Strategic and annual planning
Roles
The lead school, kura board of trustees chairperson is accountable for signing off the plan.
The cluster manager is responsible, in conjunction with the principal, tumuaki, for the strategic direction and development of the plan.
Key stakeholders contribute to the development of the plan.
Practice leaders work with the cluster manager to develop the plan.
Cycle
The strategic plan is expected to have a three or five year cycle.
An annual action plan is developed each year to implement the strategic plan.
The strategic plan
The strategic plan is future focused. It sets the "big picture" and direction of the cluster.
Essential elements
Key to the strategic plan are vision, mission, the cluster's objectives, and a review process.
Having a limited set of critical success factors and a service development and improvement plan related to these are also essential.
The annual action plan
The annual action plan describes the way the cluster will meet its objectives through detailed steps that describe key tasks, actions, evidence of outcomes, implications, and opportunities for service improvement.
It is operational, shorter-term and focussed on implementation.
Essential elements of the annual action plan
- Specific objectives, tasks, roles, responsibilities, timelines, and achievement indicators.
- Top five prioritised key issues and what will be done to address them; who will address them; timeframes; risk management.
- The responsibilities of RTLB.
- Specialisation focus, for example, professional development – who, what, how.
- Goals that focus on Māori achievement.
- Goals that focus on Pacific achievement.
The plan may include an accompanying annual budget.
Content last updated: March 2018