FY 2009 Strategic Objectives
by Tom Mulligan
August 20, 2008
On July 31, the district administrative team conducted a SWOT analysis. This analysis included a review of district data (such as state assessment data, local assessment data, perception survey data, discipline data, etc.) and a determination of the district’s strengths (strategic advantages), weaknesses, opportunities and threats (or strategic challenges). There were two important documents that were developed following the SWOT analysis, which were then used to guide the administrative team is determining the FY 2009 strategic objectives. Those two documents were Strategic Advantages (also called Core Competencies) and Strategic Challenges. Those documents can be viewed by clicking on the links below. As you review the documents, please notice that the items that are in “bold” were new items added to the documents for FY 2009. Items that are part of these documents were derived from the review of data. Items cannot get on these lists unless they are supported by data.
Those two documents then lead to the development of the FY 2009 Strategic Objectives for the district. Those strategic objectives are developed to build on our strengths (strategic advantages) and to address our challenges (strategic challenges). Those strategic objectives were recently approved by the board of education on August 18. There are four objectives for the year. The following is a quick summary:
- Objective #1 – continue implementation of the Baldrige Criteria for performance excellence
- Objective #2 – improve students’ reading scores on state assessments
- Objectives #3 – improve students’ math scores on state assessments
- Objective #4 – improve stakeholder (students, staff and parents) engagement
“Engagement” is loosely defined as “the extent to which a stakeholder group commits both emotional and intellectual resources to achieve at the highest level.” For parents, achieve would mean a commitment to supporting their student’s learning. For students, achieve would mean a commitment to achieving their potential. For the workforce, achieve would mean a commitment to accomplishing the vision and strategic objectives of the organization.
As you review the strategic objective’s document below, you will notice that targets are not yet set for Strategic Objectives 2 and 3 because we still do not have final ISAT results from the Illinois State Board of Education. Those targets will be finalized once those results are in.
