Strategic Plan

Huntley 158 has developed a national reputation as a destination school district for developing excellence and innovation in a traditional public school setting. To reach those achievements has required a strategic approach to goal setting, resource allocation and action planning. As the 2024-25 school year marked the end of the district’s current strategic plan, Huntley 158 engaged in a new strategic plan called Huntley 2030: Building Tomorrow Together. To learn about the various components of the district's new strategic plan, click the tabs above or see the plan in its entirety below. For an abbreviated version (1-pager) of the strategic plan in multiple languages, click the links below:

Strategic Plan 1-pager

• English
• Polish
• Spanish

Key Performance Indicators for 2025-26

The Board of Education approved the district's strategic planning measures for the 2025-26 school year at the regular board meeting on September 18, 2025. Click the button below to view. 

Huntley 158 Key Performance Indicators for 2025-26 

Continuous Improvement Dashboard

The Continuous Improvement Dashboard is a one-stop shop for tracking district data and progress toward goals and KPIs. Click the button below to view. 

• Academic excellence
• Student well-being
• District demographics
• Financial information
• Staffing
• Community engagement

This tool helps us build a culture of continuous improvement and provides families, staff, students and the community with a clear picture of how we are moving forward on important measures of success. By monitoring these measures year after year, we can celebrate successes, identify needs, and stay focused on continuous improvement.

The strategic planning journey began in the fall of 2024 with engaging our students -- those we are here to serve and who are at the heart of everything we do. In November, 21 students from Huntley 158 elementary schools, middle schools, high school and LIGHT transition program participated in activities and discussions about their experience to provide feedback to help inform the district’s new strategic plan and develop two new components – Portrait of a Learner and a Portrait of a Learning Environment. The district also held several meetings with staff, families and interested community members to discuss the two “portraits” and a third one called Portrait of a Work Environment. The portraits were intended to serve as a framework and catalyst for the strategic plan as they laid the foundation for who we are, what we do, and how we do it. Key is the Portrait of a Learner, as it reminds us all of the important skills and attributes we want our students to possess upon graduation. 

In addition to the initial meetings with key stakeholders in the fall, the district assembled a Guiding Team, comprised of approximately 50 dedicated parents, staff, students and community members. The team was charged with continuing to shape the “portrait’ frameworks and define the district’s priority areas and goals. Simultaneously, to encourage more voices and feedback on a broader scale, the superintendent and district leadership team hosted Vision & Voice community engagement sessions for the public at each of its three campuses in February and March. Those unable to attend the in-person sessions were invited to participate virtually by completing a brief survey on the district’s website. 

The Guiding Team met three times over the course of several months (February, March and April), initially to learn more about the district, then to discuss key priority areas and review themes from stakeholder input. After the Guiding Team’s third and final meeting in mid-April, the district leadership team worked to create a draft plan that includes the three new portrait frameworks, as well as updated mission and vision statements, cross-cutting concepts, and district goals. From here and on an annual basis, the district leadership team will establish key measurable metrics and goals that align with the long-range goals in the five (5) identified priority areas.

Huntley 2030: Building Tomorrow Together is truly rooted in collaboration and reflects our shared commitment to excellence, equity, and the success of every student. We invite all stakeholders to review our new strategic plan and to follow along as we put it into action during the 2025-26 school year!

Jessica Lombard, Ed.S.
Superintendent