[Speed Gibson,
Friday May 16, 2008 at 10:16am]
District 281 Strategic Planning: Halftime
I give our district pretty high marks for the Visioning / Strategic Planning initiative that has developed a Vision, Mission, several Priorities, and numerous Goals. There is still a little bit of "wordsmithing" left to complete sentences and correct grammar, but I think we have a workable framework to go forward. As one staffer put it, it's halftime.
Now it's time to assign people and resources, and execute.
District 281 did something similar five years ago, getting input, developing a reorganization plan, which was then executed. This closed a school, replaced the Technology Learning Campus with more modern alternatives, addressed some demographic imbalances, and cut administration. This would be remarkable in the private sector, where often such plans just get filed.
I and others will be watching, participating, and reporting, and you of course can follow along on the district web site.
Now it's time to assign people and resources, and execute.
District 281 did something similar five years ago, getting input, developing a reorganization plan, which was then executed. This closed a school, replaced the Technology Learning Campus with more modern alternatives, addressed some demographic imbalances, and cut administration. This would be remarkable in the private sector, where often such plans just get filed.
I and others will be watching, participating, and reporting, and you of course can follow along on the district web site.