Dighton-Rehoboth Schools Plan for the Future

The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District (DRRSD) has announced the launch of its DRiving Toward 2030 Strategic Planning Initiative.

The DRiving Toward 2030 Strategic Planning initiative proclaims the district’s new Mission Statement: The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District empowers staff to ignite curiosity and facilitate meaningful learning, preparing students to navigate future complexities while shaping their path to success in an ever-changing world.

“In its purest form, a regional school district's mission is to rally towns around a central mission of education. Based on feedback that I received in my travels around the district and the towns in 2022, it was clear that the purpose of our regional school district was nowhere close to being fulfilled,” Superintendent Bill Runey said Wednesday.  “For all intents and purposes, we were three entities: Dighton, Rehoboth, and our high school. This initiative aims to change that by empowering our educators to ignite the fires of learning in the minds of our students whose futures we are charged to shape.”

“Our success in the past has been built on community spirit and collaboration," Runey continued. "The towns of Dighton and Rehoboth have a rich history of faithfully supporting the education of the next generation. The district plays a pivotal role in shaping the lives of its residents, especially the youth, by influencing their future prospects. Understanding the need for a strong educational base in the modern era, the district initiated the DRiving Toward 2030 Strategic Plan to continually empower our educators.”

“The School Committee is pleased and in support of Superintendent Runey and the DRiving Toward 2030 strategic planning initiative,” Chairperson Chris Andrade said. “The vision and execution of the plan will help the school district maintain and enhance existing programming and facilities in a financially responsible manner in support of our two towns and the students who attend DR.”