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School Strategic Planning I Strategic Plan Consultants

School Strategic Plans Are Critical In Today’s Challenging Times

We specialize in developing Private School and Public School Strategic Plans in the US, Internationally, and Canada, which motivate support, define critical priorities, and move your school from Good to Great

As the world’s economy shifts, powerful forces are impacting your school, your students, and staff. Now more than ever you need a comprehensive strategic plan to maximize your school’s strengths, foresee your threats, reduce your weaknesses, and take advantage of future opportunities. 

Your plan should steer your school through these turbulent times. HEG’s proven planning process results in the development of a practical tool that your community will buy into and can be implemented right away to support school improvement over the next five years.  We’ve taken the liberty of including a recent testimonial letter from a school leader like you reflecting on the positive impact HEG's planning process had on their school. Click here to read endorsements about our services.

Planning Methodology

Our proven planning process results in the development of a practical tool to lead your school over the next five years. Our comprehensive approach normally encompasses three to four site visits over a six to eight month period to determine where you are now, where you want to be, how to get there, and how you know you’ve gotten there, providing:

  • Onsite focus group sessions with parents, students, staff, faculty, board members, alumni, and/or other members of your community to identify areas of priority;
  •  Statistically-driven online surveys with staff/faculty, board, and/or parents, to gather data on school performance;
  • Facilitated On-Site Retreats with your planning committee to re/define core values, mission and vision statements, and educational philosophy;
  • Identifying impeding critical issues and developing solution-based goals, rationale, and objectives;
  • Support to apply your plan in your governance model and operationalize with your Administration;
  • Community surveys to gather feedback on drafts of the strategic plan;
  • And most importantly, detailed action plans to implement your goals and make your vision a reality

Our experienced approach results in both the “compass” and the “roadmap” to guide your staff and board to utilize a measurable plan that will coordinate the priorities and maximize the performance of your school.

 

"Throughout the development of the Plan, Mr. Halladay was consistentlyy professional in his dealings with staff and parents. He established a respectful relationship with the parent members of the focus groups and the Planning Committee, and ensured that each stakeholder group felt their comments heard. He is also very organized and punctual, and consistently delivered data and drafts according to the established shedule. His strengths lie in delegating and drawing on the abilities and skill sets of the people in the organization, both of which result in the content of the Plan coming authentically from the participants."

Nigel Turner, Board Chair, Greybrook Academy

 

Value To Your School

Many organizations spend their time reacting to unexpected changes instead of anticipating and preparing for them. This is called crisis management. Schools caught off guard spend a great deal of time and energy "playing catch up" and reacting. They use up energy and resources coping with immediate problems with little energy left to anticipate and prepare for the future. This unproductive cycle locks schools into a reactive posture. It does not have to be that way. A sensible alternative is our well tested process that provides a viable alternative to crisis management – our strategic planning model. Strategic planning is a step-by-step process with definite objectives and end products that can be implemented and evaluated. Very simply, it is a process by which your school will look into the future, identify a picture of that future based on current data, and control forces that affect you. This will allow you to

  • Gain credibility for the school amongst current and prospective donors and identify critical projects for investment;
  • Identify areas of operation needing attention and use it as a springboard to strengthen school performance;
  • Identify and reach consensus on critical issues (e.g., finance, enrollment, marketing, fundraising, human resources, academic programs, student performance, facilities) before they become a crisis;
  • Articulate a uniform, shared mission and vision, and provide a clearer focus for the school, producing more efficiency and effectiveness, and participation and ownership;
  • Allocate resources to opportunities and improve finances and projections;
  • Build trust, respect, team-work, and communication amongst board members and the Head of School;
  • Create a framework and direction that guides decision making and ensures that members of the school are working towards the same goals, even if the environment around your school changes;
  • Ensure that board members understand their roles, responsibilities, and issues;
  • Monitor performance and provide benchmarks from which progress and performance can be measured

Simply put, a school undertakes strategic planning to reaffirm or adjust its mission – why it exists, what its purpose is, and what it does now– and to agree on its vision – what it wants to be and do in the coming years. The purpose is not to decide what should be done in the future but to decide what should be done right now to make you the best private school. Ask yourself, is your current strategic plan doing that?
The real value of my Strategic Planning system is more than simply having a blueprint that guides future decisions -- which is incredibly valuable on its own. It’s also my powerfully comprehensive approach to building consensus and motivating support, defining critical priorities for your Board and Head of School who are charged with the implementation of the plan, and focusing all your energies in one agreed upon direction. Not ready, shoot, AIM. Is this happening at your school?

