1. Long Hill Township School District Board of Education 3-D Strategic Planning Determination, Dreams, and Destiny by Design Facilitated by NJSBA Field Services Department Charlene Peterson and Al Annunziata

2. Tonight’s Agenda Welcome & Recap of 1 st Mtg Identify Vision for District’s Future Share Thoughts Common Threads – Goal Areas Wrap-up & Next Meeting 7:00 – 7:15 7:15 – 7:55 7:55 – 8:15 8:15 – 8:25 8:25 – 8:30

3. 3-D Strategic Planning Creates an organizational vision …that will direct, motivate and inspire all members of the community to work together to advance student achievement.

4. Components of Strategic Planning Action Plans Strategies Goals Vision Challenges Strengths Information Commitment

5. District Mission Statement We believe that it is the responsibility of the Long Hill Township Board of Education to provide an educational climate that stresses high academic achievement and will permit students to grow socially, physically, intellectually, morally and emotionally so that they may become happy, useful and self- supporting citizens, within the limits of their individual abilities and interests. We believe in each individual’s worth and dignity as a person.

6. “ Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” - Jonathan Swift

7. LONG HILL TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS THAT SUCCEED!

8. Meeting 2 - Dreams Brainstorm what your group’s ideal vision is of the Long Hill Township School District 5 years from now (without restrictions). Report your findings to the large group. Identify common threads - 4 - 5 goal areas (All findings will be recorded on the district’s website.)

9. Meeting 2 – Dreams Group Work Break into groups of 8 -10 people by the colored dot on your name tag. Try to get a balanced cross section of parents, staff, community members, board members, etc. in each group. Assign a scribe and a person to report out on your group’s findings

10. BREAKOUT ROOMS Room 1Room 2Room 3 Room 4Room 5

11. Common Threads/Goal Areas Common Threads 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Examples of Goal Areas Student Achievement Professional Development Technology Facilities & Finance Safety & Security Culture & Climate Community Communication

12. Upcoming Meeting – Destiny by Design Meeting 3 – Write a broad goal sstatement for each goal area that emeemerged from tonight’s work. Develop objectives under the goal areas based on the common threads from all previous work. Monday, January 26 at 7 pm