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= = Planning Goal Develop a long range strategic plan to guide continuous improvement in Malcolm Public Schools.
 * Malcolm Public Schools Strategic Planning**

Essential Questions How can we design a strategic plan reflective of the Malcolm Public Schools community? How can we organize the strategic plan for effective long range use? How will we insure all stakeholders have input?

Planning Meetings
[|Draft MPS Mission Statement.docx] [|Draft MPS Goals.docx]
 * Wednesday, March 28**
 * 6:00 - 8:00 PM**

Agenda Goals
 * Finalize mission
 * Finalize goals
 * Finalize objectives

Mission Review
 * Observations
 * Feedback

Goal Review
 * Observations
 * Feedback

Objectives
 * Align Priorities
 * Finalize

Celebrate Learning to Change, Changing to Learn Dalton Sherman


 * Wednesday, March 14**
 * 6:00 - 8:00 PM**

Agenda Goals Finalize Mission Components Develop Goal Areas Develop Direction from Swot Analysis

Mission Components
 * Review mission summary from previous meeting
 * Discuss essential components in mission

Goal Areas
 * Discuss school operations and sample goals
 * Table discussions - what should be the long term goals

Direction
 * From the SWOT analysis what should be our direction?
 * Draft 3-4 priorities


 * Wednesday, February 29, 2012**
 * 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM**

Agenda Goal Develop the mission components
 * Mission analysis
 * Resources
 * Beloit College - Mindset
 * Did You Know - YouTube Video
 * Changing Education Paradigms - Whiteboard Magic (speech by Sir Ken Robinson)
 * Creativity in Schools - YouTube video: Sir Ken Robinson
 * Table discussion: Students from our school should be able to:
 * Develop mission themes


 * Next Meeting: March 14
 * Finalize Mission
 * Analyze SWOT Themes
 * Discuss Goals


 * Wednesday, February 15, 2012**
 * 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM**

Agenda Goal Develop the mission components

Agenda
 * Review the journey and plan
 * SWOT analysis
 * List Strengths on post it notes. We will post these on chart paper
 * Repeat for Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
 * Develop Themes - Assign table groups to each area to combine responses through affinity
 * Mission analysis
 * Resources
 * Did You Know - YouTube Video
 * Changing Education Paradigms - Whiteboard Magic (speech by Sir Ken Robinson)
 * Creativity in Schools - YouTube video: Sir Ken Robinson
 * Table discussion: Students from our school should be able to:
 * Develop mission themes
 * Next Meeting: February 29
 * Finalize Mission
 * Analyze SWOT Themes
 * Discuss Goals


 * Develop a common strategic plan framework**
 * Wednesday, January 18, 2012**
 * 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM**

Agenda Goals Develop a common strategic plan framework
 * Introductions - Toby Boss
 * Purpose - Ryan Terwilliger
 * Team Member Roles and Responsibilities
 * Strategic Plan Components - Toby Boss
 * Mission
 * Direction
 * Long Range Goal Areas


 * Mission
 * Qualities of Effective Mission Statements
 * Essential Questions:
 * What is the school's reason for being?
 * What would successful students look like, be capable of doing?
 * What is the school obligated to as a result of the mission?
 * What kind of schooling will be designed as a result of our mission?
 * Direction
 * Based on the mission - where do we want to be in the future?
 * Where are we going?


 * Goal Areas?
 * Based on our Mission:
 * What curriculum should be taught?
 * What kind of instruction should be expected?
 * How will we know students have learned?
 * How should our resources be used?
 * How can we insure a safe supportive environment?


 * Next Steps
 * Validate/Determine Mission through stakeholder input
 * Determine strategic plan areas
 * Team members seek additional stakeholder input
 * Draft strategic plan based on team discussions and stakeholder input


 * Future Meetings
 * February 15 - Mission Discussions
 * February 29 - Finalize Mission; begin Long Range Goals
 * March 14 - Finalize Long Range Goals
 * March 28 - Finalize the Plan