With school board members that are mostly new to their posts, the leader of Clinton Schools believes now is a good time to begin a district planning process.

Wednesday Morning on the WHOW Morning Show, Superintendent Curt Nettles complimented his current board for their quickness to bond and work together well. He adds they are very community-oriented individuals.

A greater focus on the vision and mission statements of the district is the goal of this district planning process. Nettles explains teaching and learning and professional development will be among the top priorities in this planning process.

The culture of the district is also a priority during this planning process. Nettles explains they have been focusing on this but the Board intends to formalize some of the things they are doing.

As the Board of Education embarks on this process, Nettles elaborated more on the professional development piece of the planning and explains this has taken a greater focus in districts across the country and there is data to suggest it is working.

Nettles believes it could be easy to create this plan but then fall back into the habits of daily routines. It will be his focus to keep the administration and staff focused on the things they want to do and continually come back to it to make any adjustments as needed.