OUr Strategic Planning Process

Our planning system won’t fail -- it will springboard you to the next level. What do you receive from Halladay Education Group’s 10-Step Results Optimization Strategic Planning System?
  • Determines the scope of the Strategic Planning Process, Key Steps, Timelines, and Preparation
  • Orients Board, Administration, Faculty, and Parents to the Strategic Planning Process
  • Obtains Community Views (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups, questionnaires)
  • Assembles Internal and External Background Data To Determine Where You Are At Right Now
  • Defines the Vision, Mission, Core Values, and/or Educational Philosophy
  • Assesses External and Internal situation; Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
  • Identifies and Frames Your Strategic Issues and Priorities For Implementation
  • Formulate Strategic Priorities, Goals, and Objectives
  • Supports The Development of Your Action Plans To Success
  • Assists Your Planning Team in Presenting the Results to the Board
  • Oversees and Guides the Preparation of Your Internal Strategic Planning Document
  • Oversees and Guides the Preparation of Your Public Strategic Planning Document
  • Oversees the process to Monitor, Evaluate, and Revise Your Strategic Plan Each Year
  • Oversees and Guides the Preparation of Your Yearly Operational Plan and Board Agenda
What Others Say About Our Services

"Mr. Halladay has been instrumental in establishing a number of key programs and policies...In the time that Mr. Halladay has been at WPGA, he has made a significant impact on the school. He has quickly been able to determine areas in which the school needs to focus on, while being able to encourage stakeholders to buy in."

G. Clarke Fmr. Trustee, West Point Grey Academy

 

"I have been impressed with Mr. Halladay's ability to lead and managea variety of projects, which have highlighted his outstnding organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills...One project in particular illustrated his ability to effectively co-ordinate a variety of educational partners, including industry, business, post secondary , and community organizations.

Sam Lim, Assistant Deputy Minister, BC Ministry of Education

 

"Doug worked very well with all Governors on the Board and was excellent at developing effective relationships with each Governor. He kept the board well informed and was instrumental in developing and implementing the strategic plan that is in place today"

Sally Leigh Spencer, Board Chair, Queen Margaret's School

 

"With vision and leadership, Doug quickly evolved a strategic plan in collaboration with the school's board. The plan reaffirmed the long history of Queen Margaret's as a fine girls' preparatory school but created a new emphasis on the education of the whole student: scholastics, the arts, athletics and citizenship. The strategic plan also addressed the school's finances and upon the basis of related business models, a whole new approach to setting tuition fees was evolved."

Mark Moore, Business Manager, Queen Margaret's School

Strategic Planning Toolkit

If you're not prepared to retain our services yet, you can always get a head start and invest in our Strategic Planning Toolkit. Using it, you can learn how to develop your own Strategic Plan like the pro's with our easy to follow, step-by-step, all-in-one Strategic Planning Toolkit.

This Toolkit contains a comprehensive Workbook, Manual, Course, and a 4-CD set containing my entire PowerPoint presentation allowing you to effectively facilitate your own planning process, my Inner Circle Presentation on strategic planning, a complete set of worksheets to walk you through the entire process, and your own limited set of eBooks on the "10 Steps To School Success."

What I’ve done with the Strategic Planning Toolkit is take the best of every model and system there is on strategic planning, answer every question there is, and provides the most complete blueprint to develop, implement, monitor, and revise the strategic plan for your private school. It will be your complete roadmap to success that will show you exactly how to develop your, publish, and implement your plan, step by step. View the course’s entire table of contents and order now at our sales page. What I'm doing is giving you the blueprint and recipe to complete your entire plan (you get me in a box).

Visit our Online Store now to find proven resources that will show you how to effectively develop your own Strategic Plan!!

Free Special Reports on How To Develop an Effective Strategic Plan
Special Reports - School Strategic Planning I'd like to offer you the opportunity to download two special reports (in eBook format) that provide helpful information about:
  • Learning the pitfalls, the 7 critical benefits, and the 11 secrets to a successful strategic plan
  • A valuable checklist for organizations as they begin the process of preparing to launch their strategic plan
To get your copy you just need to click here.

You Have The Keys To Unlock The Vault To Converts Your School Into a Highly Effective, Strategic Organization

You have the keys sitting right there in front of you – you just need to reach out and unlock the vault to unlimited success. You clearly know that there are areas in your school that need to improve to create your “blue ribbon” school, but you’re hesitating. Well don’t wait! You’re two months away from the next school year. You’ve the chance right now to create the blueprint for an exceptional school, and to become one of the top institutions in your province… with enriched curriculum, a waiting list, empowered staff, focused directors, energized administration, happy, smiling students (who re-enroll), and proud parents and grandparents who brag about their child’s education (remember word-of-mouth is the #1 recruiting tool). My Results Optimization Planning System provides the key!

Next Step

If this is something your school could benefit from and you’d like to find out more about my firm’s planning process, you will want review the attached “Overview Document” that outlines our planning approach. The next move is up to you. Do you want to become or continue to grow as a successful school? Before I hit my maximum of contracts for school strategic planning, contact me today. I urge you to take this opportunity to change your school for generations to come. If any of my services are of value, please contact me directly by phone at 604-868-0002, or email me at info@halladayeducationgroup.com

To your success,

Douglas Halladay
President and Founder
Halladay Education Group Inc.		 School Strategic Planning

 

 

 

 

P.S. As my ‘Thank You’, I want to share with you two of my Special Reports on School Strategic Planning: “The Power of Strategic Planning,” and “The Strategic Planning Pre-Checklist. ” Just click here to download them.

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