Bloomfield Hills board launches eight‑month strategic planning process, tables measurable for “sense of belonging” goal

Superintendent Rick West told the Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education that the district is beginning a multi‑phase strategic planning process with Thru Consulting and expects the work to take about seven to eight months, with stakeholder meetings starting immediately and a draft plan aimed for adoption before the next school year.

Thru Consulting consultants David (last name not provided), and Daniella (last name not provided), presented the firm’s seven‑step approach, which the board and staff described as: stakeholder engagement, current‑state data analysis, implications and priority setting, identification of three to four plan pillars, initiative drafting, a multi‑year roadmap, and an activation/monitoring plan. “The idea is that it will be done before, really hopefully, by around the summer,” Daniella said, describing the target timeline.

Why it matters: the strategic plan will translate the district’s recently developed mission, vision and “why” into implementable initiatives — including measurable targets the board can track and use to guide resource decisions.

What the consultants will use and how they will engage the community: Thru Consulting said it will build on prior…