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What is Strategic Planning? Clear, crisp, conscise

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What is Strategic Planning? Clear, crisp, conscise

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Strategic Planning Process Model Steps Examples Video Lesson Transcript Studycom

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London School of Economics and Political Science

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Habits of True Strategic Thinkers | Inc.

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Before starting any strategic planning process, it is essential to make sure your staff or team members have the same expectations of what the outcomes will be. This video explains the different possible outcomes that can arise from strategic planning. It can range from simply having an articulated plan, to a full-blown organizational transformation.

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7 Reasons Why Schools Need Strategic Planning

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7 Reasons Why Schools Need Strategic Planning

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Having worked with some of the most successful schools in the world -- from North America to Australia -- I noticed they have one thing in common: A great strategic plan. Strategic planning isn't just for businesses and non-profits. Any school with a mission to succeed in the best educational interests of their students must have a plan to get there.

A strategic plan helps a school define what it intends to achieve when it comes to their student success objectives and organizational goals. A combination of good planning and communication will ensure that all stakeholders including parents, teachers, administrators, principals, board members and community are all striving for the same goals. Successful strategic plan implementation requires proper management of budgetary and time resources, the creation of high-output teams and the consistent monitoring of all progress.

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Here are 7 reasons why strategic planning for schools is so critical:

1. A Strategic Plan articulates a shared vision, mission and values

This enables all stakeholders to work towards a common vision. A leading cause of employee discontent (for businesses, non-profits, and even schools) is that employees don't understand how the work they're doing helps their organization. With a well communicated and executed strategic plan, everyone is informed of their school's goals and how their actions are contributing to the achievement of these goals.

2. A strategic plan effectively organizes schools and their staff

The plan encourages commitment by showing staff members that their work is , part of a larger strategy to help their school succeed.

3. A strategic plan defines how success is measured

In order to achieve success, it's important to know what success means. A school with a strategy can monitor its progress toward key outcomes and evaluate where and how it may have gotten off track. Using a strategy implementation software like can help.

4. A strategic plan aids a school's board with governance decisions and provides direction for the future

With a plan in place, the board has a roadmap which it can track, evaluate and modify to facilitate better governance decisions and provide direction for the future of the school.

5. A strategic plan increases communication and engagement

In large organizations like schools communication is critical so that everyone understands his or her responsibilities and departments are effective in coordinating their efforts. As an additional benefit, the plan helps with fundraising, as well. Donors are more likely to support a school that has a clear vision and a strategy to make it happen. Envisio's education strategy management software makes managing communication easier than creating a static document every year.

6. A strategic plan keeps everyone in a school-from teachers to administrators-connected

A well implemented and communicated plan holds all staff accountable for their actions and encourages collaboration.

7. The best reason of all for strategic planning comes back to every great school's number one priority: Students

Best of all, strategic planning provides a framework so that the most important priority of the school - Students' educational achievement is taken care of.
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7 Reasons Why Schools Need Strategic Planning

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Having worked with some of the most successful schools in the world -- from North America to Australia -- I noticed they have one thing in common: A great strategic plan. Strategic planning isn't just for businesses and non-profits. Any school with a mission to succeed in the best educational interests of their students must have a plan to get there.

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The steps of the strategic planning process in under 15 minutes

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The steps of the strategic planning process in under 15 minutes

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The steps of the strategic planning process in under 15 minutes

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ISB Strategic Plan IV: Focus on the Future

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ISB Strategic Plan IV: Focus on the Future

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ISB Strategic Plan IV: Focus on the Future