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Superintendent Strategy Summit 2011
DMC’s 8th Superintendents’ Strategy Summit occurred Jan. 19-21, 2011, in New York City. The focus of this year’s event was on the importance of having a district strategic planning process, and how to develop such a process. The event featured a variety of interactive exercises and guest speakers to provide examples of strategic planning in action, and to drive home the importance of developing a strong strategic plan.
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The table of contents lists the materials found in the conference binders distributed to superintendents at DMC's 8th Superintendents' Strategy Summit held January 19-21, 2011 at the Westin New York in Times Square.
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This is the agenda from DMC's 8th Superintendents' Strategy Summit, held January 19-21, 2011 at the Westin New York in Times Square.
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This session on Wednesday (January 19-2011) afternoon included highlights from DMC’s November Leadership Development Meeting, including a recap of Hamilton County (TN)’s new approach to evaluating teacher effectiveness, and an introduction to DMC’s Teacher Evaluation Workbook.
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Thursday (January 20, 2011) morning’s discussion of the Bristol City Schools Case highlighted the importance of a well-developed strategy through the use of a fictitious school district. The discussion included defining key strategic terms such as “mission” and “vision” and highlighting the difference between strategy and strategic planning.
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This exercise was used to guide participants to reflect on the components and style of their district's existing strategic plan.
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This Thursday (January 20, 2011) morning session featured a presentation of DMC research into district strategic plans across the nation, as well as an introduction to DMC’s 10-step Strategic Planning Process.
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Rob Duffy, GE’s Vice President of Global Business Development, shared how GE created a strategic planning process to manage its multiple business sectors and the connections between this process and school district strategic planning during this Thursday (January 20, 2011) afternoon session.
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During this Friday (January 21, 2011) morning session, Montgomery County (MD) Superintendent Jerry Weast shared how his district was able to do more with less by developing a district performance plan and thinking strategically. If you are interested in Dr. Weast’s presentation.
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The second Friday (January 21, 2011) morning session focused on the middle parts of DMC’s 10-step Strategic Planning Process, and introduced the idea of Strategic Abandonment. For more information on the Budget Simulator exercise conducted during this session.
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This exercise from Friday (January 21, 2011) morning’s Moving to Execution session highlights the importance of communicating with all stakeholders to develop a cohesive strategic plan.
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This session from Friday (January 21, 2011) afternoon completed the discussion of DMC’s 10-step Strategic Planning Process, and focused on the importance of SMART goals and identifying leading and lagging indicators of success. There are two sets of handouts from this session – this is the set that was distributed ahead of time in the SSS binder.
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This session from Friday (January 21, 2011) afternoon completed the discussion of DMC’s 10-step Strategic Planning Process, and focused on the importance of SMART goals and identifying leading and lagging indicators of success.
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Thursday (January 20, 2011) morning’s introductory session at the Superintendents’ Strategy Summit included a brief overview of the fiscal environment and the importance of developing a district strategy.
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