School
Board

Families First and Foremost

Other Levels of Local Government and Community Agencies

External Partners - Business Leaders

Political Leaders

The school board's multi-year strategic plan is a visioning and policy document that sets the direction for the board.

A strong multi-year plan is a driver for positive change in the board.

- promote student achievement and well-being

- ensure effective stewardship of the board's resources

- deliver effective and appropriate education programs to its pupils

- develop and maintain policies and organizational structure that, promote the board's goals and encourage pupils to pursue their educational goals

- monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of policies developed by the board in achieving the board's goals and efficiency of the implementation of those policies

- develop a multi-year plan aimed at achieving the board's goals

- annually review the mutli-year plan with the board's director

- monitor and evaluate the performance of the board's director of education

A school board and its communities are not isolated entities.

School boards are linked to the lives of families.

School boards are linked to the local community and to the parallel organizations that form that community.

School boards are connected to the provincial government, the nation and the world at large.

Creating meaningful opportunities for community engagement is necessary to demonstrating ethical leadership.

- amplify community voice.

- amplify the voice of historically marginalized communities

- ensure processes for community voice to inform board decision making

generative thinking

researching and exploring new concepts

valuing diversity

contextual and effective leadership

dialogue and openness

asking "what-if" questions

non-linear, divergent, out-of-the-box and creative thinking

non-routine and sincere conversations

Encourage Compassion and Sensitivity

Model the Way

Inspire a Shared Vision

Challenge the Process

Enable Others to Act