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Lyons Township High School District 204 special meeting, date not confirmed yet

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District 204 board holds data retreat to begin 2027⁠-⁠2032 strategic plan 4:57

  • Jill Beda Daniels called the District 204 special meeting, the 2027⁠-⁠2032 Strategic Planning Data Retreat meeting, to order at 8:04 AM and said its purpose was to work collaboratively to develop the district's 2027 to 2032 strategic plan. 4:57
  • A facilitator said participants would leave having completed a SWOT analysis, listing up to 10 strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. 20:16
  • Participants reviewed survey data and rotated through three presentations from goal champions on the goals of the current strategic plan. 1:01:05
  • Jill Beda Daniels said the next strategic planning special meeting would be held Wednesday, October 21st from 12 to 4, and the meeting was adjourned. 4:04:09
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and public comment 4:57
    • A staff member called the roll and reported one member absent. 5:10
    • No one was signed up for the first public comment session. 5:49
  2. Overview of strategic planning process 5:59
    • A district official said the Open Meetings Act requires the working session to be conducted as a public meeting, with notice posted in advance and minutes kept. 7:12
    • The official said October 21st would be the vision retreat, December 9th the setting direction retreat, and a mid-January Zoom call would provide a summary and a draft plan. 10:44
  3. Facilitator explains consensus model 14:25
    • A facilitator said 96 people were seated at 12 tables, with each table producing its own product for every activity. 14:25
    • The facilitator said any idea appearing on 8 or more of the 12 tables would make the consensus list. 32:55
  4. Table activity on perceptions 35:54
    • A staff member asked each participant to write three things they were most proud of and three things that need attention, then combine them into an unduplicated list at each table. 36:05
  5. Review of survey data 1:01:05
    • The facilitator said the district had none of the Five Essentials in the low category, with supportive environment and involved families in the high category and three others neutral. 1:05:32
    • The facilitator said there was no parent report because fewer than 20% of parents took the survey, and that the effective leaders score was 35 in 2024, 41 in 2025 and 40 in 2026. 1:08:17
    • The facilitator said the spring Panorama student survey drew 2,576 responses and identified student engagement as an opportunity. 1:15:32
  6. Goal champion presentations 1:21:44
    • A district official said tables would rotate through three presentations covering Goals 1 and 2, Goals 3 and 4, and facilities, finance and technology. 1:21:44
  7. SWOT analysis activity 3:23:28
    • A presenter asked tables to edit a draft list of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and narrow each category to no more than 10 items. 3:23:55
  8. Next steps before vision retreat 3:58:07
    • The facilitator said participants would receive a data retreat findings document with all table posters and a consensus draft, and that materials would be posted to the district website. 3:58:40
    • The facilitator said the district had administered vision surveys to students, families and community a week earlier. 4:01:23
    • A district official said 85 of 96 people attended. 4:03:13
  9. Second public comment and adjournment 4:04:01
    • No one was signed up for the second public comment session. 4:04:01
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~4:04:27

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Video: posted by the district as “September 24, 2026 - Special Meeting - 2027-2032 Strategic Planning Process Meeting”