Strategic Plan

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March 2025 Progress Update

As we near the final stretch of our district’s strategic planning journey, we’re excited to share an update on our progress! 

Over the past several weeks, more than 60 community stakeholders – including students, parents, local citizens, teachers and school staff – have been working together to shape a vision, identify core community values, and set future-ready goals for our district. Through it all, the group has coalesced around a shared vision: to ensure that each and every child is future-ready.

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Laying the Foundation

From the very first meeting, our stakeholder group embraced a spirit of togetherness and action, establishing a set of guiding norms to foster open, productive discussions:

 ✅ Kids first – Every decision centers on what’s best for students.
Assume positive intent – We engage with respect and trust.
Lean in – Everyone contributes and stays engaged.
Appreciate differences – Diverse perspectives strengthen our work.
Make connections – Building relationships fosters collaboration.
Align where we can – We seek common ground while honoring unique viewpoints.

Listening to Our Community

Understanding the hopes and concerns of our community has been a cornerstone of this process. To date, we have:

  • Analyzed over 450 community survey responses

  • Conducted more than 150 community interviews

These efforts have provided invaluable insights into the values and priorities of Kalama families, students, educators, and citizens.

Setting the Course

Guided by these values and our vision of future-readiness, the stakeholder group is now in the process of refining and defining a set of guiding principles and high-level goals based on five levels of future-readiness:

Future-Ready Learners graphic

What’s Next?

Our next step is to transform these goals into concrete strategies – tangible, actionable steps that bring our community’s vision to life, and we look forward to sharing them with you in the coming weeks.

Thank you to everyone who has participated in this process so far. Your voices, insights, and dedication are shaping a strategic plan that will guide our district for years to come, ensuring that each and every child in Kalama is future-ready.

Stay tuned for more updates as we move into the next phase of this important work!

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Planning Timeline

January 2025

  • Survey launch (1/28)

  • Community presentations (1/28-1/29)

February 2025

  • Strategic planning - Session 1 (2/11)

  • Strategic planning - Session 2 (2/25)

March 2025

  • Strategic planning - Session 3 (3/11)

  • Strategic planning - Session 4 (3/25)

April 2025

  • If necessary - Session 5 (4/08)

  • Board adoption of new strategic plan (4/28)