DMGroup Spotlight on Strategic Planning
Did you revert to your existing strategic plan after the pandemic?
The pandemic intensified existing challenges and introduced a host of new ones: academic struggles are more significant, social-emotional needs are at an all-time high, attendance issues have increased, and enrollment patterns have shifted as families make new choices.
Is your strategic plan up to meeting today's challenges?
Is your district team focused and working in alignment to make measurable progress on your district’s key priorities?
Schedule a complimentary consultation with one of our directors: Simone Carpenter at scarpenter@dmgroupk12.com, Joe Costello at jcostello@dmgroupk12.com, and Tess Nicholson Powers at tnicholson@dmgroupk12.com to explore how DMGroup can help you strengthen your strategic plan to make progress on today’s challenges.
Strategic Plans: Making It Drive Action
Needing to address many challenges post-pandemic and manage the needs of multiple stakeholders, it is no wonder that so many district strategic plans become a long list of disjointed objectives. But how many objectives can a district really focus on at once? Districts that don't do the hard work of deciding what to prioritize end up dispersing their efforts among too many initiatives, making it difficult to realize results.
DMGroup advises districts to define three to five districts’ most pressing priority areas. Once these priorities are established, districts can set measurable goals, creating clear objectives and a ripple effect of engagement and achievement.
With DMGroup’s approach to strategic planning, all levels of the organization are working in concert to achieve the district’s stated priorities and deliver real results. Learn more in our blog post.
I was able to show through the budget process how those investments were aligned to the strategic plan.
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Take This Quiz: Does Your Strategic Plan Drive Your District’s Daily Work?
Complete this assessment to determine how effective your strategic plan is in driving decision-making and day-to-day actions to realize results for students and deliver on your district’s vision.
Enjoy this sneak peek into the Fall 2024 DM Journal on Strategic Planning, set to be released at the end of November!
Learn More at the Strategic Planning Session at DMG Summit 2025
Join us at DMG Summit 2025 and learn from our experts and district partners how a methodical approach to strategic planning and aligning strategy, budgets, and initiatives can drive exceptional results.
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