Craig Hockenberry: The First Strategic plan at Three Rivers
Craig Hockenberry:
The First Strategic plan at Three Rivers
After settling in as Superintendent of Three Rivers
Local Schools and focusing on the development of the core values it was clearly time to start the process of developing
the first strategic plan at Three Rivers. This was not going to be an easy task
as change comes slow at Three Rivers. We
realized we were going to have to reach out for support. There are many companies that help with this work
and push you through the process. We
chose someone who had an impeccable reputation for getting results and working
with the entire communities. That person was Dr. Bobby Moore the CEO of Epic
Impact.
Dr. Moore taught us that setting high expectations for
each of the strategic goals and not reaching them was way better than setting
the bar low an achieving the goal. That
made us all uncomfortable because we felt the board would go after us all if we
did not reach the goals. We expressed
our feelings to Dr. Moore and continued to remind us that it was about the
students and setting high expectations for them.
We spent more than 40 hours with Dr. Moore
collaborating, developing surveys, setting goals, presenting to the board,
conducting small groups, large groups, and breaking down the data. Once we had a rough idea of the strategic
plan I took the first version on a complete tour of Miami Township and to every
corner of our district. I went to
community council meetings in Addyston, Cleves, Miami Township, and North
Bend.
I went to civic clubs meetings such as the
Cleves-Three Rivers Kiwanis Club, Western Hills Community Service Club, The
WEC, the Three Rivers Women’s Club, and many others. I also spent considerable time having
breakfast, coffees, lunches, and dinners with all of our key stakeholders,
staff, and alumni. The objective was to gather feedback for our first strategic
plan. We got much feedback and adjusted the plan based on their feedback. This was a process of high level transparency
and top level collaboration.
Once we were finished, two board members wished to
take over the process from the leadership team of the district. They did this in December 2019 and thirteen
months later the district anxiously awaits the final product…
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