Isle of Wight County’s School Board voted unanimously on June 9 to adopt its 2022-27 strategic plan.

The two-page document, which has been in development since 2021, will “provide direction and focus for the division as we move forward,” said Assistant Superintendent Mike Lombardo.

Last fall, a steering committee of staff, students, parents and other community members identified four main goals for the new plan: academic excellence, family engagement, recruitment and retention, and organizational effectiveness and efficiency.

Workgroups for each goal, also composed of parents, employees, students and community members, then met to decide on strategies for each goal.

The document is viewable at www.iwcs.k12.va.us/apps/news/article/1592603.

“We are grateful for the tremendous community involvement in the development of the plan,” Lombardo said.