Why do some school district strategic plans propel real change and others don't? Alignment between your strategic plan's intended purpose and the plan design is crucial for success.

In this workshop, we will discuss common pitfalls in strategic planning and provide guidance on how to create an actionable, clear, and coherent plan that drives meaningful change and improved outcomes for your students.

Topics to be covered:

• Common barriers hindering the successful strategic plan implementation
• The importance of rigorous needs assessment of the district 
• Two-step community engagement as one of the key success factors of your strategic plan
• How to articulate district-wide theory of action and identify key district priorities 
• Defining success with measurable goals and the importance of continuous evaluation and adjustment
• Developing systems and structures of accountability to drive strategic plan results

We will leave time at the end of our session to answer all questions you may have.

Presenters:

• Simone Carpenter, DMGroup Director
• Tess Nicholson Powers, DMGroup Director
• Joe Costello, DMGroup Director

District Management Group was founded in 2004 on the belief that management techniques combined with education best practices are key to addressing American public schools' challenges. We partner with school and district leaders nationwide and provide them with the best management and educational practices, tools, and techniques to produce measurable, sustainable improvements that help schools and students thrive.

Learn more about DMGroup's Strategic Planning approach here.