Fulton County Presentation

7/24/2019 Fulton County Presentation

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StrategicPlan

Developmentand

Monitoringfor

Large

UrbanDistricts

NationalSchoolBoardAssociation

Spring2015


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Districtprofile Physically

bisected

by

Atlanta

Public

Schools

Morethan70milesbetweennorthernandsouthern

mostpoints

Comprisedof13cities

Fourthlargest

school

district

in

GA

Over96,000students

100schools

6,800certifiedteachers

Diversestudent

population

AmajorityminorityDistrict

45%freeandreducedlunch

8%Englishlanguagelearners

10%

special

ed./needs

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SessionObjectives

Communicatethe

benefits

of

strategic

plan

management

Explainhow

to

create

aframework

for

strategic

plan

management

Providestrategicplanmanagementexamplesand

tools

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Lackofstrategicplanmanagementoftenleads

tofailedexecution

Lossofdistrictfocus

Lackof

work

and

resource

alignment

Decreasedorganizational

effectiveness

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Organizationsfailtoexecutetheirstrategiesatratesranging

between60%and90%

SOURCE:Kaplan,RobertS.andNorton,DavidP. CreatingtheOfficeofStrategyManagement.HBR,October,2005.


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TheStrategicPlanManagement

Frameworkservesaroadmapfor

implementationsuccess

SetDistrictGoals

IdentifyaTheory

ofAction

DevelopaPlan

ExecuteReport

andAdjust

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StepI StepII StepIII StepVStepIV


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Goalsettingprovidesalongtermvision

andshorttermmotivation

Focusestheenergyofthedistrict

Createsleadershipteamcohesion

Enablessuccessmeasurement

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StepI:Setdistrictgoals


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ThreegoalsserveastheFultonsmeasure

forlongtermstudentsuccess

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FultonsPerspective

GraduationRate

90%ofFulton

studentswill graduateontime

CollegeReadiness

85%ofFultonsseniors

willbe

competitive

for

admissiontoa

UniversitySystemof

Georgiacollegeor

university

CareerReadiness

100%ofFulton's

graduateswillbe workready

certified


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ATheoryofActionisastable,longterm

frameworkforimprovingstudentachievement

TheVisionandMissiondescribewhere theDistrict

wantstogo Mission:Istoeducateeverystudenttobearesponsible,productive

citizen.

Vision:Isforallstudentstolearntotheirfullpotential.

TheTheoryofActionishow wewillgetthere GuidesDecisionMaking

ClearStatementtoPublic

EnsuresConsistency

of

Action 8

StepII:IdentifyaTheoryofAction


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Ourschools

have

diverse

challenges

Programs

customized

tounique

needsofFCS

students

Decisions

madeas

closeto

studentsas

possible

Givenouruniquecontext,theDistrictbelievesempoweringlocalschool

communitieswillbestserveFCSstudents.

Increasedschooldecisionmakingwill

provideastable,longtermframeworkfor

improvingstudent

achievement.

Localschool

autonomy

FultonsPerspective

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Settinginitiativesdividestheworkinto

manageableprojects

I. DefinetheWork

II. IdentifytheProjectOwnerandWorkTeam

III. DetermineShortTermGoalsandDesiredOutcomes

IV. SetaTimeline

V. NameRisks

and

Assumptions

VI. DetermineaBudget

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StepIII:Developaplan


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StrategicPlan2017:BuildingOurFutureFivekeyareasdriveimprovementsinstudentachievement

Instruction

ContinuousAchievement&

CustomizedLearning

EffectiveAssessmentofLearning&

Feedback

TailoredInstruction&Supports

Challenging&InnovativeInstruction

ApplicationofLearning

People

SupportiveCulture

Accountability

Support&Development

TopTalent

EffectiveEmployees

Technology

StudentAccess

DataDrivenDecisionMaking

StakeholderSkills

Effective

Schools

SchoolGovernance

StrongSchoolSupport

Promote ChoiceOptions

Resources

ResourceFlexibility

OperationalEfficiency

FinancialStability

Graduation

Rate

College

Readiness

Work

Readiness

ImprovingStudentAchievement

FultonsPerspective


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TheBlueprintclarifiesthegoalsofeach

StrategicInitiative A

detailed

plan

that

answers

important

questionsabouttheproject:

Whatistheopportunitytoimproveor

changefromthecurrentstate?

Whatwillyoudo?

Whenwillitbedone?

Whowillyouworkwith?

Whatresources

will

you

need?

Whataretherisksorchallenges?

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FultonsPerspective

A

Blueprint

should

be

detailed

enough

to

provide

context

and

stand

alone


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Strategicinitiativesshouldbemonitored

regularlybyacrossfunctionalteam

TheBenefitsofCrossFunctionalProjectManagement

Considersimpactsacrosstheorganization

Supportsrealtimeproblemsolvingandcourse

correction

Ensuresongoingguidanceandsupport

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StepIV:Execute


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Fultonmonitorsinitiativeperformancethrough

acrossfunctionalleadershipcouncil

What: StrategicInitiativeManagementCouncil(SIMC)

Who:Oversight

committee

made

upoftheSuperintendentscabinet

How:Provideguidanceduring

monthlyprogress

reviews

to

initiativeowners

14Reviews

are

based

on

detailed

project

plans

with

clear

goals

and

milestones

FultonsPerspective


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Usedatatomeasureprogressandreport

outcomes

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StepV:ReportandAdjust

Evaluatesuccessbasedonkeyperformance

indicators(KPIs)Highlightopportunityareas

Usedatatosupportproblemsolving

CommunicateoutcomespubliclyConfirm

commitment

Maintaintransparency

Celebratewins


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TheStrategicPlanDashboardisusedtoidentify

keystrengthsandopportunitiesareas

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FultonsPerspective

Capturesquarterly

metrics

aligned

to

desired

initiative

outcomes

ReviewedbytheSuperintendentscabinettoinformStrategicPlan

adjustments


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HowdoestheBoardmonitorprogress?

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QuarterlyUpdates

to

the

Board

Annualreportofgoalprogress

AnnualReviewbasedonstafffeedback


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StrategicPlan2017:BuildingOurFutureFivekeyareasdriveimprovementsinstudentachievement

Instruction

ContinuousAchievement&

CustomizedLearning

EffectiveAssessmentofLearning&

Feedback

TailoredInstruction&Supports

Challenging&InnovativeInstruction

ApplicationofLearning

People

SupportiveCulture

Accountability

Support&Development

TopTalent

EffectiveEmployees

Technology

StudentAccess

DataDrivenDecisionMaking

StakeholderSkills

Effective

Schools

SchoolGovernance

StrongSchoolSupport

Promote ChoiceOptions

Resources

ResourceFlexibility

OperationalEfficiency

FinancialStability

Graduation

Rate

College

Readiness

Work

Readiness

ImprovingStudentAchievement

FultonsPerspective


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Fultonmaintainstransparencythroughdiverse

communicationsmodes

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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

FultonsPerspective


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StrategicPlanManagement KeyTakeAways

Limitnumberofgoals

Committostaythecourse

Be

transparent,

even

when

it

is

hard Usetheplantoleveragegrants

Earlysuccesses. Buildsupportforthe

plan

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VisittheFCSStrategicPlan2017websitefor

moreinformation

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Questions

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www.fultonschools.org/StrategicPlan2017

Twitter:@FCS_SP2017

Email:[email protected]

Or

[email protected]

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