METCO FY25-27 Strategic Plan

GOAL 1: EXPAND OUR ENGAGEMENT

Create more opportunities for everyone in the METCO family to connect in a meaningful way – including alumni, students, urban and suburban families.

  1. Enhance existing programming to support the holistic development of students and address opportunity gaps as identified by Dr. Setren’s research
  2. Launch a coordinated parent engagement and outreach campaign
  3. Scale alumni engagement into its own dedicated department within HQ

GOAL 2: ALIGN OUR PURPOSE

Close opportunity gaps, enhance leadership development, build community within our network, and assess our progress​ through a shared set of district best practices.

  1. Operationalize Antiracism Roadmap and METCO Blueprint
  2. Leverage the METCO Blueprint as a foundation to develop indicators of what it means to be a METCO District
  3. Ensure successful implementation through programmatic oversight, evaluations, data gathering, and best practice sharing
  4. Partner with DESE and districts to obtain annual benchmark of program demographics and REI efforts for each district
  5. Provide METCO-wide professional development to districts in alignment with METCO Blueprint goals
  6. Seek funding to support district work to advance implementation of METCO Blueprint

GOAL 3: SECURE OUR FUTURE

Secure our legacy by funding the METCO Program and its unique offerings into the future.

  1. Determine budgetary needs and fundraise for the following targeted programs/initiatives
  2. Build a robust pipeline of public and private foundation grants aligned
  3. Establish annual giving cadence
  4. Establish alumni and parent giving program
  5. Increase year-over-year state funding
  6. Leverage METCO’s 60th anniversary as large-scale fundraising campaign
  7. Assess capital needs for larger METCO Headquarters building and explore ownership vs. leasing opportunities