THE BEST OF THE MARSHALL MEMO
Carefully chosen summaries to energize leadership, teaching, and learning
Planning with a Purpose
Setting the Stage
- A vision of what a high-school graduate should look like
- Key questions to guide school improvement
- Vision and mission statements that actually inspire
The Plan
- Making the mission statement real
- Making the shift from annual to embedded improvement planning
- Developing theories of action
Making the Plan Compelling
- The importance of a clear, concise strategy statement
- A formula for transformational change in hospitals and schools
Implementation
- Eight steps to high-achieving schools
- Avoiding common mistakes in strategic planning
- 'Pre-mortems' are better than post-mortems
