Overview

Liberty-Benton Local School District in Findlay, Ohio, faced a crucial challenge: crafting a strategic plan and learner profile to guide its path forward. As a small district with limited resources, Liberty-Benton recognized the importance of having a clear direction and plan to maximize its resources to benefit students and the community it serves.

“At Liberty-Benton, we believe that all students can and will learn. Our dedicated teachers and staff are committed to facilitating the maximum level of learning for every student in a respectful, caring, and safe environment.”

Challenge

The challenge for Liberty-Benton Local School District was multifaceted. With the goal of creating a strategic plan and learner profile, the district needed to engage a diverse array of stakeholders, including students, parents, community leaders, partners and the broader community. As a small district with limited resources, ensuring that every voice was heard and that the resulting plan would effectively align resources to support student learning and community needs was essential.

Solution

The Impact Group facilitated a strategic planning and learner profile creation process to address this challenge, prioritizing significant community engagement. Through town hall meetings, surveys, focus groups, and stakeholder interviews or whatever means used the district gathered input from various perspectives to inform its strategic direction. This collaborative approach ensured that the resulting plan and profile reflected the collective aspirations and priorities of the Liberty-Benton community, creating alignment and consensus among stakeholders.

Impact

The impact of the strategic planning process was transformative for Liberty-Benton Local School District. By fostering clarity and alignment of resources, the district developed a long-term plan with actionable steps and accountability measures to guide its future growth and development. This strategic plan and learner profile provided a roadmap for optimizing resources, enhancing student learning outcomes and strengthening the bonds between the school and the community it serves. With a unified vision and actionable plan in place, Liberty-Benton can move forward, committed to fostering the maximum level of learning for every student in a respectful, caring, and safe environment.

Building Trust and Achieving Success

As Liberty-Benton continues its journey, the strategic plan and learner profile developed in partnership with The Impact Group serve as a foundation for building trust and achieving success. By remaining committed to the principles of engagement, accountability and continuous improvement, Liberty-Benton can ensure that its resources are effectively utilized to fulfill its mission of empowering all students to reach their full potential. 

Kind Words

Strategic Planning

“Working with The Impact Group to create our strategic plan was effortless! They took the time to meet with many facets of our school community and stakeholders to develop goals and objectives that will now guide the work we do over the next three years. I highly recommend using their team of educational experts to guide the work you do as the instructional leader of your district. You will be glad you did!”

Mike Cook, Superintendent, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools

“Locking arms with the staff at The Impact Group who want to do the same and have fun doing it was nothing but advantageous for our organization in our strategic planning process. The Impact Group delivered a sophisticated report, yet, simple for staff to create, share and implement.”

Jeannie Turner, Director of Community Services, Greene County Board of Developmental Disabilities

“I strongly recommend that a district consider the Impact Group for their strategic planning needs.  Lori and her team did an excellent job of acquiring stakeholder feedback to formulate an accurate perspective of the needs and aspirations of our district.  They were able to take that perspective and develop meaningful, measurable goals and objectives that were supported by data.”

Gabe Tudor, Superintendent, Wooster City Schools

“Finally, a strategic planning process that was painless and resulted in meaningful goals and objectives.  I have never experienced this level of employee involvement with a strategic plan.  The Impact Group can be credited for a professional and straightforward approach, gathering valuable information, filtering out useless data, and getting people excited.”

Mike Pelcic, Superintendent, Pickaway County Board of DD
“The Impact Group is a great resource for public relations, strategic planning and crisis communication. The Impact Group employs a cadre of professionals skilled in all aspects of public relations.”
Ed Stark, Superintendent, Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities

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