Our Strategic Planning Is a Community Endeavor
This is a defining moment for the future of the Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS). The school’s Board of Trustees is launching the process to develop a five-year strategic plan before handing the task over to a committee of diverse stakeholders. The Board will review the school’s 20-year history and reflect on its successes and challenges, and review the school’s mission statement to determine whether it is still relevant or if changes are needed. The Board will also participate in a SWOT analysis, identifying and analyzing the school’s internal strengths and weaknesses, and external opportunities and threats that shape current and future operations. It is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that dictates the role and responsibilities of a charter school’s Board of Trustees, as outlined on the DESE website:
“As public agents authorized by the state, the members of the board of trustees (board) of a charter school are responsible for governing the school and hold the charter for the school, as it is granted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). A strong board defines the mission of the school, develops school policies and changes them when appropriate, hires qualified personnel to manage the school's day-to-day operations and holds them accountable for meeting established goals, and formulates a long-range plan and charter school accountability plan that will ensure the school's continued stability.”