Board begins reset of strategic framework, plans 'future search' community summit
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Summary
Superintendent and consultants presented a draft 5‑year strategic framework (Renewal 2031) and a future‑search community engagement plan; the district will form a 10–15 member design team to plan an April event to gather community priorities guiding KPIs and long‑term strategy.
Board leadership introduced a renewal of the district’s five‑year strategic framework and detailed a planned community engagement method called a 'future search' to validate and shape priorities.
Superintendent leadership described a draft framework that tightens vision, mission and values and reduces duplicative inputs in favor of output‑oriented key performance indicators (KPIs). Proposed values were summarized into the acronym I C E (Integrity, Safety, Engagement, Excellence) to create consistent language for classrooms and departments.
Consultants Drew Howick and Debbie Brewster explained the future‑search methodology: a design team of roughly 10–15 community ambassadors will meet three times (February, March, early April) to plan a larger April event that brings a wide, cross‑section of community stakeholders together. The multi‑day event (evenings plus Saturday) will ask participants to acknowledge the past, compare current perceptions of issues and trends, and articulate a shared vision and prioritized strategies for the district’s future. All notes are transcribed and the priorities are intended to feed into the strategy and KPI targets for board approval (targeted for May).
Board members discussed the balance between finalizing KPIs prior to community engagement (some argued the board should propose KPIs and use the community process to validate them; others urged waiting for community input before final approval) and concerns about representation and selection bias in qualitative community processes. Consultants emphasized that a carefully chosen design team and a communications plan (VIP outreach plus broad invitations) help surface diverse perspectives, including critics.
The board asked members to submit names for the design team; staff said the team will meet three times for ~3‑hour evening sessions and will help recruit participants for the main event. The presentation was informational; no board vote was taken.