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Board selects Student Centered Services for district strategic plan; portrait-of-a-graduate to be considered
Summary
Trustees approved Student Centered Services (SCS) to facilitate the district's strategic planning process and discussed whether to include a "Portrait of a Graduate" addendum; incoming superintendent Dr. Carmona recommended community-driven portrait work but said implementation support may be handled by district leadership.
The Grayslake CCSD 46 board on May 13 voted to hire Student Centered Services (SCS) to lead the district's next strategic planning process following a multi-stage procurement and finalist presentations.
Board members said stakeholder engagement and implementation support were key selection criteria. Trustee Braden described a rubric-based review of seven initial applicants and four finalists; SCS was recommended as meeting criteria for robust stakeholder engagement, implementation alignment and price.
Trustees debated whether to include a separate "Portrait of a Graduate" scope and post-plan implementation support in the contract. Incoming Superintendent Dr. Carmona said the portrait provides destination-level clarity that helps translate strategic-roadmap outcomes into measurable decisions and recommended including stakeholder-driven portrait work; he added that internal leadership could manage ongoing implementation without adding vendor follow-up services immediately.
The board voted to approve the contract as presented and agreed to consider an addendum at the June meeting if members decide to incorporate the portrait-of-a-graduate work into the contract scope.
Next steps include vendor contracting and a fall launch of the strategic planning process with explicit student voice opportunities, according to board comments.
