Telling the Alignment Story

School and Program Alignment

Curriculum, Assessment and Instructional Alignment with the.
District Strategic Plan
Resource Alignment with the District Strategic Plan

District 33 has aligned school and program mission, vision, core values and
goals to both the school level and program level to ensure system cohesion
and unity
District 101 communicates clearly curricular expectations to students and
their families and ensure consistent staff use and. Implementation in
instruction to those expectations. Assessment practices measure and report
student and grade level performance of those expectations
Soldwedel Consulting offers virtual and non-virtual professional
development to assist leaders and action teams allocate equitably and use
effectively and efficiently district resources to guides improvement actions and results.

School Improvement and
District Program Plans align
with the district strategic plan
Grade level progressions are
identified and
communicated to students,
families, and instructional
staff.
People, Time, Space, and
Money Resources are aligned
with the district strategic plan

How do you ensure strategy drives critical thinking and a continuous improvement planning process that is efficient and effective?

Why is strategic thinking and planning important to teaching and learning success?
Describe actions you engage in that require strategic thinking? Describe actions your district, school or team are engaged in that require strategic thinking?
Describe your engagement with the current district and/or school improvement plan.
Is your district and/or school improvement plan at the forefront of improvement efforts? What evidence do you have to support your answer?
Is your district and/or school forward thinking? Give examples of how your district and/or school is better today than in the past.
Do you have several approaches to ensure you strategy drives critical decisions that lead to continuous improvement? Describe your approach. Describe your district and/or school’s approach.
What structures assist you in strategic thinking and planning?

Define strategic thinking and planning in your school or district?
How does the district or school promote openness to new ideas? Does it expect innovation and creativity? Do you? Does your team?
Does the district or school assist staff understand the difference between strategic planning and goal action team planning? Do you?
How does the district and/or school and your team include and engage members with different ranks, diversity, and job roles and responsibilities.
How does the district ensure stakeholders most impacted by a decision are engaged in its thinking and formation?
Does your district and/or school have a research-based action planning process? Describe the training and coaching that is used to support its implementation.
What are you proud of when you think about strategy thinking and planning.
What needs attention when you think about strategy thinking and planning?