Turn Your K–12 Organization’s Vision into Measurable Results
Improve systemwide outcomes with a clear, actionable strategy
Hanover empowers K–12 leaders to drive meaningful change through strategic planning. We help you build a data-informed strategic plan, align resources with community priorities, implement key initiatives (including AI integration and governance), track key performance indicators (KPIs), and strengthen accountable decision-making.
Everything you need to design, measure, and achieve your strategic improvement goals
Develop a coordinated vision and actionable plan
Hanover advisors build your team’s capacity across all phases of strategic planning, from defining organizational statements to setting goals and KPIs, engaging your community, and monitoring action plans.
Assess performance against strategic priorities
Our survey and deep analysis evaluate how your current strategic priorities align with performance outcomes to identify trends, gaps, and next steps.
Build consensus around shared priorities
Our survey and deep analysis help you understand how your community perceives your organization to align priorities with strategic goals and resource planning.
Gather evidence about organizational needs
We examine performance trends across your academic, behavioral, and program outcomes to identify gaps and opportunities that inform strategic goal setting.
Increase consensus and strategic alignment
Our team conducts focus groups with key members of your community to capture experiences and identify strategic priorities.
Track strategic progress and performance
Hanover develops a detailed dashboard with your academic, behavioral, and operational data to easily measure KPI and goal progress and make timely, transparent course corrections.
Communicate strategic plan goals and process
Hanover’s experts develop engaging infographics and messaging to inform community members about your goals, progress, timelines, and opportunities for input.
Invest in training that aligns with strategic priorities
Our core and custom professional learning modules and implementation support help staff develop continuous improvement skills and practices to achieve strategic change.
Monroe Public Schools Partners with Hanover to Strengthen Strategic Planning Success
“We love Hanover’s approach to the strategic planning process and the deep level of work they’re able to perform in partnership with Monroe Public Schools.
We’re currently on track with the first phase of our strategic planning project, and it’s helpful to know that Hanover will continue to guide us through the rest of the process so we can fully leverage focus groups, surveys, and district data to monitor our progress and goals.
Overall, I’m highly satisfied with the collaboration so far, and I would recommend Hanover to other districts looking to improve their strategic planning efforts.”
—Andrew Shaw, Superintendent
Fresno Unified School District Develops Its Strategic Plan with Stakeholder Feedback as the Cornerstone
“Hanover’s multi-methods approach was just what we needed to collect in-depth stakeholder feedback across many areas, like their sense of engagement, connection with the school community, and strategic priorities. Hanover’s Strategic Planning Advisory Services offered us unparalleled access to Hanover’s bench of K-12 expert advisors who partnered with us every step of the way to generate insights that will serve as a foundation for our district’s mission, vision, and goals.”
– Bob Nelson, Superintendent
Bakersfield City School District Uses Data to Drive Portrait of a Graduate
“I’ve worked with Hanover for nearly seven years, calling on their data expertise and ability to help us build capacity for important projects. Our Portrait of a Graduate needed to include the whole Bakersfield community to live up to its potential. Hanover helped ensure all perspectives had a voice.”
– Mark Luque, Superintendent
Ways to Partner
Hanover offers multiple ways to work with us. From one-on-one expert guidance and custom research to professional learning and on-demand resources, our goal is to customize our capabilities and support to best meet your needs.
Our research partnership provides you with a dedicated research team and a customized research plan that will deliver actionable insights and analysis.
- Best Practices
- Survey Design & Analysis
- Benchmarking
- Data Analytics
- Qualitative Research
Our Advisory Services include our research services in addition to personalized support from one of our advisors, interactive workshops, and group consultations.
- Capacity Building
- Implementation Support
- Interactive Workshops
- Group Consultation
The Educator Learning Center (ELC) is our online professional learning platform that makes teacher learning sustainable, useful, and convenient.
- Interactive Learning Modules
- Resource Library
- Discussion Boards
- Custom-Built Content
- Implementation Advisor
Our always-on resource that provides research, data, benchmarking, and implementation tools that you can access anytime and share across teams and departments.
- Online Research Library
- Implementation Tools
- Benchmarking Analytics