As the school year hastens to its May 25 end, the district took its first steps toward updating its strategic plan, a document that lists specific goals and outcomes, how those will be achieved and the deadlines for each.

Though discussions about updating the plan were held at the beginning of the school year, the district has recently issued a survey, inviting community members to share what they think the schools should focus on.

“This is our initial foray into getting as much information as possible,” said Schools Superintendent Bill Burr.

“Then we can start paring things down. Bu...