RICHMOND RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS #Dreams4RPS Overview of Strategic Planning Process Presented by: Mr. Jason Kamras, Superintendent Venue: RPS School Board Meeting Date: April 30, 2018 Richmond Public Schools | 301 North 9 th Street | Richmond, VA | www.rvaschools.net
Strategic Planning Pr Strategic Planning Process: Overview for RPS Boar ocess: Overview for RPS Board d “Harlem” (Dream Deferred) by Langston Hughes, 1951 What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? Or does it explode? 2 Richmond Public Schools | April 30, 2018
Strategic Planning Pr Strategic Planning Process: Overview for RPS Boar ocess: Overview for RPS Board d Question 1 What do you love most about RPS? “Think-Pair-Share” Protocol 3 Richmond Public Schools | April 30, 2018
Strategic Planning Pr Strategic Planning Process: Overview for RPS Boar ocess: Overview for RPS Board d Question 2 What are your dreams for RPS? “3 Adjectives” Protocol 4 Richmond Public Schools | April 30, 2018
Strategic Planning Pr Strategic Planning Process: Overview for RPS Boar ocess: Overview for RPS Board d Question 3 As we strive to achieve those dreams, what should we prioritize for the next five years? “Headline” Protocol 5 Richmond Public Schools | April 30, 2018
Strategic Planning Pr Strategic Planning Process: Overview for RPS Boar ocess: Overview for RPS Board d Stage 1: Visioning (April 30 – June 18) Purpose The purpose of Stage 1 is to engage in citywide visioning about the future of RPS. We will be asking everyone to dream big about the future and share those dreams with us. They’ll be able to do so in two ways: through over 150 in- person sessions and online via a website dedicated to the RPS strategic planning process. Meetings dates and times will be announced soon. Stage 1 will culminate with a presentation at the June 18 School Board meeting that summarizes the key themes that emerged from the visioning process. In-Person Visioning Sessions (Over 150 Sessions) • 1 at each RPS school for students (44 total) • 1 at each RPS school for staff (44 total) • 1 at each RPS school for families (44 total) • 2 for the central office • 1 for each School Board district (9 total) • 2 for the School Board as a whole • 1 each for of the Superintendent’s Advisory Groups: student, family, teacher, principal (4 total) • 1 each for the non-profit, faith, civil rights, business, and higher education communities (5 total) 6 Richmond Public Schools | April 30, 2018
Strategic Planning Pr Strategic Planning Process: Overview for RPS Boar ocess: Overview for RPS Board d Stages 2 through 4 Stage 2: Drafting (June 18 – July 13) The purpose of Stage 2 is to use the key themes that emerged during the visioning stage as the foundation for the development of the first draft of a strategic plan, including key priorities, metrics, and resource needs. Stage 2 will culminate with a presentation of the draft plan at the July 13 Board Meeting. We will soon announce a series of stakeholder meetings to help inform the drafting process. Stage 3: Finalizing (July 13 – August 6) The purpose of Stage 3 is to gather feedback on the draft strategic plan in order to craft a final version. Stage 3 will culminate with the adoption of the final plan at the August 6 Board Meeting. We will soon announce a series of stakeholder meetings to help inform the finalization of the plan. Stage 4: Communicating (August 6 – September 20) The purpose of Stage 4 is to share RPS’s new strategic plan across the city. Stage 4 will begin with the development of communications materials that will be shared at an official launch event at the August 20 Board Meeting. RPS will then work to share the plan broadly over the next six weeks. 7 Richmond Public Schools | April 30, 2018
Strategic Planning Pr Strategic Planning Process: Overview for RPS Boar ocess: Overview for RPS Board d For Discussion: Draft Stakeholder Visioning Questions Elementary and Middle School Students 1. What do you love most about your school? 2. What would make your school even better? 3. What’s the best thing that ever happened to you at school? High School Students 1. What do you love most about your school? 2. What would make your school even better? 3. What’s the best thing that ever happened to you at school? 4. When you graduate, what do you want to know and be able to do? And how do you want to feel? 8 Richmond Public Schools | April 30, 2018
Strategic Planning Pr Strategic Planning Process: Overview for RPS Boar ocess: Overview for RPS Board d For Discussion: Draft Stakeholder Visioning Questions Families of RPS Students 1. What do you love most about the school your young person attends? 2. What would make the school even better? 3. When your young person graduates, what are the top skills you want her/him to have mastered and what are the top personal qualities you want her/him to most exhibit? 4. What are your dreams for RPS? 5. As we strive to achieve those dreams, what should we prioritize for the next five years? RPS Staff 1. What do you love most about your school or the work you do to support our schools? 2. What would make your school or RPS as a whole even better? 3. When RPS students graduate, what are the top skills they should have mastered and what are the top personal qualities they should exhibit? 4. What are your dreams for RPS? 5. As we strive to achieve those dreams, what should we prioritize for the next five years? 9 Richmond Public Schools | April 30, 2018
Strategic Planning Pr Strategic Planning Process: Overview for RPS Boar ocess: Overview for RPS Board d For Discussion: Draft Stakeholder Visioning Questions Community Members 1. What do you love most about RPS? 2. What would make your school or RPS as a whole even better? 3. When RPS students graduate, what are the top skills they should have mastered and what are the top personal qualities they should exhibit? 4. What are your dreams for RPS? 5. As we strive to achieve those dreams, what should we prioritize for the next five years? 10 Richmond Public Schools | April 30, 2018
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