A Strategic Planning Model

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Effective Board GovernanceGoing from Good to
Great

• A Strategic Planning Model
• To Raise Student Achievement

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Mission of GSBA

• To ensure excellence in the governance of local
  school systems by providing leadership, advocacy
  and services, and by representing the collective
  resolve of Georgias 180 elected boards of
  education.

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Mission of GSBA

• To ensure excellence in the governance of local
  school systems by providing leadership, advocacy
  and services, and by representing the collective
  resolve of Georgias 180 elected boards of
  education.

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GSBAs Strategic Plan

• Develop processes and/or programs to assist
  boards in identifying and using data to make
  decisions.
• Increase the number of boards and superintendents
  operating as effective leadership teams.
• Develop programs to help boards and
  superintendents use technology to increase board
  effectiveness.

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GSBAs Strategic Plan

• Develop processes and/or programs to assist
  boards in identifying and using data to make
  decisions.
• Increase the number of boards and superintendents
  operating as effective leadership teams.
• Develop programs to help boards and
  superintendents use technology to increase board
  effectiveness.

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GSBAs Strategic Plan

• Develop processes and/or programs to assist
  boards in identifying and using data to make
  decisions.
• Increase the number of boards and superintendents
  operating as effective leadership teams.
• Develop programs to help boards and
  superintendents use technology to increase board
  effectiveness.

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GSBAs Strategic Plan

• Develop processes and/or programs to assist
  boards in identifying and using data to make
  decisions.
• Increase the number of boards and superintendents
  operating as effective leadership teams.
• Develop programs to help boards and
  superintendents use technology to increase board
  effectiveness.

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Challenges Facing Local Boards of Education

• Instability of boards (changes due to elections)
• Diversity of board members(lay people that come
  from all backgrounds at all education levels)
• Superintendent Turnover
• Changing state demographics
• Growth
• Politics
• Growing Leaders for the Future (baby boomers
  hitting retirement age)
• Changing global economy
• Unfunded mandates
• Funding

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Goal

• To design a strategic planning model for
  continuous improvement to ensure excellence in
  board governance regardless of changes in local,
  state, national and global environments.
• Easy to understand
• Easy to administer
• Involve all stakeholders
• Hold people accountable
• Transparent to all

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Continuous Improvement Model
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Continuous Improvement Model
Monitor Progress
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Where are we now?

• Clear understanding of roles responsibilities
• Outside review of board operations
• Leadership Team review of the last 3 5 years
  worth of data on district goals, action plans and
  student performance
• Board self-assessment
• Board evaluation of the Superintendent

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Where do we want to go?

• Seek input from the community
• Assemble a strategic planning team made up of all
  stakeholders (board members, staff, parents,
  business leaders and legislators)
• Review/refine the vision, mission, beliefs and
  goals of the district

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How do we plan to get there?

• Superintendent and staff develop action plans to
  meet goals
• Board and Superintendent align the superintendent
  evaluation with district goals
• Superintendent aligns staff job accountabilities
  to strategic plan
• Align the budget with the strategic plan
• Use technology to effectively and efficiently
  manage and monitor data

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How will we know when we have arrived?

• Board and Superintendent identify and agree on
  measurable performance indicators and evidence to
  be used

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Monitor the Plan

• Board conducts two planning sessions per year
• Annual review of board policies and
  administrative regulations to ensure alignment
  with strategic plan
• Align board meeting agendas with strategic plan
• Monthly reporting of strategic plan activities at
  board meetings
• Annual strategic plan reports with board and
  community
• Job evaluations (board/superintendent/staff) are
  all aligned to the strategic plan
• Use eBOARD to align and manage information

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GSBAs Tools for Success

• Facilitate the Continuous Improvement Cycle
• Study circle project to engage community
• Standards for Local Boards of Education
• Board/Superintendent 360 Self-Assessment
• Superintendent Evaluation Instrument
• eBOARD the board governance system

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Continuous Improvement Model
Monitor Progress
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Study Circles
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Standards for Local Boards of Education

• The Standards assists the leadership team in
  establishing district vision, district goals and
  developing local action plans for continual
  improvement in all areas. The Standards
  encourages a continuous improvement cycle,
  asking
• Where are we now?
• Where do we want to go?
• How will we get there?
• This cycle, combined with the implementation of
  the eight Standard Areas of Responsibilities,
  will ensure a functional local organizational
  structure, which empowers the leadership team to
  manage the school district. The eight areas are
  
• Vision/Philosophy/Goals
• Systematic Improvement
• Organizational Structure
• Board Operations Policy Development
• Board Operations Board Meetings
• Board Operations Personnel
• Board Operations Financial Management
• Board/Staff/Community Relations

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Standards for Local Boards of Education
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Board Self-Assessment
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Superintendent Evaluation Instrument

• Goal
• Indicators
• Evidence
• Agreed upon by both the board and superintendent

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Effective Use of Technology at the Board
Governance Level
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The Complete Board Governance System
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• Web based system designed to centralize key data
• Meetings multiple meeting types.
• Policies for online policy, procedures, and
  exhibits.
• Calendar posting of organizational events and
  meetings.
• Documents an online documents repository.
• News post both public and private news stories.
• Strategic Plan report, monitor and track
  progress.
• Performance - link to student achievement or
  benchmarking data.
• Law (GSBA members only) - legal reference
  database.
• eBoardsmanship (GSBA members only).
• Capitol Watch Online (GSBA members only).

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Effective Board GovernanceGoing from Good to
Great

• A Strategic Planning Model
• To Raise Student Achievement