K12 Strategic Action Planning That Drives Results

Transform your school district with collaborative strategic action planning. Our proven participatory approach engages all stakeholders to create actionable plans that actually get implemented.

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Community Wide Input

We Specialize in Strategic Planning & Implementation

Our Strategic Action Planning process creates a comprehensive Strategic Roadmap for decision making and strategic change that is driven by community wide stakeholder input. It’s democratic and inclusive by design.

✓ Collaborative Process - Engage all stakeholders in meaningful planning
✓ Living Strategic Roadmaps - Plans that adapt and guide ongoing decisions
✓ Implementation Support - We stay with you from planning through results

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Collaboration for Strategic Vision

Strategic Action Plan Development

Foster clarity, unity, and commitment toward your organization's future strategy using participatory processes and collaborative leadership principles.

Participatory Planning Workshops: Engage all stakeholder groups in meaningful strategic visioning

  1. 360° Systems Assessment: Comprehensive review of current organizational capacity and alignment

  2. Strategic Roadmap Creation: Develop actionable priorities with clear metrics and accountability

  3. Stakeholder Input Integration: Synthesize community feedback into coherent strategic direction

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Plan Implementation

Strategic Implementation Plan

Effective strategic plan implementation relies on building the skills and capacity to achieve desired outcomes. We'll help you develop that capacity through ongoing coaching and support.

Regular guidance to overcome barriers and maintain momentum consist of

  • Implementation Coaching: Regular guidance to overcome barriers and maintain momentum

  • Leadership Development: Build internal capacity for continuous improvement and adaptive leadership

  • Progress Monitoring: Data-driven check-ins and Strategic Roadmap adjustments

  • Staff Alignment Workshops: Ensure your entire organization understands and supports the strategic direction

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Learn About Our Service Options

Core Tier

Ideal for schools looking for collaborative visioning and priority-setting, building shared ownership and creating a strategic plan.

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Growth Tier

Growth Tier offers sustained coaching, deeper stakeholder engagement, and hands-on project management support.

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Vanguard Tier

Embedded partnership designed to sustain progress through our Evergreen Cycle of Continuous Improvement.

Find the services that are right for you.

We offer three tiers of service to be personalized to your unique needs.

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Foster clarity, unity, and commitment toward your organization's future strategy using participatory technologies and collaborative leadership principles.

How Are We Different?

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Evergreen Cycle of Continuous Improvement: Rather than a one-time plan, we establish a sustainable, cyclic improvement model so your strategy grows, adapts, and delivers impact well beyond launch.

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Implementation Focused: A plan is only as good as its implementation, and we partner with schools to make sure action follows vision.

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Upskilling for Impact: Every engagement features leadership development, so you walk away feeling not only inspired, but equipped to drive results.

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Fully Customized, Never Generic: Our work adapts to your district’s unique story, building from existing strengths and priorities so your plan is always fit-for-purpose.

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Partner Approach: Our process embeds school leaders and peer collaborators to ensure actionable, on-the-ground change.

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Equitable Processes: We design every interaction to prioritize equitable inclusion of all voices, ensuring every plan reflects the stakeholders.

  • We conduct comprehensive stakeholder surveys, focus groups, and organizational assessments to understand your current state and strategic priorities.

  • Through facilitated workshops using participatory technologies, we engage diverse stakeholder groups to develop shared vision and strategic priorities.

  • We synthesize input into a clear, actionable Strategic Roadmap with measurable objectives, accountability structures, and implementation timelines.

  • Our coaching and capacity-building ensures your team has the skills and systems needed to successfully execute your Strategic Roadmap.

  • Through our Evergreen Cycle approach, your Strategic Roadmap becomes a living document that adapts and evolves with your district's needs.

Our Proven Strategic Action Planning Process

 FAQs

  • Strategic Action Planning focuses on creating living Strategic Roadmaps through participatory processes, while traditional planning often results in static documents. Our approach emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, continuous implementation support, and adaptive improvement cycles rather than one-time plan creation.

  • Our process varies based on your needs. Core Strategic Roadmap development typically takes 1-2 days of intensive workshops plus 2-3 months of stakeholder engagement. Our Vanguard partnerships extend 6-12 months to include implementation coaching and continuous improvement support.

  • Participatory processes are structured facilitation methods that ensure all stakeholder voices are heard and valued in the strategic planning process. These include collaborative visioning activities, structured dialogue processes, and consensus-building techniques that create genuine ownership of the Strategic Plan

  • Yes, our Strategic Action Planning approach is scalable. Our participatory processes adapt to your specific size, context, and community needs.

  • Success is measured through multiple indicators: stakeholder engagement levels, clarity of strategic priorities, implementation progress against timelines, measurable outcomes aligned with district goals, and sustained organizational capacity for continuous improvement. We work with you to define specific success metrics during the planning process.

Explore A Case Study on Strategic Action Planning

Meet Your Facilitators

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    Shannon Helgeson

    Founder and Senior Facilitator

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    Ross Herdina

    Founder and Process Facilitator

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Blog Series

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5 Key Steps to Effective Strategic Planning in Schools

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How To Engage Stakeholders in Your School's Strategic Plan