Strategies are the broad statements that describe how we will accomplish our mission and objectives. The Strategies approved by NCSSM’s Strategic Planning Team include:
1. Increase and diversify our sources of revenue and resources as well as ensure sustainable use to best achieve our mission and objectives.
2. Improve our IT systems and services as well as provide the facilities and equipment to effectively accomplish the mission of our residential and virtual community.
3. Ensure our residential and virtual programs work collaboratively to fulfill our mission.
4. Increase the capacity within our faculty, the community, our alumni, and professional partnerships to provide students real world opportunities to apply their learning.
5. Improve communication, public relations, and marketing to achieve our mission and objectives.
6. Improve the academic preparation of students admitted to NCSSM and provide sufficient support for their success while on campus.
7. Create an environment that stimulates the creativity, innovation, and excellence of our faculty and staff.
8. Expand our outreach activities for teachers and students throughout North Carolina and beyond.
The eight Strategies listed above each include Specific Results that describe how each will be accomplished over the next five years. These Specific Results were established by Action Planning Teams that also worked to develop implementation plans. Specific Results may be viewed below the Strategy with which they are associated.
The status of each Specific Result is indicated as either “active” or pending for a subsequent year of implementation. More detail about the implementation of each Strategy and Specific Result will be available in a Strategic Planning Annual Report published each fall. The first Annual Report will be published in the Fall 2013.