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Petersburg launches five-year strategic plan process with HYA, schedules interviews, focus groups and survey
Summary
Petersburg City Public Schools and consultant HYA began a phase-1 planning process Sept. 23 to develop a five-year strategic plan, agreeing to up to 10 one-hour interviews, 12 focus groups (Oct. 16—-17), and a community survey open roughly Sept. 24——Oct. 17; a steering-committee review is set for Nov. 7 and a draft will go to the board Dec. 3.
Petersburg City Public Schools on Sept. 23 kicked off work on a five-year strategic plan with HYA, a district-engagement and strategic-planning firm.
Superintendent Monica Brown introduced the initiative and the HYA team, saying the effort will center on student outcomes and community input. "This is the first step in our work to build a five-year strategic plan here for Petersburg City Public Schools," she said.
HYA consultant Natalie Hollerin said the contract's Phase 1 is an "organizational readiness" stage focused on gathering input and preparing materials for broader community engagement. "This stage is Phase 1, where we gather information and input," Hollerin said, outlining a four-phase process that moves from readiness to inclusive engagement, data review and then implementation and evaluation.
HYA told the board it will conduct up to 10 one-hour individual interviews and up to 12…
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