Strategic Plan 2026-2033
Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) is embarking on the critical work of developing its next Strategic Plan, a roadmap that will guide our priorities, investments and focus areas for years to come.
Community engagement opportunities will begin in February 2026, with multiple opportunities to get involved through the end of the school year. Click the button below to get involved.
The strategic planning process will also include a facilities portfolio analysis to review our district buildings and create a long-term plan that ensures our facilities are aligned with our academic programs and the number of students we serve. Check back in April 2026 for more information.
Priority Areas and Key Topics
Between May and October 2025, Superintendent Stacie Stanley intentionally listened, observed, and analyzed data to gain critical insights into both the strengths that make SPPS unique and opportunities that will allow us to illuminate, elevate and extend excellence. The below priorities and key topics came directly from this engagement process.
Excellence in Instruction
Ensuring every student receives high-quality, culturally responsive instruction that accelerates their own growth.
- Achievement Gap Reduction & Academic Acceleration
- Continuous Improvement Infrastructure
- Literacy Consistency and Coherence
Deliberate Inclusion
Creating schools where every student and staff member experiences dignity, connection and comprehensive support.
- Discipline and Belonging Review
- Family Communication and Language Access Standards
- Special Education Programming Enhancement
- Staff Retention and Recruitment
Sustainable Infrastructure
Purposeful analysis of how we allocate funding for facilities, staff and programs through a lens of equity
- Analysis of Current Resource Allocation Models
- Facility Equity Assessment & Longitudinal Plan
- Marketing and Enrollment Recovery
Timeline (December 2025-August 2026)
December
- Present process for strategic plan development to Board of Education
January
- Launch strategic plan development process
- Form Advisory Task Force
February
- Advisory Task Force begins
- Engagement meetings for staff and community
March
- Advisory Task Force meetings
- Synthesis of feedback
- Strategy Formation Action Teams convene
April
- Strategies recommended by Action Teams
- Advisory Task Force reviews strategies
May-June
- Engagement meetings with students and community
- Strategies reviewed by Senior Executive Leadership Team
- Drafting of plan
July
- Draft plan presented to Board of Education
- Implementation plan presented
August
- Final plan presented to Board of Education for approval