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Consultant presents mission, vision and core-value drafts to School City of East Chicago board
Summary
A strategic planning consultant presented two drafted mission and vision statements and draft core values after focus groups and stakeholder sessions; board members requested time to review the full reports before formalizing language.
Doctor Hutchings (consultant) presented draft revisions to the district’s mission, vision and core values based on feedback from a strategic planning committee and a series of focus groups, including a recent Spanish‑language family session.
Hutchings described two mission drafts: draft one — “the School City of East Chicago intentionally educates and empowers every student with purpose for success in college, career and civic life” — and draft two — “we intentionally prepare every student to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically through aligned instruction, equity, and purposeful community partnership.” She told the board the mission statement is intended to be concise and actionable and recommended board members review the full focus-group reports and provide written feedback.
On vision, Hutchings presented two options that emphasize student-centered outcomes and community collaboration, and she described core-value draft language developed from committee rankings. The strategic planning committee (17 respondents) ranked high-quality instruction first, equity second, and resources third; Hutchings said some committee respondents recommended replacing the term “faith” with “integrity” or “purpose” to avoid religious connotations.
Board members asked for additional time and documentation. Trustee Jesse Gomez said neither draft “struck a chord” and asked to reread the reports; Trustee Patty Gibson King and others requested distribution of the focus‑group reports and an opportunity for the two board members participating on the strategic planning committee to present board input at the next committee meeting. Hutchings said she would share reports and asked board members to submit feedback ahead of the strategic planning committee meeting the following Monday.
No formal adoption took place; Hutchings said the drafts will be refined with committee input and returned for further discussion and possible adoption at a future meeting.
