StrategicPlan

Developmentand
MonitoringforLarge
UrbanDistricts
NationalSchoolBoardAssociation
Spring2015

Districtprofile
PhysicallybisectedbyAtlantaPublicSchools
Morethan70milesbetweennorthernandsouthern
mostpoints
Comprisedof13cities

FourthlargestschooldistrictinGA
Over96,000students
100schools

6,800certifiedteachers
Diversestudentpopulation

AmajorityminorityDistrict
45%freeandreducedlunch
8%Englishlanguagelearners
10%specialed./needs
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SessionObjectives
Communicatethebenefitsofstrategicplan
management
Explainhowtocreateaframeworkforstrategicplan
management
Providestrategicplanmanagementexamplesand
tools
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Lackofstrategicplanmanagementoftenleads
tofailedexecution
Lossofdistrictfocus
Lackofworkandresource
alignment
Decreasedorganizational
effectiveness
Organizationsfailtoexecutetheirstrategiesatratesranging
between60% and90%
SOURCE:Kaplan,RobertS.andNorton,DavidP.CreatingtheOfficeofStrategyManagement.HBR,October,2005.

TheStrategicPlanManagement
Frameworkservesaroadmapfor
implementationsuccess
StepI

StepII

StepIII

Set
District
Goals

Identifya
Theory
ofAction

Develop
aPlan

StepIV

StepV

Execute

Report
and
Adjust

StepI:Setdistrictgoals
Goalsettingprovidesalongtermvision
andshorttermmotivation
Focusestheenergyofthedistrict
Createsleadershipteamcohesion
Enablessuccessmeasurement
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FultonsPerspective
ThreegoalsserveastheFultonsmeasure
forlongtermstudentsuccess

GraduationRate
90%ofFulton
students
will graduateontime

CollegeReadiness
85%ofFultonsseniors
willbecompetitivefor
admissiontoa
UniversitySystemof
Georgiacollegeor
university

CareerReadiness
100%ofFulton's
graduates
willbe workready
certified

StepII:IdentifyaTheoryofAction
ATheoryofActionisastable,longterm
frameworkforimprovingstudentachievement
TheVisionandMissiondescribewhere theDistrict
wantstogo
Mission:Istoeducateeverystudenttobearesponsible,productive
citizen.
Vision:Isforallstudentstolearntotheirfullpotential.

TheTheoryofAction ishow wewillgetthere

GuidesDecisionMaking
ClearStatementtoPublic
EnsuresConsistencyofAction

FultonsPerspective
Givenouruniquecontext,theDistrictbelievesempoweringlocalschool
communitieswillbestserveFCSstudents.

Ourschools
have
diverse
challenges

Localschool
autonomy

Programs
customized
tounique
needsofFCS
students

Decisions
madeas
closeto
studentsas
possible

Increasedschooldecisionmakingwill
provideastable,longtermframeworkfor
improvingstudentachievement.
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StepIII:Developaplan
Settinginitiativesdividestheworkinto
manageableprojects
I.

DefinetheWork

II.

IdentifytheProjectOwnerand
WorkTeam

III.

DetermineShortTermGoals
andDesiredOutcomes

IV.

SetaTimeline

V.

NameRisksandAssumptions

VI.

DetermineaBudget

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FultonsPerspective
StrategicPlan2017:BuildingOurFuture
Fivekeyareasdriveimprovementsinstudentachievement
ImprovingStudentAchievement

Graduation
Rate

College
Readiness

Work
Readiness

Instruction

People

Technology

Effective
Schools

Resources

Continuous
Achievement&
CustomizedLearning

Supportive
Culture

StudentAccess

School
Governance

Resource
Flexibility

EffectiveAssessment
ofLearning&
Feedback

Accountability

TailoredInstruction&
Supports

Support&
Development

DataDriven
DecisionMaking

StrongSchool
Support

Operational
Efficiency

Challenging&
InnovativeInstruction

TopTalent

Applicationof
Learning

Effective
Employees

Stakeholder
Skills

PromoteChoice
Options

Financial
Stability
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FultonsPerspective
TheBlueprintclarifiesthegoalsofeach
StrategicInitiative

Adetailedplanthatanswersimportant
questionsabouttheproject:
Whatistheopportunitytoimproveor
changefromthecurrentstate?
Whatwillyoudo?
Whenwillitbedone?
Whowillyouworkwith?
Whatresourceswillyouneed?
Whataretherisksorchallenges?

