways for ongoing professional development, growth, and opportunities to contribute to the direction of our school.

Goal One: Cultivate staff wellness and professional growth through responsive and supporting practices.

Why This Matters: Every employee deserves to feel supported, recognized, cared for, and connected. Doing so is requisite for effectively serving our students.

Goal Two: Strengthen educator voice opportunities and foster a professional coherence system-wide.

Why This Matters: Listening to and collaborative decision making with our staff promotes a greater sense of community and will improve the culture of our school.

Pillar 3: Engagement and Collaboration

Our families are critical partners in preparing students to be life-ready. We firmly believe the continuous growth of Diman students can only be accomplished by continuing to inform and grow stakeholders within our community.

Goal One: Strengthen relationships between families, students, and Diman to improve student success.

Why This Matters: Strong family-school partnerships cultivate students’ social and emotional well-being, create a sense of belonging in the school community, and build families’ capacity to engage in and support student learning.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The Greater Fall River Vocational School District/Diman Regional Vocational-Technical High School prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment. Furthermore, District/School policy includes prohibitions of harassment of students and employees, i.e., racial harassment, sexual harassment, and retaliation for filing complaints of discrimination.