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Olympia School District Updates Strategic Plan

Sunday, November 1, 2026

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The Olympia School District is updating its Strategic Plan as Washington prepares to introduce revised learning standards in the 2027-28 school year.

Superintendent Murphy described a potential focus on Authentic Learning and Healthy Living, building on the district's existing Student Outcomes.

The district is examining enrollment trends, demographic changes, and school capacity to inform its long-term planning. The Strategic Plan Update is one of three major components of the district's long-term planning work.

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Olympia School District Updates Strategic Plan“As part of Olympia School District's long-term planning work, we're updating our Strategic Plan to reflect a shared vision built around Authentic Learning and Healthy Living.”
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District begins planning for revised learning standards in 2027-28, focusing on authentic learning and healthy living.“The district is beginning an update of its Strategic Plan as Washington prepares to introduce revised learning standards in the 2027-28 school year. Superintendent Murphy described a potential focus on Authentic Learning and Healthy Living, building on the district’s existing Student Outcomes and the work already taking place in OSD schools.”
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The Olympia School District is updating its Strategic Plan as Washington prepares to introduce revised learning standards in the 2027-28 school year.“The district is beginning an update of its Strategic Plan as Washington prepares to introduce revised learning standards in the 2027-28 school year.”
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Superintendent Murphy described a potential focus on Authentic Learning and Healthy Living, building on the district's existing Student Outcomes.“Superintendent Murphy described a potential focus on Authentic Learning and Healthy Living, building on the district’s existing Student Outcomes and the work already taking place in OSD schools.”
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The district is examining enrollment trends, demographic changes, and school capacity to inform its long-term planning. The Strategic Plan Update is one of three major components of the district's long-term planning work.“This work is informed by a range of data, including enrollment forecasts, demographic and housing trends, school capacity and comparisons with other Washington school districts.”

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Long Term Planning

Long Term Planning

The district is beginning an update of its Strategic Plan as Washington prepares to introduce revised learning standards in the 2027-28 school year. Superintendent Murphy described a potential focus on Authentic Learning and Healthy Living, building on the district’s existing Student Outcomes and the work already taking place in OSD schools.

This approach would emphasize hands-on and experiential learning, collaboration, student voice, outdoor education, wellness, community partnerships and thoughtful, age-appropriate use of technology. Excellent instruction and strong relationships would remain at the center of the district’s work.

Long-term planning helps the Olympia School District make thoughtful decisions about how we serve students today while preparing for the future. As we update our strategic plan, we are considering the learning experiences we want every student to have and how our programs, facilities and resources can best support excellent instruction, strong relationships, student success and responsible stewardship.

This work is informed by a range of data, including enrollment forecasts, demographic and housing trends, school capacity and comparisons with other Washington school districts. While our broader community continues to grow, the number of school-aged children and the size of incoming student groups are changing. Enrollment and space needs also vary across schools and grade levels, making it important to examine both districtwide trends and the unique needs of individual school communities.

The resources on this page provide a shared foundation for ongoing, transparent conversations about the future of our district. As the long-term planning process moves forward, this page will serve as a central source for new reports, updates, meeting information, community engagement opportunities and other important details. Together, these resources will help our district and community consider how schools, programs and learning environments can continue to evolve in ways that expand opportunities for students, use resources responsibly and reflect our shared priorities.

Our long-term plan has three major components:

Strategic Plan Update

Bond Planning

School Closure & Consolidation

FAQs for each of the components (listed above) will be added and updated throughout the school year.

Long-Term Planning FAQs

These are three separate but connected efforts. The strategic plan update, school closure and consolidation, and a bond don’t depend on one another, but they complement each other. We need to constantly revise and update our strategic plan to prepare students for the world of now and tomorrow and give our teachers and staff the best tools to do that; examine how we staff our district and how many schools we run, since that shapes our finances and our ability to invest in classrooms; and invest in our facilities so they’re clean, welcoming and structured to support the learning we’ve identified in our strategic plan.

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Strategic Plan Update

As part of Olympia School District's long-term planning work, we're updating our Strategic Plan to reflect a shared vision built around Authentic Learning and Healthy Living. This update builds on our existing Six Student Outcomes and OSD Core Values — Excellent Instruction and Strong Relationships — while aligning our facilities, resources, and professional learning with the experiences we want every student to have.

The resources below offer a closer look at this work:

Strategic Planning Documents

OSD 5 Year Professional Learning Roadmap

Explore the District's five-year roadmap for strengthening teaching, learning, and student success.

OSD Portrait of a Graduate

The OSD Portrait of a Graduate highlights six key outcomes that prepare every learner for success in 
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