Built from Community Voice & Shared Vision
Our strategic planning process was rooted in extensive community engagement and collaborative input. Over six months, we conducted comprehensive listening sessions, surveys, and focus groups to ensure every voice in our community helped shape the future of Haslett Public Schools.
By the Numbers
35
Listening Sessions
Held across all schools and community venues
665
Participants
Parents, students, staff, and community members
1,400
Survey Responses
From students, families, and staff
35,000
Ratings & Comments
Individual feedback points analyzed
Our Planning Journey
Each milestone below tells part of the story and links to the documents and materials behind it, from the launch announcements through the final adopted plan.
Ready to Shape Their Future
The Board-approved 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.
January 27, 2025
Board Resolution Launches Strategic Planning
The Board of Education formally established a Strategic Planning Task Force, launching a comprehensive community engagement process with clearly defined roles for the task force, Board, and administration.
Materials
February & March 2025
School-Focused Community Engagement
Led by building principals, each school hosted multiple focus groups and listening sessions tailored to their unique community. Staff, students, and families participated in structured dialogue sessions designed to gather input on student outcomes and district capabilities, ensuring every voice in our school communities helped shape our strategic direction.
Materials
- Board Launch Workshop 1 Slides (Feb 4)
- Task Force Meeting 1 Slides (Feb 12)
- Board Workshop 2 Slides (Mar 10)
- Task Force Meeting 2 Slides (Mar 12)
March & April 2025
Data Analysis and Synthesis
The Strategic Planning Task Force and Board engaged in a back-and-forth review of input from our school-focused community engagement sessions alongside comprehensive survey responses from over 1,400 students, staff, and families, analyzing more than 35,000 individual ratings and comments to identify the district's greatest strengths and key challenges moving forward.
Materials
- Board Workshop 3 Slides (Apr 14)
- Task Force Meeting 3 Slides (Apr 23)
April & May 2025
Community Validation and Board Presentation
The district organized all feedback into priority statements and conducted a final Likert-style survey, receiving over 350 responses with overwhelming community support for what would become our strategic pillars and priorities. On May 12, 2025, the Task Force formally presented these pillars and priorities to the Board for the first time.
Materials
May to July 2025
Administrative Alignment and Plan Development
Administrators aligned building continuous improvement plans with the emerging priorities and conducted a crosswalk with past plans to ensure continuity while establishing the new strategic direction. On July 21, 2025, the complete draft "Ready to Shape Their Future" strategic plan document was presented to the Board of Education.
Materials
August 11, 2025
Plan Approval & Implementation Launch Adopted
Administrators presented the 2025-2026 strategies and initiatives aligned with the strategic pillars and priorities. Following a three-week public preview period that generated additional community input, the Board of Education approved the Haslett Public Schools 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, "Ready to Shape Their Future."