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Most organizations have missions, visions, and strategic plans. Research has shown that very often great organizations distinguish themselves by ensuring that their vision, mission, and strategic plans are embraced and active in their day to day practices.
In this section of the website, the Neshaminy School District’s mission, vision and strategic plans are presented. Below is a brief description of what each is intended to represent. The vision is intended to be the broadest representation of District beliefs. It is designed to highlight the “lens” through which the District looks at things. In other words, if a person in one part of the organization considers an issue through the vision of the District, his/her actions should be aligned with someone else in another part of the organization applying the vision to his/her actions. In Neshaminy, the vision contains eight components entitled “The Eight to Remain Great.” The vision is represented in three ways. First, the vision is represented graphically through a diagram showing the relationship of the eight components. The result of including the eight components is "achievement of a well defined objective". Second, the vision is represented through brief descriptions of each of the eight areas. Third, the vision is described through eight questions. If an individual asks these eight questions, there will probably be alignment with the vision of the District. Mission A mission is slightly less broad than a vision but speaks generally to the core objective of the organization.
Strategic Plans The Strategic Plans of the District speak much more specifically about what anticipated actions and directions should take place over the next few years. Typically these strategic plans have been reviewed and agreed upon by different parts of the organization. |
