Committees
Strategic Planning Summary
In January 2008 parents and community members came together to fight against a plan to close up to 16 neighbourhood schools. Through this action, we began to develop a shared vision of community-based education. Our research and networking led us to an understanding of the effectiveness of smaller neighbourhood schools in providing quality education and much-needed community cohesion. One year later, we face the challenge of translating this vision into a working reality.
Communications specialist Susan Dusel led school supporters in a strategic planning workshop on Sunday, March 22. Parents talked about the community life they want for their families, and the role schools play. The goal was to define our key objectives, audience, message and goals. A follow-up meeting is planned to develop an action strategy to achieve our goals.