Strategic Action

Establishing Strategic Intent
The strategic plan provides a completely new context for everything within the system. Therefore, it is necessary to bring all action into that context. The facilitator (instructor) conducts sessions with all administrators (one day per group) and key personnel to develop a practical understanding of strategic intent, the dimensions of whole-context organization, and the kinds of action.

Mutual Commitments and Expectations
Since a strategic plan cannot be realized with the organization that developed it, every aspect of the system must be aligned with the strategic intent. The facilitator (instructor) will direct sessions during which all administrators and key personnel (two-days per group) establish a more complete understanding of the dynamics of whole-context organization, develop actual mutual expectations and commitments by all participants, and discover constant emergence of organization.

Organization becomes much more than a hierarchical chart, reflecting a corporate model. It, rather, becomes a dynamic process of relationships and action with its formation constantly evolving.

School/Site Planning
In order to guarantee that the Strategic Plan is realized, it must be translated into individual school plans. The facilitator (instructor) conducts sessions (three days) to train school planning facilitators, along with the principals and selected central office administrators, in the process and discipline of school planning in a strategic context. The school facilitators then, working with the district Internal Facilitator (coordinator) for Strategic Planning, will facilitate the planning process for their own school. This planning process will satisfy all external requirements, including: