The ECRA strategic planning process offers school districts and other educational organizations practical consultation in the areas of planning, documentation, implementation and monitoring. The ECRA strategic planning process is designed to identify the key areas that require reform and create timely and efficient strategies and initiatives to address specific challenges. The process helps correlate programming and personnel supports to the district’s mission and its resources; improves the alignment and articulation of curriculum, instruction, and student achievement; and assists in developing a vision for the future that enables the district to improve all facets of its service delivery.
Components of the Process
The strategic planning process is customized to fit your educational system's needs and may include the following:
- Thorough review and analysis of prior organizational plans, past history and other archival data
- Affirmation or revision of the mission, vision, values and core beliefs of the organization
- Creation of a future vision for the organization
- A comprehensive curriculum audit based on input from teachers, administrators, staff and students, classroom observations and achievement data analysis
- Parent and community perceptions of the organization
Reporting, Implementation, and Monitoring
The strategic planning process results in a complete Research Findings Report, along with the Strategic Plan document. The strategic plan deliverable includes goal areas, initiatives, and strategies to provide the district a clear direction and framework for future decision making.
But the strategic planning process is only the beginning. ECRA assists the district in developing an implementation plan, including tactics, timelines and responsibilities, strategic metrics, and execution indicators to ensure that the plan translates into action and results. Follow-through on the implementation plan will give district leaders the data needed to continually monitor progress toward the realization of goals and initiatives articulated in the strategic plan.
Often, school districts choose to educate their internal and external communities on the quality of the organization and progress of the strategic plan through a quality dashboard, a customized online data display of district and school performance in achievement, finance and other critical areas of focus.
