Strategic Planning 2024-2025

Timeline

Date

Process

October 2024

School Board Approves Contract for Strategic Planning Firm

November

Approved Firm Cambridge Strategic Services presents to the School Board

November-December

Promotion of Strategic Planning Community Summit

December

Strategic Planning Community Summit

January  2025

Strategic Planning Team - 3-day Session

January-April

Action Teams Meetings

February 10

Strategic Plan Update - School Board Meeting

May

Strategic Planning Team - 1-day Session

May 12

Superintendent Presents Strategic Plan to School Board

July

Implement New Strategic Plan

May 2026

Strategic Planning Team Meeting - 1-day Session

Strategic Planning Update - 2.14.25

The Strategic Planning Team, composed of staff, students, school board members, board of supervisors, parents, and community members/partners totaling 29 individuals, met on January 4, 8, & 9, 2025. Over the course of three days, the Strategic Planning Team developed draft Beliefs, Mission, Objectives, Parameters, and Strategies.

View DRAFT Strategic Plan

The second phase of the strategic planning process involves Action Teams, which will develop action plans for each of the five strategies that the Strategic Planning Team has drafted. The 94 Action Team members are composed of staff, parents, and community members/partners and serve on one of five Action Teams:

  1. Academic Excellence & Achievement

  2. Safe, Engaging, & Supportive Learning Environment

  3. Joy, Health & Wellness

  4. Diverse, Innovative, & Supportive Workforce

  5. Family & Community Engagement

The work of the Action Teams began on February 4, 2025, with a kickoff meeting and will continue through May, culminating with Action Plan presentations from each of the five Action Teams to the Strategic Planning Team members.

Community Summit

Join us on December 3, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the School Board Room located at 8020 River Stone Drive, Fredericksburg, VA 22407. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the SCPS strategic planning process and share feedback. Parents/ guardians, teachers, support staff, business leaders, and community members are invited to participate.

Community Summit Flyer

Strategic Planning Update - 11.11.24

On November 11, 2024, the contracted firm Cambridge Strategic Services presented to the Spotsylvania County School Board an overview of the stakeholder-driven strategic planning process that will begin with a Strategic Planning Community Summit in December.

The process will be conducted in three phases:

Pre-planning Phase 1 - Readiness: November/December 2024

  • Staff awareness/selection of Strategic Planning Team

  • Community Summit

Strategic Planning Phase 2 – Design of Strategic Plan: January – April 2025

  •  First Strategic Planning Team Meeting – 3 days

  •   Action Teams Kick-off

  •   Second Strategic Plan Team Meeting – 1 day

  •   Superintendent presentation of Strategic Plan to School Board

  Strategic Action – Phase 3 – Implementation of Strategic Plan: 2025-26 School Year 

  •  Board charges superintendent implement plan for next school year

  •  Monitoring of implementation progress throughout year

  •  Third Strategic Planning Team meeting: May 2026 

For more information, please review the presentation that was presented.

Strategic Planning Presentation

 Contracted Firm

On October 11, 2024, the Spotsylvania County School Board authorized staff to enter into a contract with Cambridge Strategic Services for Strategic Planning Services.  The contract term will begin with the date of execution through May of 2025 when the firm will complete the services.