Two-Minute Tip: 3 Pointers for Reading a District Strategic Plan
District leaders frequently say they are looking for vendors who do their homework before pitching a product. And a good place to start is with publicly available strategic plans.
These documents are generally the product of collaborative work between educators and community members to lay out a district’s top problems and priorities. They’re blueprints that guide…
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District leaders frequently say they are looking for vendors who do their homework before pitching a product. And a good place to start is with publicly available strategic plans.
These documents are generally the product of collaborative work between educators and community members to lay out a district’s top problems and priorities. They’re blueprints that guide many of the system’s purchasing decisions.
For companies, the information included can help with tailoring a product or service to a district’s specific needs and goals.
In this Two-Minute Tip, EdWeek Market Brief Staff Writer Emma Kate Fittes details three things companies should look for when reading a district’s strategic plan, offering insight into how to make a sales pitch more successful.
For more on how company representatives can glean the most information out of a district’s strategic plan, see the full story here.
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