July 11, 2020 at 1:00 PM - WPS Semi-Annual Board Retreat

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)

4. Approve Consent Agenda

5. Welcome guests, introductions, special presentation from the Viking News Network (VNN)

6. Purpose and Benefits of Strategic Planning

1. Everyone operates with the same goals in mind
2. No hidden or individual agendas to contend with
3. Board, administration, and staff are proactive instead of reactive
4. Increases a sense of trust between board, administration, and staff
5. Provides a sense of direction for board, administration, and staff
6. Increases probability of accomplishing district goals
7. Provides a basis for establishing benchmarks and measuring progress
8. Greater continuity when board, administration, and/or staff changes
9. Increases accountability to district patrons and communicates priorities

7. Review District Motto, Mission & District Objectives

8. Review Strategic Planning Timeline Chart 

9. Board and Administration Code of Ethics

10. Review and Update District Strengths-Identify those things you are most proud of.

11. Prioritize Goals-Identify Areas of Need that are most important to you as we start the new strategic planning cycle.

12. Identify Enablers-Those things that enable our district to succeed at accomplishing our goals.

13. Identify Barriers - Those things which prevent you from accomplishing your goals.

14. Closure/Adjournment-Review timeline for developing master plan, public input, survey work, contention variances.