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Superintendent Krumbacher outlines development of Buffalo five-year strategic plan
Summary
Superintendent Krumbacher and Director of communications Jeffrey Hammond described the district's process for developing a five-year strategic plan, citing community input from about 62 stakeholders, four priorities and an expected board review in May; the final session is set for March 23.
Superintendent Krumbacher said the Buffalo City School District is finalizing a five-year strategic plan after months of community engagement and data work.
"I am Superintendent Krumbacher," he said, opening the recorded update. He emphasized the scale of the district and the need for a single guiding blueprint: "We have, uh, an organization that's about $1.3 billion. You cannot run a big organization like this without having a strategic plan." Jeffrey Hammond, the district's director of communications, said he spent his first 100 days "listening to the community," and asked how the district was handling the data and planning workload.
Krumbacher described a two-part approach: roughly 100 days of qualitative outreach to students, parents, educators, civic and faith-based groups, elected officials and business leaders, followed by quantitative analysis conducted by the district accountability team. "We heard voices from our students, our parent, educators, civic organizations, faith-based communities, as well as our elected officials," he said, and added that those inputs were organized for readability by central office staff.
Officials identified about 62 key community stakeholders to participate in planning sessions. Krumbacher said early sessions produced the district's core beliefs, vision and mission, and that the team agreed on a strategic framework and four priority areas. Staff have drafted measurable (SMART) goals tied to those priorities; upcoming work will focus on strategies and school-level implementation. Krumbacher said principals will be invited to provide input on strategy and implementation details.
When asked how the plan will affect classroom instruction, Krumbacher said the district will establish baselines for student achievement, set five-year targets and develop strategies informed by teachers and principals so the work translates into classroom practice.
Krumbacher also announced a final public planning session scheduled for March 23 and said the district expects to present the completed plan to the school board in May. He closed by urging viewers to follow the district on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
The update did not include dates beyond the March 23 session or a precise implementation schedule; budget details beyond a general reference to the district's approximate $1.3 billion organization were not specified.
