SMMUSD Strategic Plan

The purpose of a Strategic Plan is to provide the district with a living document that is the result of a data-driven planning process that engages all stakeholder groups; identifies immediate/long range goals and areas of focus; and provides the district and Board of Education with a tool to guide decision-making and alignment of priorities. 

While developing the updated Strategic Plan, the district took care to honor the 2002 Strategic Plan, engage all stakeholders and the broader community, benefit from current research and thinking, and limit the number of goals and initiatives.

Strategic Planning Process

The previous Strategic Plan was adopted in 2002.  In January 2010, the district began a four-stage process to create an updated plan that would guide SMMUSD through the next five years. 

STAGE 1 - Start Up

A Strategic Planning Team was established by Superintendent Tim Cuneo and consisted of representatives from district certificated and classified staff, PTA, district advisory committees, the Board of Education, and administrators.   The team members were:

Click here for a Strategic Plan Team presentation from the first team meeting.

STAGE 2 - Discovery

With the help of consultant Gensler, the district conducted an environmental scan in which community stakeholders were asked their opinions regarding the district’s strengths, challenges, important opportunities the new plan should address, and the vision of the district’s future.

STAGE 3 - Design and Develop

Community Open Houses - April 2010

The Strategic Planning Team reviewed input gathered from the environmental scan and prepared for the first round of Community Open Houses.  This first round of open houses was held April 12, 13, 15, and 21, 2010, throughout Santa Monica and Malibu.  It allowed the district to share valuable information about the strategic planning process with the community and gather ideas and insights about the future of education in the District.

Flyer: Strategic Plan Open House Events in April 2010
Press Release: Strategic Plan Open house Events in April 2010
Press Release: Eventos de Casa Abierta a la Comunidad sobre del Plan Estratégico

Strategic Plan Boards

Advance - June 2010

An Advance was then held on June 12, 2010.  This day-long mini-conference brought together local Santa Monica and Malibu community, education, and business representatives to identify the best ways to address the priority issues that emerged from the environmental scan, Strategic Planning Team meeting discussions, and the first round of Community Open Houses. The mini-conference included discussions designed to help understand how best to accomplish the district’s vision and goals.

Panelists:
Dr. Mike Rose: Schooling: Back to the Future
Dr. Margaret Phillips: Preparing Global Leaders
Dr. William Fowler: Technology as an Educational Tool
Dr. Sharon Sutton: Technology Integration
Ms. Jeanne Fauci: Multiple Pathways/Linked Learning
Dr. Gloria Martinez: Accessing the Core Instructional Program
Justin Brownstone – SMMUSD Alum
Christina Gerla – SMMUSD Alumna
Catherine Galvez – SMMUSD Alumna
Liliana Palma – SMMUSD Alumna
Daisy Gonzalez – SMMUSD Alumna
Pearl Mattox – SMMUSD Alumna
Parker Smith – SMMUSD Alum
Spencer Schwartz – SMMUSD Alum
Christy Bryden – SMMUSD Alumna
Brett Weinstock – SMMUSD Alum

Presentation: "Cisco: A Day in the Life of a 21st-Century School"
Video: “Did You Know v.5”
Video: “A 21st Century Education: No Child Left Behind and Global Competitiveness”

Community Open Houses - April 2011

Feedback was also elicited from the district’s management team and school site staff.  Input from these various events was coalesced into a draft framework that was shared with the public in a second round of Community Open Houses, held on April 26, 27, and 28, 2010, throughout Santa Monica and Malibu.  This second round of open houses was designed to share information about the district’s draft Strategic Plan Framework and the next steps in developing the actions to meet the goals.

Flyer: Strategic Plan Open House Events in April 2011
Press Release: Strategic Plan Open House Events in April 2011

Throughout the planning process, the Board of Education received updates from the team.  On June 2, 2011, the Strategic Planning Team revealed the Strategic Plan, which the Board of Education adopted on June 16, 2011.

Update to the Board of Education – Feb 17, 2011
Update to the Board of Education (discussion) – June 2, 2011
Update to the Board of Education (presentation) – June 2, 2011
Board of Education adoption of the Strategic Plan – June 16, 2011