September 23, 2006

OCS

STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE

Good News:

We have successfully completed Year 1 of our Strategic Plan as of August 31, 2006.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to completing the objectives at hand.  Together as a school society we will meet our School Vision.

Summary Year 1:

Theme:   Financial Growth Strategy

 Objective 1 Budget Process

         To develop and effective annual proactive budget process

The Board has received a written recommendation for the budget process from Dan Martin and his ad-hoc committee.  

  Objective 2 Daycare Evaluation

          To determine the role of the daycare programs

The board has adopted the written philosophy of the daycare.  The Daycare will now be treated as a fundraiser for the school and not part of the schools day to day operations.

Theme:  Governance and Leadership

 Objective 1 Governance Model

           To develop an effective governance model for the school

Mark Bandstra and his ad-hoc governance committee have worked diligently and have submitted their written recommendations to the Board regarding a new Governance model.    

  Objective 2   MRC Relationship

            To formalize the relationship between OCS and MRC

Norm Yorke and his ad-hoc committee have submitted a written recommendation to the Board for a new structure and mandate for the MRC Committee.

Theme:  Facility/Property Enhancement

Objective 1 Building Upgrades

              To develop a comprehensive understanding of all building maintenance and upgrade requirements.  (Inside)

Carla Yorke and her ad-hoc committee have completed most of this assessment and will be completed within the next two months.  Carla has decided to step down and Arlene Burleigh is now the accountability person for the building upgrades.  Thank you Carla, for all your efforts.

Theme:  Community Relations

Objective 1 Enhanced Communications

              To effectively communicate within our internal community

Carl Mcbride and his ad-hoc committee have submitted a written recommendation process for the content and delivery of information to our internal community to the Board.

Theme: Human Resources

Objective 1 Volunteer Management

               To implement the classroom volunteer policy

Lisa Mcbride and her ad-hoc committee  have completed the database registry on the website for parents and non parents, skills and talents.  We are still in need of more families to fill out the registry on line.

As you can see this was a successful year.  We completed all the tasks we set out for Year 1.  If anyone would like any further details they may look at our strategic planning binder at the office.

In May of 2006, your Strategic Planning committee planned various objectives for Year 2 and this Plan was given to the Board for approval.  The Plan was adopted by the Board in June and will be presented to the membership at the next membership meeting in November 2006.

Our YEAR 2 of the Strategic Plan begins September 1, 2006 and ends on August 31, 2007.   

God Bless

John Stewart

Strategic Coordinator