Strategic Plan

The Lastinger Center’s 2026 Strategic Plan sets clear priorities and charts how our strategy, culture, and operations work together to help teachers teach and students learn. This effort uses the best of who we are and what we do, grounded in our mission, vision, and the needs of those we serve. This plan defines how we will focus our work over the next three years.

Strategic Imperatives

With the ubiquity of online teaching and learning systems we see untapped potential in connecting online learning systems and data to inform instruction, personalize professional learning, and advance achievement.

Data Security

Data Literacy

Data Integration

Guiding Principles

The Lastinger Center has adopted a comprehensive product management system to ensure children, families, educators, and childcare providers are at the center of our work. We begin by conducting academic, business, and market research to identify the most promising innovations for improving educational outcomes for children.

Efficient Collaboration

Stakeholder-Centered Quality

Creative Agility

Goals

The Lastinger Center innovates and advocates for sustainable change in education practice and policy. We develop ideas, listen to voices, and create visions to design products, solutions, and strategies that transform the lives of children, families and educators.