Strategic Planning Project

Overview
Since the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, Laguna Blanca School has been engaged in a community-wide strategy process to create a vision for the future, identify a set of strategic directions, and determine related institutional priorities. A Strategic Planning Steering Committee (SPSC), co-chaired by Ron Cino, head of school, and Billie Fitzpatrick, chair of the board of trustees, is comprised of faculty, administrators, and trustees to guide the process. During the strategic planning process, the SPSC is seeking input from all Laguna stakeholder groups. Perspectives and ideas from each stakeholder group will inform the strategic directions to be framed by the Board of Trustees and the Head of School. To gather and summarize input from the community, the committee is working in partnership with consultants from Cambridge Hill Partners who are collaborating with Generation, a branding consulting group engaged to develop a communication and outreach plan for Laguna. 

Process

• Interviews, focus groups, and surveys to solicit community perspectives and to inform the strategic planning effort
• Collection, review, and analysis of relevant and available internal data to further define strengths, challenges, and opportunities
• An environmental scan to better understand the potential impact of current and emerging trends, as well as lessons learned from other schools
• A strategic innovation panel to explore and discuss ideas and ways of approaching critical issues or topics emerging from the strategic planning process
• A strategy session that includes representation from each stakeholder group

Timeline and Key Activities 2022-23

Planning sessions with the Board of Trustees, Head of School Leadership Team, Faculty & Staff	September - November
Kick-off Meeting with Steering Committee	January 5
Review and Analysis of Internal Data	December - February
Steering Committee Meeting	Week of January 16
Environmental Scan	Mid-January - February
Community Engagement: Interviews and Focus Groups  Surveys	February 13-15 Early March
Steering Committee Meeting	Week of February 13
Steering Committee Meeting	Week of March 6
Steering Committee Meeting	Week of April 3
Strategic Innovation Panel Strategic Planning Retreat	April 20 April 21

Steering Committee Meeting

Week of May 1

Final Report to the Board of Trustees:  Vision, Strategic Directions

End of May