SEVEN STEPS IN SEVEN STEPS IN PLANNING TO PLANPLANNING TO PLAN

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Step 1: Purpose and ScopeStep 1: Purpose and Scope

• What you plan can do

• How many plans?

• Integration

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Step 2: ResponsibilityStep 2: Responsibility

• School librarian and ed tech staff

• Who has final authority?

• Involve final authority in planning process

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Step 3: The Planning TeamStep 3: The Planning Team

• Size

• Charge

• Who?– School– Community

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Step 4: Needs AssessmentStep 4: Needs Assessment

• Current capacity

• Current resources

• Current performance

• Needs/Gaps

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Step 5: Outline the ProcessStep 5: Outline the Process

• Choose the team• Orient the team• Conduct needs assessment• Develop vision, mission, goals, objectives• Brief final authority/get approval• Develop implementation process• Integrate the plan into school plan

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Step 6: Create a timelineStep 6: Create a timeline

• Timeline can be dependent on:– School deadlines– Budget deadlines– Report deadlines– E-rate deadlines– CDE deadlines

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Step 7: Market Planning EffortStep 7: Market Planning Effort

• Planning process is marketing

• Planning team is marketing

• Needs assessment is marketing

• Drafts are marketing

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Your AssignmentYour Assignment

• Begin filling out the worksheets on Planning to Plan

• Do the sheets easiest to do today

• Commit to forming a team and completing the planning to plan when you return home