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Medina City Schools unveils draft strategic plan emphasizing 'learn, lead and thrive'
Summary
District leaders presented a draft multi-year strategic plan developed with the Impact Group that centers on deeper learning, student wellness, facilities planning, communication, workforce support and fiscal stewardship; the board will consider the plan at its April meeting.
Superintendent Mr. Sable and district staff presented a draft multi-year strategic plan to the Medina City Schools Board of Education, describing goals the district says were developed with students, staff, parents and community partners and guided by feedback gathered from focus groups and surveys.
Doreen Osmond of the Impact Group, the consultant firm that led the planning process, told the board the work began with visioning and a SWOT analysis and included focus groups in both middle schools and the high school, interviews with community leaders and more than 1,000 parent responses and about 150 staff survey responses. "We start with a visioning process and a SWOT analysis," Osmond said, and added that students' voices were central to forming the plan.
The presentation grouped district priorities into six goals: strengthening high-quality learning and deeper-learning opportunities (including expanded capstone experiences and project-based learning), supporting student wellness and social-emotional resources, developing a facilities master plan and pursuing community partnerships, improving two-way communication and transparency, recruiting and supporting a strong workforce through professional learning and retention strategies, and maintaining long-term fiscal responsibility and transparency.
District leaders described specific objectives under each goal: expanding capstone coursework in fifth, eighth and senior years; embedding daily deeper-learning experiences; expanding career pathways and electives; improving differentiation in literacy and numeracy instruction; strengthening social-emotional resources and climate surveys; developing advisory programs and mentoring; coordinating facilities work with a facilities committee and exploring outside funding and sponsorships; and refining community-friendly financial reporting and advocacy at the state level.
The administration emphasized the plan is a recommendation to the board and not yet in force. The superintendent said the final draft will be presented to the board for formal approval at the April regular meeting; it will not take effect until the board votes to adopt it.
Next steps: the district will post the draft materials on its website, solicit feedback during the month, and return to the board in April for a vote.
