Strategic Planning Bedford Central School District 2016-17 and beyond
Key Strategic BCSD Planning Objectives • Uncover shared Values/Beliefs • Develop a Mission • Clarify a Vision • Identify opportunities and challenges, which will inform eventual goals
Values define what’s Worthwhile? BCSD Values are the Real Boss! • What do we believe? • What do we find worthwhile? • What drives our behavior?
Our process… BCSD Post-It Note Activity ☑ Individually, members completed TWO, “ We believe... ” statements for each given topic. ☑ Posted statements around the room. ☑ As a group, silently reorganized and found patterns and themes in the “We believe…” statements. ☑ Goal was consensus.
Prompters BCSD We believe… ▪ an excellent education: for Post-It ▪ students learn best when: ▪ the role of Note parents/guardians in the education process: ▪ Process the role of technology in education: ▪ district fiscal and operational practices:
Core Values and Beliefs BCSD An excellent education… Students learn best when... • • Should be well rounded, rigorous, They feel personally actively engaged and challenging, and provide students with challenged. the foundational and critical thinking • They have positive and productive skills required for continued learning. relationships with their teachers grounded • in mutual respect. Should connect students with teachers who are supportive, foster curiosity, • They have a safe, comfortable, supportive and are inspirational to all students. environment where they are respected as • Should foster self-confidence, self- individuals, and feel membership in a awareness, and general social and diverse community of learners. emotional growth and well-being. • They have and can access a wide network • Should prepare students for their future of varied support systems, and systems as respectful and productive citizens exist to identify and address student and members of our society. needs. • Should foster the love of learning. • They are encouraged to be creative and curious learners.
Core Values and Beliefs BCSD The role of parents/guardians in the educational process is… The role of technology in education is... • • To encourage, motivate, and support As a tool to foster digital citizenship students and educators. through responsible, respectful, effective, and appropriate use. • To foster growth, independence, and self-advocacy for students. • To facilitate communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and deep learning. • To collaborate with and advocate for students and educators. • To create endless opportunities for deep • exploration, analysis, and synthesis of To be in a productive two-way information. relationship with the schools, and to foster and model for students mutual • Not to replace learning, but rather to be an respect. essential tool to aid in the education • To be informed about and engaged in process by allowing students to access the educational system and process. higher levels of thought about the content and processes of the curriculum.
Core Values and Beliefs BCSD The role of fiscal and operational practices is… • To place students first in all decisions, actions, and procedures. • To be responsible for meeting present needs, as well as planning for the future. • To respect all school-community stakeholders. • To be transparent, clear, balanced, prudent, and as simple as possible.
Mission BCSD • Why the organization exists? • Focal point of effort • What the organization • Challenging but attainable does? It’s purpose? • What needs to be accomplished?
The “Cut and Paste” Method • Studied other Mission Statements • Reviewed OUR Beliefs/Values, small groups work together to design a Mission Statement on Sentence Strips. • Each group cut the Mission Statements into “chunks,” i.e. meaningful words and phrases. • Reorganized to identified the common “chunks.” • Tried to use at least one “chunk” from each group’s statement in a Mission Statement.
Bedford Central School District BCSD - Our Mission Inspiring and Challenging Our Students The Bedford Central School District shall cultivate curiosity and a passion for learning by providing challenging educational opportunities for all students so they may achieve their full potential as productive and contributing members of society . 10
A Vision... BCSD • Is something you strive toward achieving every day • Describes what it would feel like and look like if the organization achieved its purpose, or Mission • Conveys values and beliefs • Passionate, motivating, and inspiring • Has a shared meaning • Is vivid – utilizes visual, auditory, tactile symbols
Clarifying a Vision BCSD “What would it look and feel like if one day we completely and without exception achieved our Mission?”
Process… • Studied our Values and Mission at the word level - what words “popped” • Illustrated what Mission would look and feel like fully accomplished • Described in Words • Cut and Paste method...messy conversation
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BCSD A Vision is realized through the relentless pursuit of important BIG GOALS.
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Link to full document - BCSD Detailed Goals and Objectives.
BCSD A One-Page Plan
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A Dashboard for Progress BCSD On target, achieved, and/or continuing initiative Progressing but perhaps behind schedule or moving cautiously. Need more information, materials, time, or other resources. Not achieved or progressing, on hold, or abandoned.
BCSD Full 2016-17 Strategic Planning Committee Report to the Board of Education
To realize the vision BCSD and mission… You need a good plan every year.
Annual Action Planning BCSD Components • BIG Goals • Objectives • Actions • Timelines • Responsibility • Outcomes and Measures • Status and Reflection (updated throughout year)
Goal: BCSD District Goal Supported: Objectives: Action Timeline Responsibility Outcomes/ Status/ Reflection Objective(s) Measures Addressed
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