Strategic Plan 2008-2009 - Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Strategic Plan 2008-2009 - Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Strategic Plan 2008-2009 - Eastern Suffolk BOCES
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<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Suffolk</strong> <strong>BOCES</strong><br />
Related Operational Action <strong>Plan</strong> VI.D: Research Performance and Capacity<br />
ADDRESSES <strong>BOCES</strong> GOAL(S):<br />
II. Staff Development<br />
V. Resourcing and Operational Efficiency<br />
VII. <strong>Strategic</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning<br />
X. Internal Communications<br />
XII. Research and Development<br />
1. Maximize sharing of data<br />
a. Evaluate current internal (ES<strong>BOCES</strong>)<br />
structures for sharing and maintaining<br />
data, and modify structures based on<br />
needs of departments/offices affected.<br />
b. Encourage the regional sharing of data.<br />
<strong>Strategic</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>2008</strong>-09<br />
RESPONSIBLE ADMINISTRATOR:<br />
Chief Operating Officer<br />
Director, Communications, Research, and Recruitment<br />
` COLLABORATOR(S):<br />
Director, <strong>Plan</strong>ning and Program Improvement<br />
Research Analyst<br />
Web Manager<br />
Principal Stenographer<br />
RELATED OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVE: By <strong>2009</strong>, <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Suffolk</strong> <strong>BOCES</strong> will establish the Office of Research as a provider of<br />
high-quality educational, evaluation, and policy research that is of statewide standing and aligned with the informational needs of the<br />
ES<strong>BOCES</strong> programs and staff, component school districts, and other government and non-government entities influencing public<br />
education on Long Island.<br />
DESCRIPTIVE NARRATIVE: The Research Office provides program and policy research support for the region. Assisting<br />
constituents in defining issues influencing public education, selecting research designs, obtaining information and interpreting results,<br />
the office helps meet present regional challenges and develop strategies for improving regional educational initiatives. Projects<br />
include regional analyses of statewide school funding, student outcome data analyses, etc. Strategies to achieve this priority include:<br />
a) promoting partnerships with regional agencies/ organizations involved in issues affecting public education, b) diversifying and<br />
expanding the office’s access to regional, state and federal data resources, c) building upon the knowledge base of existing staff and<br />
exploring emerging research methodologies, d) conducting an ongoing research program of regional analysis, program evaluation,<br />
and organizational improvement to facilitate the use of management information in key agency and regional decision-making<br />
processes, and e) utilizing the agency Web site to greater extents to articulate to the region ES<strong>BOCES</strong> as a resource for research<br />
and evaluation.<br />
ACTIVITIES<br />
Target Date<br />
for<br />
Completion<br />
On-going<br />
<strong>2009</strong><br />
On-going<br />
Responsible Person/Group<br />
Dir., Comm., Research & Recruitment<br />
Research Analyst<br />
Web Manager<br />
Status/Outcome<br />
In Progress<br />
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