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Board hears update on draft 2031 strategic plan; staff emphasizes systemwide engagement and measurable priorities
Summary
At an information-only Jan. 14 meeting the district presented a draft process for a 2031 strategic plan stressing systemwide ownership, broad stakeholder engagement (survey launches Jan. 20) and a focus on measurable KPIs tied to budget and midyear adjustments.
At the Jan. 14, 2026 information-only meeting of the Savannah‑Chatham County Public Board of Education, Stacy Taylor walked the board through how the district is developing a strategic plan through 2031, emphasizing phased work, broad engagement and measurable outcomes.
Taylor said the plan is being built around clear roles and a shared framework so "the plan will have this sense of shared ownership between departments, schools, community, as well as the board." She described the process as starting with an inventory and ideation phase, moving into engagement, then synthesis and implementation, and repeatedly underscored that engagement will include students, families, staff, community partners and elected officials.
Taylor described specific outreach: one-on-one interviews, focus groups, student-senate "voice sessions," and a systemwide survey scheduled to launch Jan. 20 that will go to students, families, staff and community members. She said the district has contracted a third-party partner to collect feedback and is partnering with SCAD to help craft external communications once priorities are set. "We are starting early," she said, noting principals have been notified and that the district will provide a strategic-plan toolkit to support in-school participation.
Board members pressed on measurement and accountability. "Currently right now we have 41 KPIs," said one board member, asking whether the district will narrow measures or adopt both leading and lagging indicators to preserve accountability without creating a compliance exercise. Taylor answered that the district is working "on the forefront" to define priority measures and is exploring more predictive measures and KPRs in addition to KPIs. She also pointed to existing midyear adjustments and 45-day plans as examples of how the district will course-correct before year-end.
Board members also asked how the plan will capture long-term, "blue sky" ideas versus near-term, fundable priorities. Taylor said the plan will include both a five-year horizon and a longer view for ambitious innovations, and that emerging priorities will be aligned with budget decisions so investments can follow stated goals.
Next steps: the district will synthesize engagement results and present emerging themes to the board for feedback; implementation plans and monitoring approaches will be phased in once priorities are finalized. No formal board action was taken during the information session.
