Strategic Plan Proposal for 20092012

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Strategic Plan Proposalfor 2009-2012

• Presented February 16, 2008

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Accomplished

• Dream it
• Four months of communicating and collecting
  stakeholder feedback from thousands with an
  online blank box and two surveys, LSC and
  advisory meetings, focus groups and many
  conversations
• Two Strategic Plan Team meetings to review data
  and develop a vision, mission, beliefs and goals
• Plan it
• One month for an outside facilitator to analyze
  the feedback
• One month for the Strategic Plan Team to develop
  draft objectives and
  metrics, as well as work with school leaders
  to develop an IE2
  Partnership proposal

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2009-12 Strategic Plan

• Vision
• Quality learning and superior performance for all
• Mission
• The mission of Forsyth County Schools is to
  prepare and inspire all students to contribute
  and excel.
• Beliefs
• Trust among all stakeholders is vital
• Expectations influence accomplishments because
  everyone has the capacity to learn
• A school-community partnership is essential
• Change creates opportunity
• High-performing leadership makes visions reality

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2009-12 Strategic Plan (cont.)?

• Goals
• Increase all student achievement while expanding
  educational opportunities.
• Recruit, develop and retain a highly qualified
  workforce.
• Enhance educational programs through increased
  community involvement.
• Communicate effectively both internally and
  externally.
• Pursue and secure alternate funding and resources
  while maximizing operational efficiency.

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DRAFT Goal 1 Nancy Roche

• GOAL1 Increase all student achievement while
  expanding educational opportunities.
• OBJECTIVES
• Ensure a high performing culture
• Increase academic rigor for all
• Foster innovative practice
• Develop core competencies
• Design opportunities for success

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DRAFT Goal 2 Chairman Ann Crow

• GOAL2 Recruit, develop and retain a highly
  qualified workforce.
• OBJECTIVES
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of respect
  among stakeholders
• Foster a culture of opportunity
• Build system capacity to support schools
• Provide progressive and relevant professional
  development
• Continue to build upon leadership development
  and support

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DRAFT Goal 3 Vice Chairman Tom Cleveland

• GOAL3 Enhance educational programs through
  increased community involvement.
• OBJECTIVES
• Provide and increase opportunities for students,
  staff, schools and district to serve the external
  community
• Educate and engage the community to work in
  tandem with FCS
• Communicate and recognize the quality of
  involvement

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DRAFT Goal 4 Mike Dudgeon

• GOAL4 Communicate effectively both internally
  and externally.
• OBJECTIVES
• Develop, maintain and enhance collaboration and
  relationships with stakeholders
• Improve internal communication
• Use district technology to engage and educate
  students, staff, parents and community
• Make decision-making throughout the district more
  transparent

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DRAFT Goal 5 Darla Light

• GOAL 5 Pursue and secure alternate funding and
  resources while maximizing operational
  efficiency.
• OBJECTIVES
• Pursue additional funding from all applicable
  sources
• Increase receipt of resources through private
  partnerships with the business community and
  other stakeholders
• Pursue and successfully implement district
  flexibility through the IE2 academic contract
  with the Georgia Department of Education
• Maximize operational efficiency in all areas of
  the system

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Next Steps

• Plan it (cont.)?
• Communicate and collect stakeholder feedback (LSC
  meeting/public hearings and online)
• Click here for eBoard Strategic Plan Module
• Scheduled for FCS Board approval February 26,
  2009
• Continue working with State in March
• Expected action item for SBOE April 2, 2009
• Do it
• Develop action steps
• IE2 Partnership Contract
• Use Strategic Plan to build FY10 budget
• Implement and communicate
• Evaluate and report