Strategic Planning in Education in Manitoba

Strategic planning began in the business world. Can it be applied in education? The first aim of this study was to review the strategic planning activities of school divisions within the boundaries of the City of Winnipeg to determine whether those activities corresponded in a general way to the strategic planning cycle recommended by John Bryson Cycle. A second aim of this study was to interview superintendents to obtain their evaluations of the planning process, their annual reports to the community, their reports to Manitoba Education Citizenship and Youth, and schools plans. Overall the study found that strategic planning is functioning quite well in the school divisions in Winnipeg. There is some variation in the processes used but this indicates the distinctive features of each of the six school divisions