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North Andover unveils draft —Growing Together 2026—2031' strategic plan framework
Summary
Consultants and student and staff representatives presented a draft strategic plan framework for 2026—2031, including mission and vision statements, a three-part theory of action and five focus areas; the School Committee will be asked to vote on the vision, mission, theory of action and focus areas at the June 4 meeting.
The North Andover School Committee on May 21, 2026 reviewed the draft strategic plan framework titled —Growing Together 2026—2031', developed through a community-engaged process with consultants from Teaching Learning Alliance.
Phil Conrad, a consultant with Teaching Learning Alliance, summarized the three-phase process of research, community engagement and plan development, saying the group gathered survey and focus-group data, met with constituents and then built the plan collaboratively. He said the plan organizes work into a mission, vision, theory of action and five strategic focus areas.
Student representative Mahek Sankala summarized the mission and vision language the committee reviewed, saying the mission statement emphasizes empowering students to reach their full academic and personal potential and the vision emphasizes empowered, engaged, resilient learners who contribute to their communities. Mahek said RAISE (Respect, Achievement, Inclusion, Service and Empathy) informed discussions about district values.
The plan identifies five focus areas: teaching and learning; community engagement; resources, facilities and technology; communication; and culture and climate. Consultants and staff said the plan is a framework—committees will next develop specific action steps, timelines and resource implications. The presenters stressed the plan was built with input from nearly 700 survey or focus-group participants and a broadly representative strategic planning committee.
Committee members asked for explicit language and action items to address post-pandemic reading and academic recovery; one member urged that early literacy and recovery strategies be visible in the plan. Administrators said that work is intended to fall under the teaching-and-learning focus and that more detailed action steps will be drafted, prioritized and costed during implementation planning.
The committee was asked to review the draft and prepare to vote on the vision, mission, theory of action and the five focus areas at its June 4 meeting; after approval, staff will return with implementation action steps, timelines and assigned responsibilities.
