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StrategicPlan
Developmentand
Monitoringfor
Large
UrbanDistricts
NationalSchoolBoardAssociation
Spring2015
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Districtprofile Physically
bisected
by
Atlanta
Public
Schools
Morethan70milesbetweennorthernandsouthern
mostpoints
Comprisedof13cities
Fourthlargest
school
district
in
GA
Over96,000students
100schools
6,800certifiedteachers
Diversestudent
population
AmajorityminorityDistrict
45%freeandreducedlunch
8%Englishlanguagelearners
10%
special
ed./needs
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SessionObjectives
Communicatethe
benefits
of
strategic
plan
management
Explainhow
to
create
aframework
for
strategic
plan
management
Providestrategicplanmanagementexamplesand
tools
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Lackofstrategicplanmanagementoftenleads
tofailedexecution
Lossofdistrictfocus
Lackof
work
and
resource
alignment
Decreasedorganizational
effectiveness
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Organizationsfailtoexecutetheirstrategiesatratesranging
between60%and90%
SOURCE:Kaplan,RobertS.andNorton,DavidP. CreatingtheOfficeofStrategyManagement.HBR,October,2005.
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TheStrategicPlanManagement
Frameworkservesaroadmapfor
implementationsuccess
SetDistrictGoals
IdentifyaTheory
ofAction
DevelopaPlan
ExecuteReport
andAdjust
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StepI StepII StepIII StepVStepIV
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Goalsettingprovidesalongtermvision
andshorttermmotivation
Focusestheenergyofthedistrict
Createsleadershipteamcohesion
Enablessuccessmeasurement
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StepI:Setdistrictgoals
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ThreegoalsserveastheFultonsmeasure
forlongtermstudentsuccess
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FultonsPerspective
GraduationRate
90%ofFulton
studentswill graduateontime
CollegeReadiness
85%ofFultonsseniors
willbe
competitive
for
admissiontoa
UniversitySystemof
Georgiacollegeor
university
CareerReadiness
100%ofFulton's
graduateswillbe workready
certified
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ATheoryofActionisastable,longterm
frameworkforimprovingstudentachievement
TheVisionandMissiondescribewhere theDistrict
wantstogo Mission:Istoeducateeverystudenttobearesponsible,productive
citizen.
Vision:Isforallstudentstolearntotheirfullpotential.
TheTheoryofActionishow wewillgetthere GuidesDecisionMaking
ClearStatementtoPublic
EnsuresConsistency
of
Action 8
StepII:IdentifyaTheoryofAction
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Ourschools
have
diverse
challenges
Programs
customized
tounique
needsofFCS
students
Decisions
madeas
closeto
studentsas
possible
Givenouruniquecontext,theDistrictbelievesempoweringlocalschool
communitieswillbestserveFCSstudents.
Increasedschooldecisionmakingwill
provideastable,longtermframeworkfor
improvingstudent
achievement.
Localschool
autonomy
FultonsPerspective
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Settinginitiativesdividestheworkinto
manageableprojects
I. DefinetheWork
II. IdentifytheProjectOwnerandWorkTeam
III. DetermineShortTermGoalsandDesiredOutcomes
IV. SetaTimeline
V. NameRisks
and
Assumptions
VI. DetermineaBudget
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StepIII:Developaplan
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StrategicPlan2017:BuildingOurFutureFivekeyareasdriveimprovementsinstudentachievement
Instruction
ContinuousAchievement&
CustomizedLearning
EffectiveAssessmentofLearning&
Feedback
TailoredInstruction&Supports
Challenging&InnovativeInstruction
ApplicationofLearning
People
SupportiveCulture
Accountability
Support&Development
TopTalent
EffectiveEmployees
Technology
StudentAccess
DataDrivenDecisionMaking
StakeholderSkills
Effective
Schools
SchoolGovernance
StrongSchoolSupport
Promote ChoiceOptions
Resources
ResourceFlexibility
OperationalEfficiency
FinancialStability
Graduation
Rate
College
Readiness
Work
Readiness
ImprovingStudentAchievement
FultonsPerspective
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TheBlueprintclarifiesthegoalsofeach
StrategicInitiative A
detailed
plan
that
answers
important
questionsabouttheproject:
Whatistheopportunitytoimproveor
changefromthecurrentstate?
