Task 1/Module 3

Strategic Plan

1Mission, Vision, and Core Values 4Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment 9Operations and Management 10School Improvement

Overview

The assignment

Obtain and analyze the district's Strategic Plan. Record the process for making sure goals are met. How does the superintendent address student achievement through the plan? What does the superintendent require of district personnel to move it forward? How is it assessed? What data was used to build it, and how was that data gathered?

Guiding Questions

From the module's Perspective section. Expand a question to see where the answer goes.

1Where are we?

To addAnswer to guiding question 1 (Task 1): Where are we?

2What do we have to work with?

To addAnswer to guiding question 2 (Task 1): What do we have to work with?

3Where do we want to be?

To addAnswer to guiding question 3 (Task 1): Where do we want to be?

4How do we plan to get there?

To addAnswer to guiding question 4 (Task 1): How do we plan to get there?

The four questions of a strategic plan

Question 1Where are we?

To addStrategic plan, "Where are we?": what the Elizabeth Public Schools plan says.

Question 2What do we have to work with?

To addStrategic plan, "What do we have to work with?": what the Elizabeth Public Schools plan says.

Question 3Where do we want to be?

To addStrategic plan, "Where do we want to be?": what the Elizabeth Public Schools plan says.

Question 4How do we plan to get there?

To addStrategic plan, "How do we plan to get there?": what the Elizabeth Public Schools plan says.

People and Process

People involvedSuperintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Director of Personnel, Board of Education.

Role titles only; no names beyond the mentor.

ProcessInterview senior administrators about the plan and do independent research.

Data used to build the plan

What data was used to build it, and how was that data gathered?

Data source	How gathered	What it informed
To addData source 1	To addHow gathered	To addWhat it informed
To addData source 2	To addHow gathered	To addWhat it informed
To addData source 3	To addHow gathered	To addWhat it informed

Evidence and Artifacts

Cards with a file or link open in a viewer. Dashed cards show what still needs to be added.

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Elizabeth Public Schools strategic plan

The district's current Strategic Plan (link or PDF).

PDFDate: TBD

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Notes from interviews with senior administrators

Interview notes on the plan's goals, monitoring process, and data sources.

NotesDate: TBD

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Analysis and reflection

Your written analysis of the plan (also summarized in the Reflection section).

PDFDate: TBD

PSEL Connection

How the evidence on this page meets each tagged standard.

1Mission, Vision, and Core Values

To addTask 1, PSEL 1: 2 to 3 sentences on how the evidence meets "Mission, Vision, and Core Values".

4Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

To addTask 1, PSEL 4: 2 to 3 sentences on how the evidence meets "Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment".

9Operations and Management

To addTask 1, PSEL 9: 2 to 3 sentences on how the evidence meets "Operations and Management".

10School Improvement

To addTask 1, PSEL 10: 2 to 3 sentences on how the evidence meets "School Improvement".

Reflection

Prompt: How does the superintendent address student achievement through the plan, and what does the process for meeting its goals reveal about district leadership?

To addTask 1 reflection: How does the superintendent address student achievement through the plan, and what does the process for meeting its goals reveal about district leadership?

Rubric note: Reflection should analyze, not just describe.