Strategic plan
Lakeview
Promises,
Kept.
Vol. 01 · 2025–2028
Palette
Lakeview Community Schools
Warm serif district report
Student outcomes, literacy, and community trust
Turn your strategic plan into a living public story.
Tell us your district. We will use public district materials to build your private sample view ASAP.
Tell us your district. We will use public district materials to build your private sample view ASAP.
How it works
Send us the plan. We do the rest.
Three steps from the documents you already have to a public plan your community can read.
01
You give us the data.
Strategic plans, goals, measures, timelines, evidence, board materials, and the context behind them.
02
We build the views.
We turn the raw material into finished public views: a community data story, a board-ready page, a leadership dashboard.
03
You share it with your community.
Your board, staff, and families open one link and see where every goal actually stands.
Board-ready presentation
A strategic plan should look credible the moment it appears on the conference room table.
We pair your district's story, clear data displays, and your district's branding so the plan feels credible before a single chart is explained.
Sample formats
The same district plan, rendered four ways.
Browse the screenshots, then open any sample to explore it live. All four are built from the same plan.
planstory.app/samples/dashboard
Static preview
Open full sampleAll four previews use the same fictional district, Lakeview Community Schools, and the same underlying plan data. The only difference is the format, matched to the audience and the meeting it has to serve.
One source of truth
All four views read from the same plan data. Update a measure once and the community story, board page, dashboard, and context page update together in the same publication cycle. Each audience sees a different depth, never different numbers.
Branding
Design before data.
The plan should feel recognizable before it asks people to interpret numbers. Your district plan, presented with your district's branding and voice.
Both organizations are fictional. The structure underneath is the same. Only the brand changes.
Strategic plan
Northstar
Every
District.
County Brief · 2025
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Northstar County Office
Countywide service and support map
Programs, districts served, and grant outcomes
Meet the founder
Michael Lance, Ph.D.
Former teacher, data scientist, and hands-on builder of district data experiences.
Data pain reliever for school district leaders
Michael combines deep statistics and data science expertise with hands-on programming to build solutions specifically for district data, district systems, and district reporting requirements.
- Former teacher
- Statistics + data science
- Hands-on programming
Pricing
Choose the level of support your district needs.
Flat project fees, a defined revision scope, and a deliverable you can put in front of the board.
One View
$9,500
Flat project fee
Your strategic plan, visualized.
Send the data, choose one format, and we build the public-facing plan.
Book a walkthroughWhat's included
- One view: dashboard, data story, or board view format
- District-specific visual styling
- One structured intake call and one revision cycle
- Clean, branded public experience
Best for: Districts that want one clear, polished public view of their plan.
Three Views
$19,500
Flat project fee
One plan, tailored for every audience.
Three distinct views so each audience sees the plan in the format that fits them.
Book a walkthroughWhat's included
- Three views across dashboard, data story, or board view formats
- Kickoff call plus up to two revision cycles
- Supplemental charts or data displays
- Layout and audience-tailored customization
Best for: Districts serving multiple audiences: board, staff, and community.
Custom
Contact us
Scoped to your district
From ground floor to finished product.
For incomplete plans, messy data, or districts that need deeper support.
Book a walkthroughWhat's included
- Data cleansing and analysis support
- Strategic plan development support
- Full customization of the experience
- Meeting and revision scope agreed before kickoff
Best for: Districts that need a partner, not just a platform.
ISDs, RESAs, county offices, and consortia
Purchasing for multiple districts or schools?
Discounted multi-organization pricing may apply. Contact us for details.
Renewals and maintenance
Annual renewal is a $4,500 flat fee for keeping the existing public plan live and maintained. Major edits, new structures, or substantial data refreshes are quoted separately. Contact us if the refresh is closer to a rebuild.
FAQs
Common questions before a district starts.
Is this software or a done-for-you service?
Both. You get a finished interactive plan, and our team does the structuring, writing, design, and launch with you. You are never left alone with a blank template.
Does this replace our board packet?
No. It gives your board and public a clearer standing reference, while board packets can still carry the official agenda, motions, and supporting documents.
What if our data is messy?
That is common. The One View and Three Views packages work best when data is organized; the Custom tier can include data cleanup, measure shaping, and help deciding what should be shown publicly.
Branded district preview
See what PlanStory could look like for your district
Send your district name and website. We will prepare a short branded preview so your team can see the value before a budget conversation.
Prefer a conversation? Book a walkthrough.
Questions? Email us.