Strategic Planning is a discipline and a process that invariably unleash leadership, creativity and commitment to a common end. The discipline is coherent and powerful. It has been carefully honed through use in literally hundreds of school districts. The process is open, transactional and respectful. A planning team reflective of the entire district community develops an initial draft plan.
Action teams design the road maps and strategies to accomplish the goals of the plan.
When the plan is approved by the Board, then resources are aligned, over time, with the plan's goals. Like other school districts in California and the nation, Santa Cruz City Schools is challenged with many needs and mandates and limited resources. As our society and community continue to go through rapid changes, it is important that we clarify our mission and goals as educators. The Internal Coordinator is attempting to offset part of this cost through grants and donations. Dr. Lindsey Gunn is an associate of The Cambridge Group, an international strategic planning service centered in Montgomery, Alabama.