Strategic Planning in the Blaine County School District
 Strategic
Plan Updates
Posted November 12, 2010
Over the past two years the district has made great strides in
the implementation of our Strategic
Plan. Please view our updated Strategic Plan, which
highlights the progress that our district has made.
Updated
Strategic Plan
Moving forward with the Strategic
Plan
Posted September 14th, 2009
As we move forward with our Strategic Plan we would like to keep
our patrons up to date with this process. Outlined below
are examples of the progress we have made surrounding aspects of
our mission, goals, and strategies within those goals. You
may also download our complete
Strategic
Plan.
Our October teacher in-service days are both dedicated to 21st Century Skills
- Keynote speaker: Jim Warford was Florida’s
first Chancellor of Education. He is a nationally renowned
speaker and expert in 21st Century Skills in the classroom. He
will speak on how to bring Rigor, Relevance and Relationships
into the classroom via 21st Century Skills. Mr. Warford will
also hold reinforcing breakout sessions on both October 1st and
2nd.
- Keynote speaker: Karl Fisch, along with
Scott McLeod, wrote and created “Shift
Happens,” which details how our world is becoming more
global and what America will need to do to compete in the
future.
How does this relate to the Strategic Plan?
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Part of our mission is "To Be A Model School
District in which...Staff imbeds mastery of BCSD 21st Century
Student Performance Indicators in all subjects".
Both the speakers will address 21st Century Skills and what our
students will need to become global citizens.
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Goal One (21st Century
Skills), Strategy One deals
with Professional Development: "Highlight ways
teachers can seize opportunities for integrating 21st
Century skill tools and teaching strategies into their
classroom practice and help identify what activities can be
replaced or de-emphasized".
BCSD is currently training and developing teaches in grades 6 – 10 in International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme.
18 teachers have received level-one training. Our intention is
to accelerate this training and, using currently allocated
professional development monies, we expect to have all core
teachers trained by the fall of 2010.
How does this relate to the Strategic Plan?
BCSD is in its first year of full day kindergarten.
Although this year was projected as a pilot year for full day kindergarten, BCSD was able to shuffle staff and meet this objective fully.
How does this relate to the Strategic Plan?
WRHS is expanding its AP (Advanced Placement) options.
This year, WRHS has expanded its AP offerings by adding three additional classes.
In addition to the AP classes already offered, WRHS is now offering AP Physics, AP Biology and AP English Composition.
How does this relate to the Strategic Plan?
Levy Committee Formed
Posted June 14th, 2009
In order to fulfill the community's intent developed through the
Strategic Planning Process last year, a Plant Facilities
Levy Team has been established. Members have been chosen to
represent each area of our total community, and are currently
prioritizing these projected expenditures into normal
operational budget items, and those necessary to take to the
public for their approval on a plant facilities levy.
For meeting minutes, committee members and more information
please go to the Levy page.
Goal Area Committee Meeting Minutes
Posted October 3rd, 2008
As each of our Goal Area Committees meet we will be posting the
minutes here on this page (below). Please feel free to
look them over.
Meeting Minutes
Strategic Planning Goal Area Committees Forming
 Posted September 11th, 2008
The
next phase in our Strategic Planning process is to begin working on each of our ten
goal areas. A committee will be formed out of each goal area and we
invite you to participate. Detailed below are the ten goals in the
Strategic Plan. Please click on the image at the right for more detailed
information on the Strategic Plan.
Strategic
Plan
2008-2015 Approved
Posted August 19th, 2008
The Board of Trustees approved the Strategic Plan 2008-2015 at
the August 12th School Board meeting. We would like to
thank the Strategic Planning Team for their time and hard work
that went into creating this plan. We are very pleased
with the results and are looking forward to moving on with the
next steps.
Please click here to
view the
Strategic Plan.
Working Draft
- Strategic Plan Update
Posted April 21st, 2008
The Planning Team met on April 11th to review recommendations
prepared by our leadership consultants. Read their report by clicking
Strategic Plan Working Draft.
Draft Strategic Plan Recommendations
Posted April 3rd, 2008
Our leadership consultants have drafted recommendations for a
strategic plan that will be further discussed at the April 11th
meeting of the Planning Team. Check on our progress by
clicking
Strategic Plan Recommendations.
 Hard
Data Available
Posted March 8th, 2008
In addition to the comments, surveys, and interviews conducted
with our stakeholders, our hard data (demographics, program
participation, college prep, finances) is also being considered
in the formation of our new Strategic Plan.
SWOT Survey/Interview Results and Update from Planning Team
Meeting
Posted February 12th, 2008
The Planning Team recently held a two-day meeting on January
31st and February 1st. The purpose of the meeting was to
review the data that has been collected to date, including the
comments from the Community Meeting in October, responses
from the SWOT interviews and surveys that were being conducted
over the last few months, and responses from the Student Focus
Groups that were conducted at each school.
We had over 2000 responses to the SWOT surveys and interviews, and the individual comments were posted on over 6000 post-it
notes displayed through out the room.
(Please see below
for a complete summary of all responses). The job of the Planning
Team was to organize the comments by representative themes.
From these themes, the Planning Team broke off into the following
focus groups and began working to
further define our vision of becoming a model school
district and started to create goals for each of the focus
areas. The Planning
Team will
continue to work within these focus areas to further define the
goals, strategies, and actions that will be recommended to the
Board of Trustees. Please see the
Group Memory for a
complete summary of the two day meeting.
Focus areas are as follows:
- Cultural and Economic Diversity
- Curriculum
- Community Involvement
- Technology
- Safety and Security
- Quality Personnel
- Whole Child Education
- Sustainability and Healthy Living
- Facilities
SWOT Survey and Interview Responses
*Please note that each separate idea offered in a response
was broken down into its own comment. Therefore, if
multiple suggestions were offered for one question, each of
those suggestions have been separated into single comments.
- Strengths - Identifying the strengths of
our district is the foundation upon which to prepare for the
future. What do you think the Blaine County School District does
very well?
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Weaknesses -
What would you suggest be improved, changed, or innovated?
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Opportunities -
What current and anticipated opportunities might the school
district take advantage of?
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Threats -
What current and anticipated threats or challenges might impact
the Blaine County Schools?
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Three Wishes -
You have a magic wand. You have been granted 3 wishes for this
school district that would set it apart on a national level.
What would those three wishes be?
Student Focus Group Responses
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Strengths -
What are the strengths of your school? What does your school do
well?
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Helps Learning - Think of a time when you
know you really learned something in your classes. It doesn’t
have to be this school year.
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Hinders Learning -
Tell me things that hinder (do not help) your learning.
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Safety -
Tell us how comfortable you are at school. Do you feel safe at
school and in your classes, with other students, with adults?
Thank You to All Who Completed our Online SWOT Survey
Posted January 23rd, 2008
FULL STORY
Strategic Planning SWOT Surveys Available Here
Posted December 4th, 2007
FULL STORY
Strategic Planning Team Meets for the First Time
Posted December 4th, 2007
FULL STORY
Overview of the October 29th Strategic Conversation with the
Community
Posted November 2nd, 2007
FULL STORY
Superintendent Dr. Lewis Explains the Strategic Planning Process
Posted October 11th, 2007
FULL STORY
Blaine County School District Sets First "Strategic
Conversation" with the Community
Posted October 9th, 2007
FULL STORY |