Strategic+Planning

__**Northwestern Lehigh School District Strategic Planning**__

Northwestern Lehigh School District is a Phase I school district and the first to participate in the new strategic planning process. PDE has developed a new process for Strategic Planning that will conclude with a single, streamlined, systematic, comprehensive process. This process will ensure all schools are using the same process and allocating appropriate resources and support for continuous improvement.


 * Strategic planning is a process engaging a variety of stakeholders to identify realistic goals based on data, develop a plan of action for continuous improvement, and recommend appropriate allocation of resources and support.**

2013-2016

Comprehensive Plan = School Level Plans + District Level Plan

Northwestern Lehigh's plan will include almost a year-long planning process that will guide the District for the next three years (2013-2016). The district will have the following action teams:

- High School - Middle School - Northwestern Elementary - Weisenberg Elementary - District Operations (Buildings & Grounds, Custodial, Food Service & Transportation) - District Team - Special Education & Safe, Supportive Schools - Core Foundations & Professional Education

The building/department teams will use building data to determine strengths and challenges. The team will utilize the strengths and challenges to design goals and action planning steps toward continuous improvement.

The district team will revise the District's mission, vision, and belief statements. They will utilize district level data, building/department data, and design goals and action steps toward continuous improvement.

Special Education & Safe, Supportive Schools includes the areas of Student Services, Special Education, Positive Behavior Support, Gifted, Counseling, Health, and Psychological services.

Core Foundations & Professional Education includes Standards, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, Materials & Resources, Standards Aligned System (SAS), and Professional Education.

__Objectives of the process__ Consolidate and Simplify Reporting Single, Prepopulate and Aggregate School Level Needs Assessment informs District Level Plan District Level Plan provides strategies and action steps to support School Level Planning

__Timeline__

__Training Powerpoint 11.22.11__