The St. Joseph School District in Missouri faced significant challenges, including enrollment decline, decreasing attendance rates, and struggles with teacher retention. To address these issues, the district engaged Creative Entourage to develop a community engagement program to gather community input and create a strategic plan to move the district forward.
Hundreds of St. Joseph School District residents participated in the Vision Forward Community Engagement program, which aimed to develop a strategic plan covering key areas such as communication, demographics, facilities, and instruction. The program’s recommendations were based on the latest research in education and informed by the input of the community. Using the community engagement program’s recommendations as a guide, district leadership collaborated with former superintendents from District Leadership Solutions to develop an action plan that reflects the district’s aspirations for its future
The district now has a solid plan to address student success factors such as attendance, discipline, student mobility, migration of staff and families, and staffing issues. Creative Entourage’s work helped the district build a better future for its students and the wider community.
Services Provided:
- Community Engagement
- Communications
- Graphic Design