Our Strategic Plan
DCSC’s strategic plan intentionally centers students and their families, aligns our goals and strategies with the Duluth Public School District and community partners, and reflects best practices for full-service community schools. We began by identifying and engaging key stakeholders, then used their input to drive our work. With that stakeholder guidance, we conducted a comprehensive SWOT analysis, developed an organizational vision and updated mission, and developed our goals and strategies.
Vision: Students and families flourish in connected schools and communities
Mission: DCSC promotes wellbeing and success for Duluth Public Schools students and families by co-creating, celebrating, and mobilizing for equitable educational experiences.
Strategic Planning Process
Vision, Mission, Goals & Strategies Feedback - Round 2 Feedback
As we finalized our mission, vision, key goals, and strategies, we collected feedback from current and past DCSC stakeholders: students, teachers, parents/families, community members, school staff, etc! Click below to view the results.
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Strategic Planning - Initial Feedback Results
Engagement Objectives
Thank you to everyone helping the Collaborative "plan into existence" the schools we all know our students and families deserve! We collected feedback from current and past DCSC stakeholders: students, teachers, parents/families, community members, school staff, etc! Click below to view the results.
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Foster an inclusive, welcoming, sustained culture of collaboration
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Strengthen, deepen relationships between DCSC and families, students, educators, partners, and the district
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Ensure we hear from all our key stakeholders
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Create opportunities for stakeholders with varying perspectives to listen to and learn from each other
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Seek input from students and families about their lived experiences in the schools
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Understand what is and isn’t working for students, families, educators
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Ask how stakeholders define success
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Gather perspectives on opportunities and constraints for the collaborative, school district, and partners to work together
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Provide information on the needs and opportunities in the schools and how DCSC is helping to address those
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Use multiple means/methods to provide stakeholders with information the full-service community schools model, purpose and history of DCSC, funding, recent and current programming, partners, and impacts
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Click here for our Strategic Planning Engagement Design document.
Framework for community schools
Six Key Practices
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Powerful student and family engagement
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Collaborative leadership and shared power and voice​
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Expanded and enriched learning opportunities
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Rigorous community-connected classroom instruction
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Culture of belonging, safety and care
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Integrated Systems of support
QUestions?
Contact us by phone or email. Check out our blog to learn more about our work, or visit the Support page to learn how you can engage.