1. 2005 VSBA Strategic Planning Service Provided by: Vermont School Boards Association

2. Planning Components Identify Goals for Planning Identify Goals for Planning Explore Planning Options Explore Planning Options Review Current Research & Best Practice Review Current Research & Best Practice Identify Key Opinion Leaders & Stakeholders Identify Key Opinion Leaders & Stakeholders

3. Two Planning Options Option # 1 - Traditional Community Forum Process Option # 1 - Traditional Community Forum Process Option # 2 – Roles & Responsibilities Focus Group Version Option # 2 – Roles & Responsibilities Focus Group Version

4. Option # 1 Traditional Community Forum Meeting 1 - Formulate Steering Com. Prepare Scope of Work & Time Line Prepare Scope of Work & Time Line Meeting 2-4 – Plan for Community Forum Integrate all Action & Strategic Plans Integrate all Action & Strategic Plans

5. Option # 1 Traditional Community Forum Meeting 5 – Host Community Forum Meeting 5 – Host Community Forum Meeting 6 – Review Forum Feedback Data Meeting 6 – Review Forum Feedback Data Meeting 7 – Develop Mission Statement Meeting 7 – Develop Mission Statement

6. Option # 1 Traditional Community Forum Meeting 8 – Conduct Cause & Effect Priority Exercise Meeting 8 – Conduct Cause & Effect Priority Exercise Meeting 9 – Develop premise statements Meeting 9 – Develop premise statements Meetings 10-14 – Define mission, premises, goals & objectives Meetings 10-14 – Define mission, premises, goals & objectives

7. Option # 1 Traditional Community Forum Meeting 15 – Use samples to create draft plan Meeting 15 – Use samples to create draft plan Meeting 16 – Committee prepare final draft strategic plan Meeting 16 – Committee prepare final draft strategic plan Meeting 17 – Present plan to the Board Meeting 17 – Present plan to the Board

8. Option # 2 Roles & Responsibilities Meeting 1: Identify Steering Committee Meeting 2: Create Planning Process & Climate Internal and External Communication Processes Internal and External Communication Processes Prepare for Community Focus Groups Prepare for Community Focus Groups Meeting 3: Surface, Examine, and Agree on Education Assumptions

9. Option # 2 Roles & Responsibilities Meetings 4-8: Community Focus Groups Parents, Business & Town Leaders, Others Parents, Business & Town Leaders, Others Clarify and Affirm Assumptions Clarify and Affirm Assumptions Are they right? What are we missing? Are they right? What are we missing? Meeting 9: Explore and Identify Functions Meeting 10: Define Expectations

10. Option # 2 Roles & Responsibilities Meeting 11: Define & Name Stakeholder Groups (Entities) Meeting 12: Identify Levels of Roles and Responsibilities Meeting 13: Identify & Develop Organizational Trust

11. Option # 2 Roles & Responsibilities Meeting 14: Establish Priorities Meetings 15–19: Create Action Plan Governance solutions Governance solutions Centralize functions Centralize functions Improve learning opportunities Improve learning opportunities Cost containment Cost containment

12. Option # 2 Roles & Responsibilities Meeting 20: Indicators of Progress Meeting 21: Create Implementation Plan and Evaluation Process

13. Option # 2 Roles & Responsibilities Meeting 22: Wrap Up Meeting 22: Wrap Up Meeting 23: Present Completed Plan to the School Board Meeting 23: Present Completed Plan to the School Board

14. Time Line Both Processes Will Take Approx. 1 Year to Complete Both Processes Will Take Approx. 1 Year to Complete Option # 1 – More driven by external feedback Option # 1 – More driven by external feedback Option # 2 – Concentrates on internal roles clarification Option # 2 – Concentrates on internal roles clarification

15. Budget Benefits Option # 1 – Identifies School & Community Priorities for Education Option # 1 – Identifies School & Community Priorities for Education Option # 2 – Creates Efficient Systems for High Level Job Performance Option # 2 – Creates Efficient Systems for High Level Job Performance

16. Costs Option # 1 – $5000 Traditional Community Forum Process Traditional Community Forum Process Option # 2 – $8000 Roles & Responsibilities Focus Group Version Roles & Responsibilities Focus Group Version

17. For More Information Contact Winton Goodrich, Associate Director Vermont School Boards Association 2 Prospect Street, Suite # 4 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 802-793-5365 (cell) wgoodrich@vtvsba.org