2.  Rationale for Board Mission and Goals  Review previous activities: ◦ Sixteen Trends in Education ◦ Examination of Environmental Shifts ◦ SWOT Analysis  Identify Strategic Challenges and Strategic Advantages  Articulate BOE Goals

3. The Board Develops, Implements, and Refines a Mission Statement and Improvement Plan that Supports District Goals and Drives Board Decisions. Jim Shipley Board Systems Check Level III

4. The mission of the Park Hill Board of Education is to set policy, establish a fiscally responsible budget, and provide support to the superintendent to ensure the success of each student through a standard of excellence in education.

5. The Board Develops Improvement Goals Aligned to District, Stakeholder, and Community Requirements. Jim Shipley Board Systems Check Level III

6.  Review of Sixteen Trends in Education  Conducted Examination of Environmental Shifts: ◦ Demographics ◦ Technology ◦ Stakeholder Preferences ◦ Competitive Environment ◦ Regulatory Requirements (Federal, State, and Local)

7.  Identify the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats to the Park Hill School District.  Complete SWOT Analysis worksheet

8.  Strategic challenges refer to those pressures that exert a decisive influence on the Park Hill School Districts likelihood of continued success and sustainability.

9.  Strategic advantages refer to elements within the Park Hill School District environment that would be difficult for other schools to replicate or imitate.

10.  Review the proposed BOE Goals by key themes.  Using light voting, identify the goals that align with the mission of the Board and address strategic challenges and future needs.