NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The strategic planning process is continuing for Buhler USD 313.
"It's been a huge process right now," said USD 313 Superintendent Cindy Couchman. "We've narrowed it down to our three themes,which is student success, culture, and resources and operations. We are developing an action plan under each one of those three themes right now."
Staff members, administration and the district site council have all weighed in on the plans.
"We will then take it to our staff at the building level and have them look at it and get input," Couchman said. "Finally it ends in the board of education's hand, hopefully in December to finalize that action plan for each one of those three themes. And this is a five-year cycle of a strategic plan."
The Hutchinson Community Foundation and the City of Hutchinson are also working on strategic planning at this same time, so it remains to be seen how the plans for all three entities will be able to interact in the coming years.