StrategicVisionforanUncertainFuture

DrCherylDoig

Life is curly. Don't try to

straighten it out.

-Susan Scott Fierce Conversations

www.thinkbeyond.co.nz

Strategy

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Alloca=onofresources

Shortterm

Longtermover‐arching

day‐to‐dayimplementa=on

Theprimaryroleofaboardistoensurethattheschooliscon=nuouslyandeffec=velystrivingforaboveaverageperformance,

takingaccountof‘risk’.

Approveandworkwith/throughtheprincipal

Outwardlooking

Inwardlooking

Conforming Performing

Monitoringandsupervising

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Internalpolicymakingegfinance,HR

Past&presentfocus Futurefocus

Providingaccountability

BasedontheworkofBobTricker‐corporategovernance

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Exploringpreferredfutures

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TheHorizonReport2010•  Digitalmedialiteracycon0nuesitsriseinimportanceasakeyskillin

everydisciplineandprofession.•  Studentsaredifferent,buteduca0onalprac0ceandthematerialsthat

supportitarechangingonlyslowly.•  Manypolicymakersandeducatorsbelievethatdeepreformisneeded,

butatthesame0me,thereisli?leagreementastowhatanewmodelofeduca0onmightlooklike.

•  AkeychallengeisthefundamentalstructureoftheK‐12educa0onestablishment.

•  Manyac0vi0esrelatedtolearningandeduca0ontakeplaceoutsidethewallsoftheclassroom—buttheseexperiencesareoGenundervaluedorunacknowledged.

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Environment Scan

•  Social – demographics, values, lifestyles, cultural, community conditions

•  Technological - advances and future possibilities •  Economic – trends, forecasts, funding •  Environmental •  Political – legislation, regulation

Look for: Signs of change Signals of potential events on the horizon Forecasts of experts Indirect effects

Theessenceofstrategyischoosingwhatnottodo

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•  Toprovideasafesuppor=veemo=onalandphysicalenvironment

•  Toprovidehighqualityteachingwhichdevelopsmilleniumthinkers

•  Todevelopstrongcommunitypartnerships

•  Togrowinterdependent,selfmanaginglearners

Bigrocks,orkeyideas

Challenges

•  Ifthiswasourvisionforthefuturewhatwoulditlooklike/feellike?

• Workwiththeideasyoucanchangeorinfluence.

•  Imagine…thedes=na=on…don’tworryaboutthemaporthestreetnames

TheThreeHorizons

Progress

Time

Horizon 1

Extend and defend core

Horizon 2

Build emerging offerings

Horizon 3

Create viable options

StrategicObjec4ve:Togrowinterdependent,selfmanaginglearners

Check….5dimensionsofeffec4veleadership(Robinson,2008)

•  •Promo=ng&par=cipa=nginteacherlearninganddevelopment(0.84)

•  •Establishinggoals&expecta=ons(0.42)

•  •Planningco‐ordina=ng&evalua=ngteaching&thecurriculum(0.42)

•  •Resourcingstrategically(0.31)

•  •Ensuringanorderly&suppor=veenvironment(0.27)

BalancedScorecardforeduca=on•  StudentLearning•  Opportunitytolearn,equityandaccess(disadvantaged,allculture,specialneeds,giXed,physicalandemo=onalwell‐being)

•  Responsivenesstostudents,parents,community•  Organisa=onalcapacity–professionaldevelopment/learning,teachers,professionallearningcommunity

Performanceoftheschoolasawholeusingselfreviewtools

AnAlterna=vetoHigh‐Stakestes=ng–KenJones