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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

  • Vision - Mission - Values

     

    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

  • 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.

  •  Three Phases of Strategic Planning Process

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