They should specify when the task is to be completed and who is responsible for completing it. The person assigned to that objective and the date by which it should be completed can also be included in the plan. Neither goals nor objectives should be solidified too quickly. The subcommittees in charge of formulating objectives may discover that some goals simply cannot be implemented. Furthermore, a careful cost-benefit analysis and forums for public response must occur before a district commits itself to a plan.
Strategic plans are typically comprehensive.
Hence they should include everything essential to a district's mission. This is not to say that these documents must be exceedingly long and complex. He cites a Northeast school that, as part of its planning process, discerned that its major problems boiled down to student apathy and misbehavior. It chose to focus on identifying these problems' causes and formulating and implementing solutions. AASA recommends anticipating future trends.