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This module reviews the roles of Ohio’s leadership teams in creating and fully implementing focused strategies and actions to meet district identified needs as represented in coherent district improvement plans and aligned building plans. After a review of relevant current literature on the development of improvement plans, the module develops the following five points:

  • The role of leadership teams in identifying a lImited number of goals and strategies
  • Alignment of district work with district goals
  • Reduction in the number of initiatives
  • Development of one plan with scheduled monitoring, feedback and evaluation
  • Internal accountability for the plan and its implementation.

This module aligns with Ohio’s Leadership Development Framework in the following areas:

  • Area 1: Data and the Decision-Making Process
  • Area 2: Focused Goal Setting Process
  • Area 3: Instruction and the Learning Process
  • Area 4: Community Engagement Process
  • Area 5: Resource Management
  • Area 6: Board Development and Governance Process

Module Content

You can download a document that includes all content from the module, with the exception of videos. This resource can support your learning while completing the module or be saved for future reference.

Additional Documents

Checklist of High Quality and Evidence-Based Professional Development

Common Mistakes in Planning

District Focused Action Plan Template

Examples of SMART District Goals

Grain Size Visual: Goal, Strategy, Action, Task, and Indicator Definitions

Indicator Evaluation Checklist

OIP District and School Plan Criteria

Professional Development Alignment Template

SMART Goals Checklist

Schedule for Plan Development

Stakeholder Feedback Survey on Goals, Strategies, and Indicators

Stakeholder Interview on Goals, Strategies, and Indicators

Strategy and Action Evaluation Checklist

Task Implementation Template

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Development of a Focused Plan