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Strategic Planning

& Impact Evaluation

Want to set goals and make action plans that inspire and amplify the strengths, mission and culture of your unique school?

Strategic Plans developed with School Frontiers are living documents that are owned by the community, offering clarity of vision and ensuring accountability for success throughout the community.

Get Started with Strategic Planning

Want to paint a picture that tells your school’s or program’s story in words and numbers?

Our data experts provide school leaders with action plans that incorporate best practices and make practical SMART goals that drive real change. With our tailored, culture-building approach, we ensure that all stakeholders are on the same page to create a high performing school that achieves lasting results.

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Our School-Culture Based Strategic Planning Process

Cultural Inventory

  • Initial Kickoff Meeting with Planning Committee

  • Kickoff Presentation to Staff

  • Kickoff Presentation to other community members, such as parents

  • Initial Document Review & Comprehensive Plan Review

Goal Development

  • Meet with Planning Committee

  • Review Current Charter Goals

  • Identify Additional Key Goals and KPIs

  • Determine Top Priority and Secondary Priorities

Research

  • Conduct a variety of surveys, interviews, and focus groups

  • Review financial information, assessment systems, student achievement data, professional development plans, and new teacher mentoring/induction plans

Analysis

  • Analyze data related to all key planning areas, such as surveys, achievement test results, interviews, comprehensive plans

  • Meet with Planning Committee to revise Goals and KPIs and generate accountability plans

     

Plan Draft & Internal Sharing

  • Establish three year implementation schedule

  • Send full draft to Planning Committee

  • Share full draft with community members as identified by the school

Plan Completion & Community Sharing

  • Incorporate comments of school community members in final plan

  • Provide final version to the school

  • Hold community meeting to present final version

Ready to partner with an outside voice to implement measurable and actionable plans?

Let's Build a Strategy

Service Guarantees You Can Trust

  • Client Values at the Forefront

    We work with the broadest possible community of stakeholders to ensure there is a shared understanding of the vision and a collective sense of the plan’s ownership.

  • Evidence-Based & Goals-Driven

    Effective strategic planning requires identification of the schools current strengths and needs relative to its mission and vision, as well as an assessment of the current environment.

  • Actionable Implementation Roadmap

    The final plan includes a three year implementation and accountability timeline, outlining actions, steps, deliverables, and milestone highlights.

Pricing

< 250 students $20,000 251–500 students $28,000 651–1000 students $35,000 > 1000 students Request a Quote
Review of existing school plans and documents
Review and identification of “strategic drivers”
Evaluation of school's current data architecture
Conduct interviews, focus groups, and surveys
Goal Setting and Schedule Development
Recommendations for Continued Growth and Targeted Interventions
Develop a Three Year Implementation Schedule
Deliver Final Version of Report

School Frontiers’ travel costs will be incurred by the School for on-site work.

In working with a larger school, a higher price allows us to ensure that all voices are heard throughout the process.

Let's Strategize Together!

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Make a Strategic Plan result in action!

Make a Strategic Plan result in action!

5 Things to Know Before Starting a Strategic Plan

5 Things to Know Before Starting a Strategic Plan

AEA Presentation

AEA Presentation