How to Be Proactive in the Face of Uncertainty: Scenario Planning for School Districts
Description:
Most superintendents and their senior teams have come to develop a finely calibrated sense of how to best manage the year-to-year changes in their districts. With proactive preparation, districts can manage the downside risk, and seize the upside opportunity that uncertainty creates. The key to transforming the current crisis into a strategic opportunity is to accept the uncertainty of the current fiscal situation, recognize the uncertain dimensions of each individual decision, and structure the strategic planning process accordingly.