Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to draft 2025-2030 strategic plan

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is developing its five-year strategic plan. 

Officials say they want to establish clear, actionable goals to guide future decisions.

Over the last couple of months, district officials have been hosting listening sessions with staff, students and community leaders to ask about what’s working in the school system and what isn’t. 

Executive Director of Systems Coherence and Strategic Planning Alexandra Hoskins shared some of the feedback with the Board of Education on Tuesday. 

“You can imagine there were lots of people who said we need to be paid more, and that teachers need to be paid more, and all of those kind of good things," Hoskins said. "And that there need to be more resources and curriculum opportunities provided to our educators.”

She also highlighted other comments related to challenges with transportation, discipline and behavior, and the need for more special education support. 

After hearing from more than 10,000 individuals, Hoskins says the district will begin drafting a strategic plan that reflects their feedback. 

Officials will seek further input once the draft is in place before bringing it to the board for approval by the end of the school year. 

Amy Diaz covers education for WFDD in partnership with Report For America. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.