ABlueprintshouldbedetailedenoughtoprovidecontextandstandalone
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StepIV:Execute
Strategicinitiativesshouldbemonitored
regularlybyacrossfunctionalteam
TheBenefitsofCrossFunctionalProject
Management
Considersimpactsacrosstheorganization
Supportsrealtimeproblemsolvingand
coursecorrection
Ensuresongoingguidanceandsupport
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FultonsPerspective
Fultonmonitorsinitiativeperformancethrough
acrossfunctionalleadershipcouncil
What:StrategicInitiative
ManagementCouncil(SIMC)
Who:Oversightcommitteemade
upoftheSuperintendents
cabinet
How:Provideguidanceduring
monthlyprogressreviewsto
initiativeowners
Reviewsarebasedondetailedprojectplanswithcleargoalsandmilestones

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StepV:ReportandAdjust
Usedatatomeasureprogressandreport
outcomes
Evaluatesuccessbasedonkeyperformance
indicators(KPIs)
Highlightopportunityareas
Usedatatosupportproblemsolving

Communicateoutcomespublicly
Confirmcommitment
Maintaintransparency
Celebratewins
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FultonsPerspective
TheStrategicPlanDashboardisusedtoidentify
keystrengthsandopportunitiesareas
Capturesquarterlymetricsalignedtodesiredinitiativeoutcomes
ReviewedbytheSuperintendentscabinettoinformStrategicPlan
adjustments

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HowdoestheBoardmonitorprogress?
QuarterlyUpdatestotheBoard
Annualreportofgoalprogress
AnnualReviewbasedonstafffeedback

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FultonsPerspective
StrategicPlan2017:BuildingOurFuture
Fivekeyareasdriveimprovementsinstudentachievement
ImprovingStudentAchievement

Graduation
Rate

College
Readiness

Work
Readiness

Instruction

People

Technology

Effective
Schools

Resources

Continuous
Achievement&
CustomizedLearning

Supportive
Culture

StudentAccess

School
Governance

Resource
Flexibility

EffectiveAssessment
ofLearning&
Feedback

Accountability

TailoredInstruction&
Supports

Support&
Development

DataDriven
DecisionMaking

StrongSchool
Support

Operational
Efficiency

Challenging&
InnovativeInstruction

TopTalent

Applicationof
Learning

Effective
Employees

Stakeholder
Skills

PromoteChoice
Options

Financial
Stability
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FultonsPerspective
Fultonmaintainstransparencythroughdiverse
communicationsmodes
Communication

Purpose

Audience

Frequency

AnnualReport

Progress Update
Celebrate
Accomplishments

Community
Funders

Annual

Quarterly Update
Presentations

ProgressUpdate

Board
Community

Quarterly

External Website

Plan Overview
Information

Community

Ongoing

Strategic PlanTwitter
Page

Highlight/ promote
initiative activities
realtime

Community
Employees

Ongoing

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StrategicPlanManagement KeyTakeAways

Limitnumberofgoals
Committostaythecourse
Betransparent,evenwhenitishard
Usetheplantoleveragegrants
Earlysuccesses.Buildsupportforthe
plan

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VisittheFCSStrategicPlan2017websitefor
moreinformation

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Questions
Email:StrategicPlan2017@fultonschools.org
Or
BoardServices@fultonschools.org
www.fultonschools.org/StrategicPlan2017
Twitter:@FCS_SP2017

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