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Strategic Planning Update

Kamehameha Schools' strategic planning initiative, whieh started in October 1999, has reached the halfway point. To date, the process has included:

• More than 22 community meetings statewide • Statewide telephone survey • Statewide mail-in survey • More than 3,500 participants overall • More than 4,200 comments and suggestions recorded

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... . . , . Several hundred KS staff and community represenTo assist m orgamzing and analyzing tatives attencjecj the Strategic Planning retreat at this input, the process called for the the Japanese Cultural Center April 7-8 to share r .. working group findings and recommendations formation of 16 Working Groups made up of 392 volunteer members from Kamehameha and the community. In total, the Working Groups have suggested 148 strategies for consideration within the plan. Today, the Working Group product is being further processed into a DRAFT Strategic Plan that will be shared statewide, again through community meetings and other means, beginning in June. Most importantly, we are looking forward to meeting and talking with all who have shared their mana'o throughout Kamehameha's planning process so far, and with others who are participating for the first time. From the ideas and thoughts of many will eome the best results for all. I mua Kamehameha!

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