School development planning involves analyzing a school's strengths and weaknesses to set long-term goals and priorities for improvement. It establishes short-term, measurable objectives and actions to work towards these goals over a period of two to three years. The objectives of school development planning are to build the school's capacity for continuous advancement towards achieving all students' achievement, and to provide clarity around goals, focus areas, and SMART goals. It is a statutory requirement and helps answer questions about the current state of the school and its desired future state.