1. Strategies & KPI’s: preparing our contemporary learners
School Board Meeting
August 11, 2011
Vision 2023

2. Through the Strategic Planning Process, the Board Priorities establish the Focus for Division strategies and action plans to guide the achievement of our Goals

3. Our work is… Operational Strategic Innovative (The Day-to-Day …)
(The Next Level…)
(The Possibilities…)

4. Our decisions are grounded in…
Performance Excellence
Visionary Leadership
Student-Centered Excellence
Organizational & Personal Learning
Valuing Workforce
Agility
Focus on Future
Managing for Innovation
Management by Fact
Societal Responsibility
Focus on Results and Value
Systems Perspective
*Baldrige Core Values and Concepts

5. Board Priority focus areas are connected to existing foundations and systems.
Facilities Management

6. …with our eyes towards Vision 2023 and the needs of Contemporary Learners.
Workforce/College Ready
Global Community

7. Essential learning outcomes
according to national colleges and universities
Intellectual & Practical Skills
Personal & Social Responsibility
Integrative & Applied Learning
Knowledge of Human Cultures & the Physical & Natural World
Through study in the sciences
and mathematics, social
sciences, humanities,
histories, languages,
and the arts
Inquiry & Analysis
Critical & Creative
Thinking
Written & Oral
Communication
Quantitative
Literacy
Information
Teamwork and
Problem Solving
Civic Knowledge
& Engagement—
Local & Global
Intercultural
Knowledge &
Competence
Ethical Reasoning &
Action
Foundations & Skills for
Lifelong Learning
Source: Association of American Colleges and Universities, “College Learning for the New Global Century: A Report from the National Leadership Council for Liberal Education and America’s Promise” (Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities), 12.
Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World, focused by engagement with big questions, both contemporary and enduring
Intellectual and Practical Skills, practiced extensively across the curriculum, in the context of progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards of performance
Personal and Social Responsibility, anchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges
Integrative and Applied LEARNING, demonstrated through the application of knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings and complex problems
Synthesis and
Advanced
Accomplishment
Across General and
Specialized Studies
Source: Association of American Colleges and Universities, “College Learning for the New Global Century: A Report from the National Leadership Council for Liberal Education and America’s Promise” (Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities), 12.

8. Workplace readiness skills
for the Commonwealth
Professional Knowledge & Skills
Technology Knowledge & Skills
Personal Qualities & People Skills
Positive Work Ethic
Integrity
Teamwork
Self Representation
Diversity
Awareness
Conflict
Resolution
Creativity &
Resourcefulness
Speaking & Listening
Reading & Writing
Critical Thinking &
Problem Solving
Health & Safety
Organizations,
Systems &
Climates
Lifelong
Learning
Job Acquisition
& Advancement
Time, Task &
Resource
Management
Mathematics
Customer Service
Source: Demographics & Workforce Group, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, “Listening to Employers, Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce: Virginia’s Workplace Readiness Skills” (April 2010), 7.
Personal Qualities and People Skills
POSITIVE WORK ETHIC: Comes to work every day on time, is willing to take direction, and is motivated to accomplish the task at hand
INTEGRITY: Abides by workplace policies and laws and demonstrates honesty and reliability
TEAMWORK: Contributes to the success of the team, assists others, and requests help when needed
SELF REPRESENTATION: Dresses appropriately and uses language and manners suitable for the workplace
DIVERSITY AWARENESS: Works well with all customers and co-workers
CONFLICT RESOLUTION: Negotiates diplomatic solutions to interpersonal and workplace issues
CREATIVITY AND RESOURCEFULNESS: Contributes new ideas and works with initiative
Professional Knowledge and Skills
SPEAKING AND LISTENING: Follows directions and communicates effectively with customers and fellow employees
READING AND WRITING: Reads and interprets workplace documents and writes clearly
CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING: Analyzes and resolves problems that arise in completing assigned tasks
HEALTH AND SAFETY: Follows safety guidelines and manages personal health
ORGANIZATIONS, SYSTEMS, AND CLIMATES: Identifies “big picture” issues and his or her role in fulfilling the mission of the workplace
LIFELONG LEARNING: Continually acquires new industry-related information and improves professional skills
JOB ACQUISITION AND ADVANCEMENT: Prepares to apply for a job and to seek promotion
TIME, TASK, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Organizes and implements a productive plan of work
MATHEMATICS: Uses mathematical reasoning to accomplish tasks
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Identifies and addresses the needs of all customers, providing helpful, courteous, and knowledgeable service
Technology Knowledge and Skills
JOB-SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES: Selects and safely uses technological resources to accomplish work responsibilities in a productive manner
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Uses computers, !le management techniques, and software/programs effectively
INTERNET USE AND SECURITY: Uses the Internet appropriately for work
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Selects and uses appropriate devices, services, and applications
Job-Specific
Technologies
Information Technology
Internet Use & Security
Telecommunications
Source: Demographics & Workforce Group, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, “Listening to Employers, Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce: Virginia’s Workplace Readiness Skills” (April 2010), 7.

9. The Strategic Planning Process promotes organizational alignment and causes us to establish systems to achieve our priorities.

11. Strategic Planning Terms and Examples*
Vision – Statement of what organization hopes to be in the future
Ex. To become the premier research and teaching medical school in the United States.
Mission – Statement explaining organizational purpose
Ex. Our primary purpose is to educate and train physicians to help people achieve healthy productive lives and advance knowledge in the medical sciences.
Goals – Broad statements of long-term desired outcomes
Ex. Assure that all graduates demonstrate mastery of the 12 School of Medicine Competences Required of the Contemporary Physician
Priorities – 1 to 2 major areas of focus for each goal which serve as the foundation for strategies and action plans over a two-year period
Ex. Employ a system-based learning experience that has deeper integration of basic sciences into clinical medicine, is oriented to clinical performance, and uses the best evidenced-based models for medical education to foster student learning
Superintendent Focus
School Board Focus
Board Retreat
Staff Focus
Strategies and Action Plans – The means to achieving the goals. These are aligned to identified priorities.
Ex. Establish technology-enabled learning spaces that foster an interactive, hands-on learning environment in which students work collaboratively in small groups and have opportunities to practice and demonstrate competency in cognitive and psychomotor skills in simulated clinical settings
Performance Indicators – The measures used to monitor progress towards meeting goals
Ex. Classroom observation instruments will reflect increased evidence of active learning
*Adapted from UVa Medical School/NextGen Curriculum

12. We have developed Strategies and Key Performance Indicators to support Board Priorities
Under Construction

13. Increasing Leverage, Complexity, & Level Of Reasoning
Chapter 3
Level Of Reasoning
Events
Patterns
Systemic
Structures
Mental
Models
Shared
Vision
Sources: Senge, et al. Schools That Learn; John J. Shibley / The Portland Learning Organization Group, 2001

14. AcPS uses a 4-Step Continuous Improvement Model
Performance Indicators Fall into Different Steps in the Process. We are working toward a balance.
31% Plan
32% Do
32% Study
5% Act

15. Next Steps: June 16th – Leadership Retreat
Leaders Updated on Focus of Board Priorities and Strategies
June 23rd - Board Work Session
Q4 Updates
Finalize Priorities
Draft Division KPIs
Board Governance
July 14th - Board Meeting
Division KPIs
July/August - Summer Alignment
Leaders Align School/Department Improvement Plans and KPIs

16. Board Discussion – Receive strategies, KPI’s and substantial documentation for feedback.