20092011 ORANGE SOUTHWEST SUPERVISORY UNION

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2009-2011ORANGE SOUTHWEST SUPERVISORY UNION

• A STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE

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Strategic Planning Defined

• Strategic planning goes to the heart of what an
  organization does, how it does it, and where it
  is going.
• Napuk (1996) describes strategic planning as a
  total concept of the entire educational
  organization involving a framework and process to
  guide its future.

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Strategic Planning Basic Questions

• What are you doing now?
• How did you get there?
• What is the purpose of your organization?
• Where do you want to be in the future?
• How are you going to get there?

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Strategic Planning Process
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Effective School Organizations

• For over two decades, research on effective
  school organizations has emphasized that a number
  of specific characteristics are evidenced
  consistently and purposefully.

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Effective Schools Characteristics

• Student Centered
• A clear and consistent sense of mission shared by
  all stakeholders
• An empowering and positive leadership style
• A strong, consistent emphasis on professional
  development and skill set development
• A conscious attention to the maintenance of a
  warm, caring climate that is conducive to work
  quality
• The setting of appropriately high expectations

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Effective Schools Characteristics Continued

• Fostering of a collegial environment
• A deliberate provision for organizational culture
• A deliberate provision for appropriate feedback
  (e.g. 360 Feedback Model)
• Promotion of participative decision making
• An attractive and well-maintained physical
  surrounding
• Clearly understood roles and responsibilities

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OSSU Departments
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General Operations

• PLANNING
• Continue to support Boards through Policy
  Governance Process
• Refine and Improve Annual Planning Calendar
• Continue to support GMFC and collaboration among
  regional school districts
• Complete 2009-2011 Strategic Plan
• Create K-12 Technology Plan
• Create K-12 Maintenance Plan

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General Operations

• INTERNAL EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
• Complete OSSU Brochure
• Support Boards through Policy Governance
  Monitoring
• Support Public Forums (Board P.G. Initiative)
• Improve Communications Among Schools, Parents,
  Communities
• Implement a Unified Student Information System
  (VDC, VCAT)
• Continue to Develop School Websites
• Develop K-12 NECAP report for parents
• Pilot Alert Now
• Develop K-12 On-Line Grading System

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General Operations

• POLICY PROCEDURES
• Finalize OSSU Policies on website
• Continue to develop OSSU Procedures on website
• CLIMATE
• Improve Management of Contract Negotiations
• Address Professional Expectations Behavior
• Complete Climate survey as scheduled (every two
  years)
• Develop a Sense of Organization Pride

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General Support Services

• BUILDING GROUNDS
• Complete K-12 Maintenance Plan for schools
• Develop Maintenance Custodial Supervision
  Evaluation Protocols
• Work towards the Consolidation of Purchasing for
  OSSU
• Central Office Renovations Improvements
• TRANSPORTATION
• Consolidate SPED Transportation for OSSU
• Finalize Bus Routes Maps
• Support Collaboration within GMFC

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General Support Services

• TECHNOLOGY
• Consolidate Technology Services, K-12
• Create K-12 Technology Plan
• Begin Implementation of PowerSchool
• Continue to Develop School Central Office
  Websites
• Expand Resources and Support for Technology
  Integration
• FOOD SERVICES
• Continue with Nutritional Program Improvements in
  Schools
• Continue Consolidation of Food Services
  Management

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Curriculum Instruction

• CURRICULUM
• Restructure Grade Team/Department CAR meeting
  schedule
• Implement Bridging Project (3-6 Literacy
  Coordination)
• Implement K-2 Literacy Coach Coordinate Program
• Professional Development Support for Professional
  Staff
• Continue Math and Science Subcommittee work
• ASSESSMENT
• Continue development of local assessments in
  Reading, Writing, Mathematics, and Science
• Continue to develop VCAT system
• Develop effective use of student performance data
  among Grade/Department Teams and Teachers
• Develop K-12 On-Line student performance system

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Curriculum Instruction

• REPORTING
• Continue to develop Vermont Comprehensive
  Assessment Tool (VCAT)
• Develop K-12 Report Card system
• Expand Use of Data to Inform Cabinet and CAR
  Decisions
• Develop Reporting System to Teachers,
  Administration, School Boards, and Communities,
  including NECAP scores
• Adapt curriculum reporting to Policy Governance
  system
• DATA MANAGEMENT
• VCAT
• Technology Coordination
• Explore greater Cooperation of School and Public
  Libraries

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Student Support Services

• SPECIAL EDUCATION
• Develop Cost Service Guidelines for Disability
  Groups
• Explore Consolidation of Alternative Education
  Services (with GMFC)
• Consolidate SPED Transportation Services
• Professional Development Training SPED
  Law/Student Records
• Speech Language Services Contract Consolidation
• Review Medicaid Services
• Review Staffing Levels
• Review OP/TP Contracts
• EDUCATION SUPPORT SYSTEM
• Review Relationships Between IEPs/504s/
  ESS/Regular Education
• Alignment of Services with Funding Realities

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Student Support Services

• HEALTH
• Update Policies Procedures
• Support Wellness Nutrition Programs
• Develop Implement Staff Evaluations
• Update Job Descriptions
• STUDENT SERVICES
• Explore increased career readiness programs for
  students

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Human Resources

• EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT
• Develop Termination Procedures
• CONTRACTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
• Establish Tenure Approval Procedures

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Human Resources

• NEW TEACHER MENTORING PROGRAM
• Review Improve Pilot Program
• Develop Recommendation Recognition of Teacher
  Promotion to Level II License
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Link PDPs to In-service Planning, Grants,
  Budgets
• Coordinate In-service Planning
• SUPERVISION EVALUATION
• Complete the Development Implementation of SEPs
  for all Staff Groups

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Fiscal Services

• ACCOUNTING
• Review effectiveness of new financial software
• Make necessary staffing adjustments
• Consolidate Bookkeeper Positions (when possible)
• BUDGET FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• Continue Improvements to Budget Development
  Processes
• Continue Improvements to Daily Management of
  School Finances
• Continue Development of Planned Spending Model
  for OSSU
• Ensure schools are not affected by Act 82 and
  excess spending thresholds
• DATA MANAGEMENT
• Develop information/records storage destruction
  procedures
• PURCHASING
• Consolidate Purchasing for OSSU