The 2008-2011 strategic plan builds upon our previous planning efforts and reflects the voices of our stakeholders.
We asked more than 100 members of the Questar III community, from staff to school district leadership, to reflect on past practices and to consider our future needs. They provided candid feedback on our performance as well as perceptions about our responsiveness.
The plan represents a dynamic process that enables us to respond to the needs of our districts and changes in public education. We will collect data, measure success, evaluate and modify services, and engage community partners.
We have made significant progress during the past several years but the challenges ahead require us to be more creative and collaborative in nature. Together we can better support student achievement and shape a stronger cooperative.
Please join us in achieving these goals.
Planning for Success: 2008-2011
Questar III has a long history of developing strategic plans over the past 20 years. Our planning efforts ensure that we are providing leadership for our districts through the development and refinement of high quality programs, achievement of cost efficiencies, transparency of decisions and – the essence of any cooperative – collaborative decision-making.
Our Strategic Initiatives
The plan concentrates our efforts, resources and energies on five strategic areas of importance for the next three years:
1) Cost/Value
- Perform cost/benefit analysis for all services
- Utilize data to drive decision-making
- Analyze best ways to structure costs for services
- Clarify the budget development process
- Adopt a business plan model for all new services
2) Stakeholders are our partners
- Build a culture of excellence organizationally
- Enhance internal/external communications
- Establish mutually beneficial partnerships
- Develop a continuous process improvement cycle
3) Best practices
- Create a learning organization through implementing, sharing best practices
4) Best staff
- Hire and retain highly qualified staff
5) Best environment
- Optimize materials, equipment, and supplies
- Establish processes for proactively identifying future program needs
- Maintain facilities that are cost effective and meet our operating needs
- Secure school district support for our facility needs
Our success in achieving these objectives depends on two key elements: utilizing technology to improve efficiencies, and developing communications that help the community better understand our wide array of services.