Whatwillyoudo?
Whenwillitbedone?
Whowillyouworkwith?
Whatresources
will
you
need?
Whataretherisksorchallenges?
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FultonsPerspective
A
Blueprint
should
be
detailed
enough
to
provide
context
and
stand
alone
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Strategicinitiativesshouldbemonitored
regularlybyacrossfunctionalteam
TheBenefitsofCrossFunctionalProjectManagement
Considersimpactsacrosstheorganization
Supportsrealtimeproblemsolvingandcourse
correction
Ensuresongoingguidanceandsupport
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StepIV:Execute
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Fultonmonitorsinitiativeperformancethrough
acrossfunctionalleadershipcouncil
What: StrategicInitiativeManagementCouncil(SIMC)
Who:Oversight
committee
made
upoftheSuperintendentscabinet
How:Provideguidanceduring
monthlyprogress
reviews
to
initiativeowners
14Reviews
are
based
on
detailed
project
plans
with
clear
goals
and
milestones
FultonsPerspective
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Usedatatomeasureprogressandreport
outcomes
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StepV:ReportandAdjust
Evaluatesuccessbasedonkeyperformance
indicators(KPIs)Highlightopportunityareas
Usedatatosupportproblemsolving
CommunicateoutcomespubliclyConfirm
commitment
Maintaintransparency
Celebratewins
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TheStrategicPlanDashboardisusedtoidentify
keystrengthsandopportunitiesareas
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FultonsPerspective
Capturesquarterly
metrics
aligned
to
desired
initiative
outcomes
ReviewedbytheSuperintendentscabinettoinformStrategicPlan
adjustments
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HowdoestheBoardmonitorprogress?
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QuarterlyUpdates
to
the
Board
Annualreportofgoalprogress
AnnualReviewbasedonstafffeedback
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StrategicPlan2017:BuildingOurFutureFivekeyareasdriveimprovementsinstudentachievement
Instruction
ContinuousAchievement&
CustomizedLearning
EffectiveAssessmentofLearning&
Feedback
TailoredInstruction&Supports
Challenging&InnovativeInstruction
ApplicationofLearning
People
SupportiveCulture
Accountability
Support&Development
TopTalent
EffectiveEmployees
Technology
StudentAccess
DataDrivenDecisionMaking
StakeholderSkills
Effective
Schools
SchoolGovernance
StrongSchoolSupport
Promote ChoiceOptions
Resources
ResourceFlexibility
OperationalEfficiency
FinancialStability
Graduation
Rate
College
Readiness
Work
Readiness
ImprovingStudentAchievement
FultonsPerspective
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Fultonmaintainstransparencythroughdiverse
communicationsmodes
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Communication Purpose Audience Frequency
AnnualReport Progress Update
Celebrate
Accomplishments
Community
Funders
Annual
Quarterly Update
Presentations
ProgressUpdate Board
Community
Quarterly
External Website Plan Overview
Information
Community Ongoing
Strategic PlanTwitter
Page
Highlight/ promote
initiative activities
realtime
Community
Employees
Ongoing
FultonsPerspective
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StrategicPlanManagement KeyTakeAways
Limitnumberofgoals
Committostaythecourse
Be
transparent,
even
when
it
is
hard Usetheplantoleveragegrants
Earlysuccesses. Buildsupportforthe
plan
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VisittheFCSStrategicPlan2017websitefor
moreinformation
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Questions
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www.fultonschools.org/StrategicPlan2017
Twitter:@FCS_SP2017
Email:[email protected]
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