Strategic Section

The Charter must have a strategic planning section that sets out the Board's objectives for student achievement for the next 3 to 5 years and the ways in which the Board intends to achieve those objectives.

This section will include an overview of the current state of student learning and expectations for improvement over the next 3 to 5 years. At a minimum, the Board should make reference to key learning outcomes for its students as identified by self-review analysis, as well as those groups of students identified in the National Education Priorities (See Thinking Template or NAG 1).

The expectations set out in this section will reflect the Board's decisions as to how it intends to meet the aspirations of the school's community, and how it intends to contribute to the achievement of national education priorities.

This section will also contain or refer to:

• the Board's longer-term curriculum development and implementation priorities;
• the Board's 3 to 5 year financial objectives, including how the Board will monitor and control Board expenditure in a prudent fashion and how it will meet its financial reporting and auditing responsibilities.
• the Board's plan for providing a safe and healthy learning environment, including either a copy of or summary of the school's 10 year property plan.