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Date of Award

Summer 2025

Document Type

Doctoral Dissertation

Department or Program Affiliation

Educational Leadership

Degree Name

Doctorate of Education

First Advisor

Makoyiisaaminaa, Will

Second Advisor

Larsen, Donald

Third Advisor

Granger, Christopher John

Abstract

School districts across the United States engage staff, school board members, district officials, and the community in the process of developing strategic plans. The development of strategic plans utilizes resources of the district to include financial, human, and time. I examined one district’s journey in the development and implementation of various strategic plans and, posited, to what extent, if any, have these strategic plans impacted student achievement. The research was a qualitative case study of this district and their strategic plans. Interviews were conducted with former and current superintendents, teachers, school board members, and the organization that led the development of the latest strategic plan. These interviews provided data on the impact of strategic plans on various district stakeholders and determined the impact on student achievement.

Type

Text

Keywords

strategic plan, strategic planning, leadership

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

1534152352

Subject – LCSH

School management and organization--Washington (State); School districts--Washington (State); Educational leadership--Washington (State); Strategic planning

Geographic Coverage

Washington (State)

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

doctoral dissertations

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

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