Department Scorecards

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Download Department BSCs: view 1st Drafts of the Department BSCs

Overview

Get your bearings on the purpose and process by reviewing these resources from the Central Office BSC Summit held on May 6, 2009.

• Central Office BSC Summit presentation (PowerPoint)
• Notes from the Summit (Word doc)
• Frequently Asked Questions: Answers to the burning questions you've been asking.

Engagement Resources

A well-developed BSC requires the engagement and participation of your staff and constituents. Here are some tools to help you do the right groundwork.

• Facilitation Models: Structures and sample activities for facilitating community engagement.
• Service Activities and Processing Questions: Ways to engage around customer service.
  
• Goal Definition Activities and Processing Questions: Ways to engage around the strategic plan.
  
• Readings: Written resources to provoke thought or discussions.
  

Creating Your Scorecard

Once you've collaboratively processed the meaning of the strategic plan for your department, you're ready to start drafting your scorecard.

• Timeline: What happens when.
• BSC Template (Excel file): The format for your official BSC.
• Common Performance Measures: Measurements used in other school districts.
• Department BSC Rubric: Assess where your department is at in the BSC development process.
• A framework for building good measures: Will help you write clear and concise measures.
• Balanced Scorecard measurement basics and tips: BSC measurement principles and best practices.