1You give us the data.
Strategic plans, goals, measures, timelines, evidence, board materials, and the context behind them.
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 within 24 to 48 hours.
Tell us your district. We will use public district materials to build your private sample view within 24 to 48 hours.
How it works
From district data to public trust, in three steps.
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2We create the renderings.
PlanStory turns the raw material into finished public views: Data Stories, board-ready pages, and leadership dashboards.
3You share it with your community.
Your board, staff, families, and community get one clear place to see the work, the evidence, and the progress.
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 calm public-sector design so the plan feels credible before a single chart is explained.
Sample formats
The same district plan, rendered three ways.
- 1Browse the screenshots to get a quick feel for the design
- 2Open the full interactive sample to explore the experience firsthand
- 3See which format fits your district's needs
All three previews use the same fictional district, Lakeview Community Schools, and the same underlying strategic plan data. The difference is the communication format we would recommend for the audience, meeting, and public trust moment your district needs to support.
Audience versioning
One plan. Three perspectives.
The superintendent needs the operational detail. The board needs clear progress updates. Families need plain language. PlanStory keeps the source of truth unified while adjusting complexity for each audience. The mapping is simple: Data Story for the community, Hybrid for the board, and Dashboard for superintendent, cabinet, and admin teams.
One plan, three sample formats. The data underneath never changes, only the amount each audience needs to see.
Hybrid · Board
What needs the board's attention before next meeting?
Goal status, target movement, and decision points the board needs in open session. Each indicator carries an owner and a review date.
What this version emphasizes
- Goal status with trend movement
- Targets, owners, and update cadence
- Decision points ready for the agenda
Lakeview Community Schools · 2025–2028
Same plan, hybrid reading
Goals on track
3 / 5
Two require board discussion
Measures updated
18
Current through spring 2026
Board actions queued
4
Ready for the next agenda
Board action queue
- RiskCabinetAlgebra readiness at Lincoln + Adams
- ReadyHRYear-3 retention check-ins
- ReadyFinanceFall stewardship audit publication
Same plan data
Underneath every audience view, the same shared source of truth.
When the data updates, every audience version updates with it automatically, in the same publication cycle.
Academic growth74%
Belonging and wellbeing62%
Future-ready pathways58%
Branding
Design before data
The plan should feel recognizable before it asks people to interpret numbers.
Brand, voice, and format do the first work of public trust. The data matters more when the experience already feels like it belongs to the district.
Strategic plan
Lakeview
Promises,
Kept.
Vol. 01 · 2025–2028
Palette
Lakeview Community Schools
Warm serif district report
Student outcomes, literacy, and community trust
Strategic plan
Mesa Verde
Quiet
Excellence.
Vol. 04 · 2026–2029
Palette
Mesa Verde Charter Network
Clean charter authorizer dashboard
Portfolio performance and renewal readiness
Strategic plan
Northstar
Every
District.
County Brief · 2025
Palette
Northstar County Office
Countywide service and support map
Programs, districts served, and grant outcomes
Strategic plan
Red River DOE
Plain
Truth.
State Report · 2025–2028
Palette
Red River Department of Education
State agency accountability brief
Continuous improvement priorities and public reporting
Fictional examples for illustration. Each shows how the same PlanStory structure can adapt to different district identities, audiences, and public reporting needs.
About Michael
Michael Lance, Ph.D.
Former teacher, statistician, 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 teacherStatistics + data scienceHands-on programming
Connect with Michael on LinkedInPricing
Choose the level of support your district needs.
Helpful and polished deliverables you can start using right away.
Essential
$16,000
Your strategic plan, visualized.
Send the data, choose the format, and we build the public-facing plan.
- Dashboard, data story, or hybrid format
- District-specific visual styling
- One structured intake call and one revision cycle
- Clean, branded public experience
Best for: Completed plans with organized data and minimal back-and-forth.
Custom
$20,000
Your plan, your way.
Everything in Essential, plus layout and display customization for your audiences.
- Kickoff call plus up to two revision cycles
- Supplemental charts or data displays
- Layout and section customization
- Audience-tailored adjustments
Best for: Districts that need more hands-on shaping for multiple audiences.
Deluxe
Contact us
From ground floor to finished product.
For incomplete plans, messy data, or districts that need deeper support.
- 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 $2,500 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?
It is a service-backed product. You get a polished interactive plan, and our team helps structure the data story, copy, design, launch, and refresh plan.
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. Essential is best when data is organized; Custom and Deluxe 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.