After months of development, Lindbergh School’s long-awaited 2024-29 strategic plan was debuted and reviewed at the Feb. 13 district Board of Education meeting.

Development of the new strategic plan began in August, and wrapped up in January. Community feedback was an integral part of this process, and according to the presentation given by the Strategic Plan Steering Committee at the February meeting, a little over 400 people attended in-person meetings and events, and over 1,800 people responded to online surveys to give their thoughts and opinions on what they wanted to see in the new plan. 

The aforementioned Strategic Plan Steering Committee was made up of just over 30 individuals representing various groups and schools in the Lindbergh community, including: teachers, parents, support staff, students, administrators, community leaders, elected officials, board advisory committee members and partner organization representatives. 

The committee met three times throughout the months: Sept. 13, Nov. 1 and Jan. 25. At their first meeting, they reviewed the previous strategic plan to see what pieces they should keep, tweak or scrap for the new plan. In November, they discussed the data gathered from community engagement, identified “how to protect areas of strength” and deliberated improvement opportunities. To wrap it up in January, they reviewed a draft of the new Strategic Plan and developed “strategic priority statements based on community feedback.”

The strategic priority statements are split into two groups: strategic priorities for students and strategic priorities for the school district and community. The student strategic priority statements each begin with “Every student will…” and center around “an uncompromising commitment to achieve specific, measurable, observable or demonstrable results that ensure student success,” while the school district and community strategic priority statements begin with “We will…” and are described as “bold resolutions that dedicate the organization’s resources and human capital toward the continuous improvement of systems, partnerships and relationships to achieve extraordinary results.” The draft of the strategic plan lists six strategic priorities for students and seven strategic priorities for the district and community. 

“These strategic priorities are intended to be a part of the plan as a resource for us as we’re building our Compass Goals, to go in and look at those priorities that our community, our steering committee developed, and make sure that we are being mindful of those and aligning our work with the priorities that were set,” Lindbergh Chief Communications Officer Beth Johnston said. 

The draft of the strategic plan was shared on the district’s website and via email to students, staff, parents and community members following the Feb. 13 board meeting. Feedback was collected through Feb. 27, and is currently being reviewed by the steering committee. If deemed necessary, a few final adjustments will be made before bringing the plan back before the board for a vote on March 12 – after The Call went to press.