D3.PA1
Strategic Planning
Existence and currency of strategic plan, board role in plan development, monitoring of strategic milestones
Domain D3
Strategic Oversight & Accountability
Boards govern strategy, not operations. This domain measures whether the board provides meaningful strategic direction, evaluates school leadership performance, and maintains accountability for the charter's promises.
Practice Areas
D3.PA2
Leadership Oversight
Executive director/principal evaluation process, performance metrics, accountability mechanisms, management separation
D3.PA3
Academic Accountability
Board oversight of academic performance data, response to underperformance, alignment with charter mission
D3.PA4
Charter Promise Fidelity
Monitoring compliance with charter commitments, enrollment targets, grade expansion, program fidelity
Level Progression
How governance in this domain evolves across the five CGMI maturity levels.
L1·Emerging
Board receives reports but doesn't actively drive strategy. Leadership evaluation is informal or absent.
L2·Developing
Strategic plan exists and is referenced. Leadership receives performance feedback. Academic data is reviewed at meetings.
L3·Established
Multi-year strategic plan actively monitored. Executive evaluation is formal, documented, and tied to charter commitments. Academic performance data drives board discussion.
L4·Advanced
Strategic planning is tied to quantitative outcomes. Executive evaluation uses objective metrics aligned to charter commitments. Academic accountability includes leading indicators, not just results.
L5·Exemplary
Strategic oversight is anticipatory. The board regularly engages with emerging challenges before they become crises. Charter promise delivery is a point of organizational pride.
Framework Alignment
NACSA
Ongoing oversight and evaluation — school quality accountability
CSP
Section A — Grant Project Goals (performance measures, logic model)
Existing platform features
Strategic planner feature, board meeting management
Planned features
Executive evaluation framework, academic performance dashboard integration, charter promise tracker
Integration touchpoints
CGMI-A most active. Authorizers evaluate D3 most closely in renewal — charter promise fidelity, leadership oversight, and academic accountability are the core renewal governance dimensions.