Consultant presents five‑year strategic plan draft; board to vote later

Greg Janicki, a facilitator from the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB), presented a draft five‑year strategic plan to the Hartland Consolidated Schools Board on June 16 after a six‑month engagement with community members, staff and the board.

Janicki said the process collected more than 800 responses from online and in‑person sessions, reviewed current district statements, and produced revised vision and mission language and five aspirational strategic goals. The proposed vision reads: “Hartland Consolidated Schools: a community culture of excellence where all soar.” The draft mission statement includes a reference to the district’s “reason, respect and responsibility” belief statements.

Five strategic goal areas presented were: Academics and Programs; Culture and Learning Environment; Communication and Community Engagement; Personnel and Leadership; and Finance and Operations. Janicki said implementation teams refined priority objectives for year one (for example, a 3 percent increase in student growth and a revamped teacher mentor program), but he and district leaders emphasized year‑one objectives are administration’s operational choices and that the board typically adopts the overarching vision, mission, beliefs and goal statements.

Board members asked about accountability and ongoing monitoring. Janicki recommended regular progress updates—quarterly or a focused update on one goal area per meeting—and an annual check‑in. Superintendent Hughes and the administrative team said they will bring the final adoption item to the board at a future meeting and recommended embedding the plan’s objectives into the superintendent’s goals and the district’s budget process.

The plan was presented for discussion; the board did not vote on adoption at the June 16 meeting.