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Marion begins work on 2026'2031 strategic plan; board debates wording for vision, mission and graduate portrait
Summary
District staff launched stakeholder surveys and a data review for a new five-year strategic plan. The board discussed core values (favoring a short, memorable set), whether the vision should read "helping every student succeed" or shift to "each student," and began defining a "portrait of a graduate" that could include giving/community service.
District staff said the district will assemble a new strategic plan to guide 2026'2031 work and described the timeline: steering-committee meetings have begun, stakeholder surveys were launched for employees and families, Hanover Research will analyze five years of district data, focus groups will run in the coming months, steering committee work is scheduled for March, a revised work session will be held April 2 and a finished draft targeted for May 7 with board approval targeted for the May 26 meeting.
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