DMC consultants will design an in-district strategic briefing and facilitation on the topic of your choice. Past facilitation includes assistance with operational and implementation aspects, executive team goal setting, or team building sessions.
In-district Strategic Briefing and Facilitation includes:
- Pre-meeting to ensure appropriate project scope
- Review of Best Practices related to topic.
- Compilation of literature, documentation, and case studies
- Survey of current district practices
- In-district presentation and facilitation
- Follow up report
Types of briefings offered:
Leadership and Management Development
- Strengthening District Leadership to Meet the Fiscal and Accountability Challenges
- Developing a Succession Planning Process for Public School Districts: DMC's 8-Step Approach
- Proactive Strategies for Managing Through a Fiscal Crisis
Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
- Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement in your District
- Aligning Stakeholders and your District Strategies
- Developing a First Class Customer Focus for Public School Districts
- Aligning Stakeholders and Strengthening Engagement During a Fiscal Crisis
- A Strategic Approach to Family Outreach & Engagement
- Using Technology to Improve Communications: Wikis, Podcasts and Blogs
Learn how DMC helped Fairfax County Public Schools create a target messaging strategy
Human Capital Management
- Aligning Financial Incentives with Performance
- Improving Teacher Retention and Curbing Absenteeism
- Taking a Systemic Approach to Professional Development in Order to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs
- Developing a Succession Planning Process for Public School Districts: DMC's 8-Step Approach
Learn how DMC helped Boston Public Schools implement a Leadership Development Initiative for its Operations and Finance managers.
Strategic Planning
- Strategic Planning and Decision Making in Difficult, Uncertain Times
- How to be Proactive in the Face of Uncertain Times: Scenario Planning for School Districts
- Approaches for Improving Quality and Reducing Cost in Special Education
- Developing a Performance Based Accountability Plan
- Innovation in Education: Developing and Scaling Effective Strategies
Learn how DMC helped a school district imlement an actionable Accountability Plan despite looming budget cuts.
Financial Management
- Budget Planning During Uncertain Times: Scenario Planning for School Districts
- Turning Fiscal Turmoil into Management Focus
- Approaches for Improving Quality and Reducing Cost in Special Education
