Strategic Planning

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Strategic Planning
Summary Report January 2005
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Table of Contents

• Introduction, Strategic Planning Team
• Goals/Objectives, Strategies, Action Plan
  Objectives, Performance Measures
• Goal/Objective 1 Finances
• Goal/Objective 2 Public Relations,
  Communication
• Goal/Objective 3 Curriculum, Instruction,
  Intervention
• Appendix
• Northwestern Strengths Internal Analysis
• Northwestern Weaknesses Internal Analysis
• External Analysis
• Social Factors
• Political Factors
• Economic Factors
• Technological Factors
• Educational Trends
• Competition

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Introduction
Members of the Northwestern Local Schools
Strategic Planning Team gathered for a two-day
work session at the Clark County Educational
Service Center on January 6 and 7, 2005. The team
clarified the districts Core Beliefs and Values,
Mission, and developed a Vision for the district.
Using the Beliefs, Vision, and Mission as its
guide, the team developed three strategic goals
for the next two years that it believes will move
Northwestern forward in its mission to provide
the best educational foundation to help
individuals develop to their fullest potential.
The Strategic Planning work session was
facilitated by Charles R. Parsons and Kathleen A.
Compton of The Charles R. Parsons Group, Ltd.
Northwestern Local Schools Strategic Plan Team

• David Bollheimer
• Joe Clark
• George Degenhart
• Sylvia Douglas
• Kathy Harper
• Monna Hess
• Ryan Jenkins
• Kevin Lacey
• Michele McGeean
• Donna Myers

• Keith Nawman
• John Pickarski
• Cindy Pierson
• Doug Rinkoski
• Kay Seale
• Roger Sherrock
• Bruce Smith
• Lori Swafford
• Jim Yeazell

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Beliefs, Vision, Mission

• CORE BELIEFS AND VALUES
• We Believe
• All individuals have worth and are entitled to be
  treated with respect.
• Responsible use of resources aids success.
• Collaboration and communication are essential to
  success.
• High expectations are the foundation of high
  achievement.
• Safety is essential.

VISION Northwestern Schools Valuing one
another, working with one another, succeeding
together.
MISSION Northwestern Local Schools and its
community provides the best educational
foundation to help individuals develop to their
fullest potential.
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Goals
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Goals
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Goals
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Appendix

• Northwestern Strengths Internal Analysis
• Northwestern Weaknesses Internal Analysis
• External Analysis
• Social Factors
• Political Factors
• Economic Factors
• Technological Factors
• Educational Trends
• Competition

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Northwestern Strengths Internal Analysis

• Dedicated, hard-working staff and faculty
• Willingness to give time by staff
• Ability to cope with change
• Supportive Board of Education
• Administration, staff, and board communication
  willing to accept criticism
• Supportive Administration
• Pro-active administrators
• Professional development support
• All on one campus
• One centrally located campus located within the
  community
• Fiscal management/fiscal responsibility at the
  district level
• Extra-curricular activities
• Sports/extracurricular (strong band)
• K-12 Warrior Pride
• Student, community, staff pride
• Quality of student body (few discipline problems
  as per data)
• Community programs (track, senior citizens, etc.)
• Academics achievement of students/test scores
  meeting state requirements
• Curriculum adjusted to meet state requirements
  (heading in the right direction)

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Northwestern Weaknesses Internal Analysis

• Expectations for special education students are
  not high enough
• Lack of intervention programs (academic). At
  risk, low progress, gifted not identified
  concern for AYP requirements
• Lack of alignment to lesson plans and resources
• Lack of opportunity for collaboration which can
  result in limited communication
• Middle School Climate philosophy (does not
  exist), instructional scheduled (not aligned to
  philosophy), facilities (separate wings, age
  condition)
• Acceptance of community in middle schools
  (feeling welcome in middle school)
• Dismissal process of (elementary) students
• Confusion around open-enrollment public
  perception, impact on our schools finances and
  opportunities, academic equity (opportunities and
  challenges)
• Prejudices against new comers
• Apathy
• Community involvement sense of satisfied apathy
• Parent involvement
• Communications (lack of two-way) response back
  from community real time tax base explanation
  school finance 101 needed in community
• Lack of funding
• Financial outlook of district is a concern
• Lack of trust in administration by associations
  (unions)
• Resistance to change
• Deterioration of the Middle School
• Perception of safety - identification of safety
  as critical (90) vs. clearly evident (50
  est.)

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External Analysis
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External Analysis
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External Analysis
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External Analysis
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• Charles R. Parsons
• [phone]
• cparsons_at_wadsnet.com
• Kathleen A. Compton
• [phone]
• kcompton_at_neo.rr.com