- Scottsdale Unified School District
- Strategic Planning
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Much of the past year has been spent navigating the significant challenges posed by the global coronavirus pandemic. While the work of ensuring the health and safety of our students, teachers and staff continues, it is time to also turn our attention to planning for Scottsdale Unified’s future.
Rather than accept our current standing and identify possible incremental improvements, it is the goal of the SUSD Governing Board and Superintendent Menzel to undertake a broad, wide-ranging, future-focused planning process that engages the Scottsdale community at-large to articulate a vision for the District’s future that is both aspirational and inspirational. If SUSD is to fulfill its mission of “Ensuring All Individual Learners Reach Their Full Potential,” the way we teach today must reflect the world in which our students will compete tomorrow.
SUSD’s strategic planning process will be conducted in three phases, starting with revisiting our mission, as well as the vision and values that are foundational to building a compelling picture of SUSD’s preferred future. A Strategic Planning Design Team has been named to guide the overall process. Its members’ names are listed below. The District will also reach out in the coming months to gather input from the broader community, creating an inclusive and engaging process that results in a compelling vision for SUSD’s future.
Phase 1: Complete
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Vision
Engaging all students in world-class, future-focused learning
Mission
We inspire, motivate, and empower all to think critically, act collaboratively, and embrace diversity for a life of intellectual exploration, community engagement, and personal growth.
Values
Excellence: We nurture a growth-minded culture of high expectations, creativity, persistence, and self-discipline.
Integrity: We demonstrate honesty, transparency, and reliability through our words and actions.
Empathy: We welcome all with kindness, love, compassion, and joy.
Trust: We earn the confidence of stakeholders through accountability, openness, and authenticity.
Inclusion: We create an equitable environment where everyone is respected, is treated with dignity, and has a sense of belonging.
Unity: We connect across communities to advance educational opportunities for all.
Phase 2: Complete
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Goals
GOAL 1: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Challenge and inspire students to reach high levels of achievement so they thrive as confident, dynamic, future-ready learners equipped to pursue their passions and ambitions.
GOAL 2: CULTURE AND CLIMATE
Cultivate positive relationships to build an inclusive, equitable, nurturing environment that creates conditions for highly effective teaching, learning, and leading.
GOAL 3: TALENTED AND QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS
Attract, hire, develop, support, and retain highly qualified, passionate, and talented professionals.
GOAL 4: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP
Foster relationships with mentors, volunteers, and business partners to provide real-world opportunities for students that enhance and strengthen our community.
GOAL 5: OPTIMIZED RESOURCES
Generate and utilize resources to maximize educational opportunities in order to ensure organizational health.
See the Strategic Planning Process, Phase 2 for the full description, including commitments for each Goal.
Upcoming Meetings
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June 15
Meeting Summaries
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01/26/2022
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Strategic Planning Process Phase 2
01/05/2022
12/08/2021
11/23/2021
Meeting Summary
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Role of Leadership
Awareness-based Change
9 Building Blocks for a World-Class Education System
10/27/2021
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9 Building Blocks for a World-Class Education System
09/22/2021
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9 Building Blocks for a World-Class Education System
08/25/2021
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9 Building Blocks for a World-Class Education System
07/27/2021
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06/16/2021
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Video: The Future of Work After COVID
06/02/2021
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05/12/2021
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04/28/2021
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Video: A World Without Teachers
Three-Phased Strategic Planning Process
04/14/2021
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Three-Phased Strategic Planning Process
Leading High Performance School Systems by Marc Tucker
03/31/2021
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Video: How PBL Taps Into the Science of Learning and Development
Leading High Performance School Systems by Marc Tucker
Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk on The Power of Why
03/17/2021
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Video: The Power of Imagination
03/03/2021
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Focusing On Transversal Competencies
Book: Leading High Performance Schools
02/17/2021
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Three-phased Strategic Planning Structure
Video: The Future of Work: Will Our Children Be Prepared?
Focusing On Transversal Competencies