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Strategic Planning to Foster Community, Build Capacity, and Create Culture
Andrea Kennedy, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Melinda Bihn, Head of School French American International School
Strategic Planning to Foster Community, Build Capacity, and Create - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Strategic Planning to Foster Community, Build Capacity, and Create - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Strategic Planning to Foster Community, Build Capacity, and Create Culture Andrea Kennedy, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Melinda Bihn, Head of School French American International School Our School French American + International Our Mission
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Our Mission and Values
Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the French American International School offers programs of study in French and English to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to communicate across cultures is of paramount importance. Our international community brings together people from many backgrounds. Together we strive to create a shared culture that develops compassionate, confident and principled people who will make the world better. We base our community on these values: Respect, Integrity, Inclusion, Collaboration, Curiosity
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A PK-12, International Vision
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Our Strategy
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Strategic Goals
- International Program Promise
- Cross-Cultural Cognition
- Proud, Engaged Community
- Culture of Giving
- Vibrant Urban Campus
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Our Process
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Key Steps: Architecting the Work
- Establish a strong strategy
committee
- Formulate key questions
- Gather data before you plan (and
plan for the data you gather later)
- Create a realistic timeline
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Key Steps: Establishing Board Buy-In
- Agree on key questions and work
streams
- Agree on how the committee will
work with the Board at large
- Consider engaging a consultant
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Key Steps: Doing the Work
- Clearly define the
questions and scope of work for the community
- Give all constituencies
ways to get involved
- Stick to the timeline
- Communicate all the time
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Key Steps: Creating a Plan
- Work cross-stream, looking
for common themes, issues, and ideas
- Bring insights and ideas to
the Board throughout the process
- Focus on what is distinctive
and timely for the school
- Get comfortable with
discomfort
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Key Steps: Implementing the Plan
- Publish a product for your people
- Make the strategy part of how you work
- Monitor progress
- Continue to communicate about the strategy
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Strategic Goals
- International Program Promise
- Cross-Cultural Cognition
- Proud, Engaged Community
- Culture of Giving
- Vibrant Urban Campus
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Our Learning
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