Enterprise Project Governance

Starting in fall 2025, Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) launched the Enterprise Project Governance (EPG) process to ensure large-scale initiatives are strategically aligned, feasible, and resourced for long-term success.

Whether it’s rolling out new curriculum, implementing digital systems, reimagining student services, or launching equity-focused efforts—EPG exists to support stronger coordination, clearer decision-making, and sustainable implementation across schools and departments.

This work is housed within the Innovation Office (IO), whose mission is to advance strategic thinking, planning, and decision-making across SPPS. The IO provides strategic planning, project management, fund development, and grant oversight to ensure initiatives like EPG are executed effectively and in alignment with district goals.

What Is EPG?

EPG is a structured districtwide process for reviewing, prioritizing, and monitoring major initiatives before they move forward—and as they progress. It ensures that projects are well-scoped, aligned with strategic priorities, appropriately resourced, and positioned for success.

Projects reviewed through EPG typically:

Impact multiple schools, divisions, or departments
Require significant funding, staffing, or policy changes
Involve complex implementation and long-term planning
Depend on cross-functional collaboration and oversight
Align with the district’s strategic goals and equity commitments

As part of the process, project teams complete a Decision Document, which is reviewed for feasibility, alignment, capacity, and risk. Teams receive structured tools, ongoing support, and guidance from the EPG Committee. When needed, a dedicated project manager from the Innovation Office is assigned.

[🔗 Link to Decision Document]
[🔗 Link to EPG Flow Chart]
[🔗 Link to Enterprise Project Definition & Process]

Have a Project in Mind?

If your team is considering an initiative that meets the criteria above, it may be an EPG project. Please complete this form to begin the review process. Your submission will be evaluated, and a member of the Innovation Office will follow up with next steps.

Next steps may include:

Background on how EPG came to be
Overview of how the process works
Access to your project workbook, reporting expectations, and timelines

Why EPG Matters

By working together through a shared, transparent structure, we ensure that as a district we are:

Aligned with our mission and equity commitments
Focused on student needs
Fiscally responsible
Creating coherence and alignment across our work

Together, we’ll ensure every project is not only impactful—but also equitable, sustainable, and centered on the students and families we serve.