February 11, 2016
Steps for Updating Strategic Plan
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Identifying key stakeholders
Gathering appropriate data / background (internal/external, perceptions of stakeholders)
Confirm Vision / Mission
Review / Analyze Current Situation & Environment
Identify and analyze strategic alternatives as necessary and agree on strategic direction
Identify key indicators of success (metrics)
Develop the written strategy
Communicate
Build detailed plans, goals, budgets, etc.
Implement the strategy
Conduct Follow-up
Approach to planning
Session / Milestone
Framework
Objectives / Outcomes
#1 - October
Pre-Session:
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Identify Stakeholders
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Gather Data (Board input, stakeholder feedback)
Session:
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Revisit Vision / Mission
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Revisit Values / Beliefs
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Review / Analyze Current Situation & Environment
- Assess Current Strategy (As Is)
- Determine other info needed to build strategy
Session:
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Teambuilding
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Role Clarity
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Where do we want to be?
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Review As / Is
- Start / Stop / Continue
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Define Future State
November /
December
Pre-Session:
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Conduct Survey
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Analyze data for trends / themes (SWOT) and
comparison to trends from initial feedback gathered
by committee
Session:
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Final Draft of Mission, Vision, Values & Beliefs
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Draft strategic plan
#2 - January
Pre-Session:
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Provide overview of survey results to Board and
Committee
Session:
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Review Survey Data
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Finalize Mission, Vision, Values & Beliefs
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Identify / analyze strategic alternatives
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Draft strategic objectives
Session:
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Team review of strategy
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Feedback
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Update
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Build change communication plans
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Draft key tactics to be executed Year 1
February
Pre-Session:
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Provide preview to Board
Board Session:
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Review recommended strategic plan
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Gain board input for edits / additions
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Finalize
Session:
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Final strategic plan approved with any feedback
incorporated
 Board Final Approval of
Mission/Vision
 Gather input, make final edits
 Sub-set of Strategic Planning
Committee partner with Dr. Parker
and H. Bowman to draft goals,
indicators, action plans, and balanced
scorecard
 Administration return to board in
March/April for Board input/approval
 Create change management plan
 Change Management Plan:
 Create communications plan
 Align and engage key partners around new
strategic plan
 Develop / update supporting marketing
materials & collateral to support
communications plan (i.e. web updates,
posters, etc.)
 Implement plan and goals
VISION
VALUES & BELIEFS
Maximize individual potential as:
We believe in and value:
 Motivated life long learners
 Honesty
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Integrity
 Creative critical thinkers
 Trust
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Individual growth
 Effective communicators
 Open communications
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Accountability
 Collaborative problem solvers
 Safety
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Teamwork
 Respectful and culturally aware citizens
 Embrace Diversity
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Respect
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Health and
Wellbeing
 Pursuit of excellence
In order to achieve our Mission and Vision, we will:
1. Provide a challenging and positive learning environment in the pursuit of
excellence.
2. Managing resources in a responsible, efficient, effective manner
3. Foster partnerships to benefit the overall development of the school community
4. Promote growth and achievement in the Dunlap school community
 Break into three groups
 Review list of Start/Stop/Continue
 Place a dot next to the top three
items on each list needing to be
addressed by the district
Teacher-Grade Level
 11 classrooms participating
School-Device
Sara Solorio-Kindergarten
Hickory Grove-iPADS
Stephanie Pitzer-2nd Grade
Dunlap Grade Chromebooks
Justin Hansen-3rd Grade
Wilder Waite-Chromebooks
Hannah Dutton-4th Grade
Banner-Chromebooks
Nicole Loser-5th Grade
Ridgeview-Chromebooks
Denise DeDecker-6th Grade S.S.
Dunlap Middle-Chromebooks
Shauna Segler-6th Grade ELA
Dunlap Middle-Chromebooks
Ashley Gratton-7th Grade ELA
Dunlap Valley Middle-Chromebooks
Homer Montemayer-6th & 7th Grade-S.S.
Dunlap Valley Middle-Chromebooks
Mary Ann Henry-Science
Dunlap High-Chromebooks
Kathy Russell-Math
Dunlap High-Chromebooks
 Provide equitable access to technology for students
 Enhance learning experiences (student engagement and inquiry, differentiated
instruction, real-world scenarios)
 Establish uniform, effective communication between teachers, students and parents
 Develop and promote digitally responsible citizens
 Extend guided, academic learning beyond the walls of the classroom
 Use devices as a means of communication and organization for their students.
 Meet the individual needs and interests of their students.
 Promote 21st Century Learning Outcomes.
 Staff will work with students when requiring internet connections outside of the
school day.
 Respond to student messages in a reasonable time frame, and establish times and
days on which electronic communication is acceptable.
 Students who are a part of the piloting program will...
 care for and return assigned devices to cart daily,
 utilize 1:1 technology responsibly, as mature digital citizens,
 and abide by the rules, expectations and policies as outlined in the student handbook.
Qualitative
Tool
Quantitative
Tool
Student,
Parent,
Teacher
Surveys
Board Recommendation
Presentation
 1:1 Implementation Plan Website
 Break into three groups
 Create a list of pro’s and cons
of adding 1:1 technology in our
district
 List what grade levels you feel
this initiative would be
appropriate for
 Staff Evaluation Philosophy
 An evaluation tool is an avenue to help our employees grow in their position by providing
feedback on their strengths and areas of improvement.
 If there are areas of improvement it will provide the supervisor and employee the opportunity to
discuss needed supports to help the employee grow.
 Evaluation Tool Development
 Department leadership teams have reviewed and updated job descriptions for their
department.
 Based on the updated job descriptions they are helping to develop the tool for their
department.
 Final review of the tool will be completed by the department directors and district office
administrators.
 The evaluation tool will go to the Board for information in early summer and be
implemented across all support staff areas for the 2016-17 school year.
 What is an educational foundation?
 An educational foundation is a not-for-profit (501c3) organization whose purpose is to
support the district’s mission and vision by enhancing the educational opportunities of our
students.
 What is the benefit of an educational foundation?
 Provides a focused board of community members whose purpose is to support the
educational programs of the district.
 Provides an avenue for individuals and organizations to share resources with our schools.
Action Step
Gathering information and developing by-laws
with Community Finance Advisory Group
403b application submitted to State
403b application approved by the state
Foundation Board member selection
Set up of Foundation accounts and reporting
structure
First meeting of the Foundation Board
Development of fund raising plans and project
focus
Plan and hold kick-off fund raising event
Projects funded for 17-18 school year
Timeline
2015-16 School Year
June 2016
Aug to Sept 2016
Aug to Sept 2016
Aug-Dec 2016
Oct 2016
Oct-Dec 2016
Jan-June 2017
Aug 2017-May 2018
 Who should be on the Foundation Board?
 How should the board members be selected?
 What types of support should the foundation provide?
 PARCC Testing
 One session vs. two
 Will not be used as a part of the assessment matrix for Enrichment Eagles or middle school
enrichment courses
 Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)
 May 2016
 Grades 5, 8 and H.S. Life Science
 Online only
 Based on NGSS
 College Readiness Assessment
 Dunlap School District, Board of Education and DHS PTO committed to offering ACT this
school year
 ISBE offering SAT but no details have been released