Telling a Strategic Thinking
and Planning Story
The stages of action plan implementation
Communicating strategy to stakeholders
A research-based action planning process: PDSA
- Soldwedel Consulting offers virtual and non-virtual professional development to assist leaders and action teams understand the four stages of implementation leading to successful implementation. The processes are tied to team reflection and assessment
- District 204 shares video messages periodically throughout the year and at the year’s end to keep stakeholders informed about strategic plan results, performance results, and action plan success and challenges. Communication have an internal and an external audience
- Soldwedel Consulting offers virtual and non-virtual professional development to assist leaders and action teams use PDSA at all levels of the system to ensure a simple and significant process that guides improvement actions and results.
- Des Plaines District 62 has a great example of aligning strategic plan goals to strategies to action plans with Key Performance Indicators. They use the PDSA action planning process: Plan-Do-Study-Act. Their plans identify areas to investigate, areas to develop, and areas to implement
Description
- The four stages of strategic
thinking leading to strategic
planning - The power of Video
communication to ensure
stakeholder understanding and
engagement - The need for a simple,
significant, and research-based
action plan process
Alignment of goals to action plans
Success
Strategic Thinking
and Planning
Essential Question
How do you ensure strategy drives critical thinking and a continuous improvement planning process that is efficient and effective?
Reflection Questions before taking survey to look back on where you are
- 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?
Reflection Questions after taking survey to look where you want to be
- 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? Explain.
- 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?
Contact
Contact
Perry Soldwedel
Soldwedel Consulting
LLC
Contact
Brian Waterman Superintendent
Lyons Township High School
District 204
Contact
Perry Soldwedel. Soldwedel
Consulting LLC
Michael Amedei Superintendent
Des Plains District 62
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