What are the steps an independent school should take to draft and implement a strategic plan?
The NAIS book The Strategic Process: 10 Steps for Planning Your Independent School’s Future offers advice on adopting an ongoing strategic posture in an ever-changing world so you can create and implement an independent school strategic plan. The book includes case studies about strategic planning in different independent school settings and an appendix chock-full of worksheets, checklists, and other resources you can use in your strategy work. Order it today from the NAIS Bookstore or through the publications department at (800) 793-6701. In addition, you will find a number of articles regarding strategic planning when you Browse Resources by Topic on our website. Simply click on the plus (+) symbol next to School Administration and then click on Strategic Planning for a full list of articles. In particular, Good to Great: Eight Strategic Planning Steps to Making Sense of the Future and Effecting Change in Independent Schools both address and outline steps toward developing a strategi
