Strategic Planning Process Overview

Steering Committee School Committee Superintendent 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Who is the Steering Committee? Co-Chair Judi Bassignani - Principal, Parmenter Elementary Miriam Goodman - Director, FPS Finance Members Colleen Ahern - Teacher, Sullivan Middle School April Crehan - Student, Franklin High School Renee Danho - Community, Dean College Ted/Pamela McIntire - Parent Susan Rohrbach - School Committee Steve Sherlock - Community Peg Sweeney - Parent Rosanne Walsh - Teacher, Remington Middle School Administration Liaisons Wayne Ogden - Current Superintendent of Schools Maureen Sabolinski - Incoming Superintendent of Schools

Co-Chair

Judi Bassignani - Principal, Parmenter Elementary

Miriam Goodman - Director, FPS Finance

Members

Colleen Ahern - Teacher, Sullivan Middle School

April Crehan - Student, Franklin High School

Renee Danho - Community, Dean College

Ted/Pamela McIntire - Parent

Susan Rohrbach - School Committee

Steve Sherlock - Community

Peg Sweeney - Parent

Rosanne Walsh - Teacher, Remington Middle School

Administration Liaisons

Wayne Ogden - Current Superintendent of Schools

Maureen Sabolinski - Incoming Superintendent of Schools

Steering Committee Objective Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gingerblokey/3205040006/ validate and revise as necessary

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Photo credit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob-young/870336830/ What is a Strategic Plan? 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/3425039648/ The Strategic Plan has three components 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/laruth/201539538/ One: It contains a Vision 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mil8/534238043/ Two: It is based upon Core Values 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mvjantzen/256985194/ Three: It has a Mission Statement 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeff-godfrey/2837506085/ You'll know where to go (vision) and what to take (core values) 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pera/153491197/ You'll be able to make adjustments as you go (mission statement) 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiru/2053864307/ To end up where you need to be 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

? What do we want Franklin's schools to look like in 5 years ? ? 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalpapercuts/3003635731/ You get to have your say by completing a survey on the core values 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Sign credit - http://bit.ly/3Sm0 If you are part of a group: You should pick two people to represent your group 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/2442943539/in/set-72157604744631101 Spread the word about the survey 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit - http://www.flickr.com/photos/donshall/2964649083/ Collect the paper surveys 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Paper surveys can be returned to Schools Library Dean College (Rene Danho, Dean Hall) Town Hall Senior Center Steering Committee 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Schools

Library

Dean College

(Rene Danho, Dean Hall)

Town Hall

Senior Center

Steering Committee

Online survey link = The link to the online survey will be published as soon as it is available 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8242576@N06/2154941383/ When the results are available, we'll make an announcement 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Anticipating a question What does the 2004 Strategic Plan look like? The next two pages provide (1) the Vision, Core Values and (2) the Mission Statement

What does the 2004 Strategic Plan look like?

The next two pages provide (1) the Vision, Core Values

and (2) the Mission Statement

Core Values, Vision - 2004 CORE VALUES For our Mission to be successful, we believe: All learners are to be afforded equal access to educational opportunity and success Educators are driven by high expectations and clear challenging standards that are widely understood by the community When people affected by change are involved, the best decisions are made A planned program of professional development enriches members of the school community VISION The Franklin Public Schools is committed to excellence in education and holds students to high expectations for responsibility, achievement and personal growth

CORE VALUES For our Mission to be successful, we believe:

All learners are to be afforded equal access to educational opportunity and success

Educators are driven by high expectations and clear challenging standards that are widely understood by the community

When people affected by change are involved, the best decisions are made

A planned program of professional development enriches members of the school community

VISION

The Franklin Public Schools is committed to excellence in education and holds students to high expectations for responsibility, achievement and personal growth

Mission Statement - 2004 MISSION STATEMENT This mission of the Franklin Public Schools is to provide the environment and the resources to enable and to encourage every student to become: An enthusiastic lifelong learner who is self-motivated and inquisitive Successful in reaching his/her emotional, intellectual and physical potential Capable of success in higher learning A critical and creative thinker who can communicate skillfully through a broad range of disciplines A compassionate individual respectful of other points of view and appreciative of differences; and A self-confident, responsible and active member of an ever-changing world community

MISSION STATEMENT

This mission of the Franklin Public Schools is to provide the environment and the resources to enable and to encourage every student to become:

An enthusiastic lifelong learner who is self-motivated and inquisitive

Successful in reaching his/her emotional, intellectual and physical potential

Capable of success in higher learning

A critical and creative thinker who can communicate skillfully through a broad range of disciplines

A compassionate individual respectful of other points of view and appreciative of differences; and

A self-confident, responsible and active member of an ever-changing world community

Your action items Be aware of the survey Spread the word Participate

Be aware of the survey

Spread the word

Participate

Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rock_alien/2192853145/ Questions? 4/15/09 Page FPS Strategic Plan Steering Committee