Mid -Year Community Planning Team Retreat

The end of March marked our mid-year Community Planning Team Retreat and we were thrilled to have it on campus. The retreat was in two parts: goal updates and generative dialogues. You can access the slides from the presentation here. 

After a brief inclusion, Andrew Hoover reminded the team about the “what, why, how” of futures planning. 

AISC shifted from a more traditional five year strategic plan to a more flexible three year rolling plan in 2018, allowing the school to remain more responsive and nimble as an institution. 

Goals found in the futures plan are organized in one of the four pathways found below.

You can find the full futures plan here.

After this review, Joelle Basnight offered progress updates on all goals for 2021/22. 

Goals in the following pathways are on track:

• Learning and Experiential Opportunities (ES/MS/HS)

• Learning and Innovation in the System (ES/MS/HS)

• Learning and Wellbeing

• Learning and Inclusion in the System

• Learning and Research and Development

• Learning and Diversity and Equity

• Resources and Data

• Community and Environmental Responsibility

• Talent and Professional Growth

Now that the EY/KG students are back on campus, the hope is to achieve the Early Years Learning and Innovation in the System goal too.

The goals related to Learning and Vision for a Learner have been tabled for the year. This pathway will return to an all-school pathway next year. 

The final part of the retreat was a series of generative dialogues exploring possible pathways, goals and initiatives for 2022/23. This included: 

• The addition of a new pathway: Talent and Intercultural Competence
• The shift from a sectional implementation goal to an all-school “zero year” or reset goal for Learning and Vision for a Learner
• The possible goals in the coming years for Learning and Research and Development
• The preview and call for feedback on a public statement related to Diversity and Equity at AISC

The feedback from the generative dialogues will help shape next steps as pathway leaders prepare to present possible goals for 2022/23 to the team in May. 

Have questions? Want to learn more about futures planning at AISC? Contact Joelle Basnight