A strategic plan aims to guide district decision-making and budgeting, as well as clearly communicate district priorities to staff, parents, students and the wider community, Assistant Superintendent Kelly Kovacs said during a Sept. 25 SCUCISD board meeting.
Digging deeper
Kovacs said SCUCISD typically has four-year plans, with the current one ending at the end of the current school year.
The district's current strategic plan, created in 2022, includes a call to action, strategic goals, measures of success and an implementation plan. Its goals include providing information and resources for students to "confidently choose the courses they want to take and clubs they want to join," as well as promoting social opportunities for student and staff engagement.
Offering input
Board President Edward Finley said the district will start by looking at the current plan and getting feedback on what revisions can be made.
"I know there's always change every time you do something like this, [but I] hope we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater, because I think there's some good things in there, but every four years it's a good idea to go through and look and see, what can we keep and what can we do better," Finley said.
Kovacs said the district wants the 2026-2030 plan to have "simple messaging" that is easy for staff, parents and students to remember.
Trustee Dan Swart said that while attending Texas Association of School Boards events, he has seen that the most successful districts eliminate "buzzwords" from their calls to action, something he wants out of the next strategic plan.
"I think if we could reach a point where we decide we're going to speak in plain English, I think it'll go light-years toward conveying clarity all the way down the chain and all the way back up," Swart said.
Looking ahead
In October and November, district staff will work to confirm the framework for the new strategic plan and begin gathering feedback from stakeholders.
