Steps


 * __Steps to the Strategic Planning process__**

I - __Sector Analysis__ - Data collection on the external and internal aspects of the education system.
 * SWOT Analysis is used to look at the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats regarding educational development.
 * Factors to be looked at using the SWOT analysis are the demographics of the school district, cost of education, assess to and participation in education, quality of education, external factors, and management roles of the system.
 * Understanding how the educational system works before a change is implemented.

II - __Goals and Objectives__ - This includes the vision of the school district and the goals of the change.
 * The mission statement of the Strategic Plan is critical to understand the direction that is intended.
 * A map of the goals and objectives that will lead to the change in the educational system.

III - __Action Planning__ - The preparation for the change and the strategies for implementing the change.
 * The action plan includes a timeline th
 * Nat indicates how long the process takes to implement.
 * The educational strategies that will be used to incorporate the change.
 * The educators and administrators that will be responsible for changing the educational system.
 * The training that will be used to train the educators and administrators that are chosen to implement the change.

​ IV - __Evaluation__ - Monitor and evaluate the results of the action plan.
 * Collecting data for evaluating the implementation of the strategic plan up-to-date.
 * Determine the effectiveness of the change being implemented.
 * Determine if the timeline has been followed.
 * Determine if the goals and objectives are being met.
 * Adjusting goals and objectives.