Special Olympics Pennsylvania has released their SOPA 2016 – 2020 Strategic Plan. 

Goals

1. Enhance athlete opportunities to achieve their best
2. Build positive attitudes towards people with ID
3. Build capacity through generating more resources and strengthening leadership at all levels of the Movement, including athlete leadership

Strategies

As Antoine de Saint-Exupery said, “A goal without a plan is just a wish”. Below are the strategies for each goal. Each strategy is 

1. Enhance athlete opportunities to achieve their best
   1. Enhance athlete performance levels by improving sports programming
   2. Increase inclusion though Unified Sports and Young Athletes, particularly in schools, and expand to new areas.
   3. Grow our health program to support athlete participation in sport and society
2. Build positive attitudes towards people with ID
   1. Improve external awareness through PR, celebrities and government engagement
   2. Connect the Movement so we can harness our power and speak with a collective voice
   3. Maximize external impact of Games and competitions to showcase athletes’ abilities
3. Build capacity through generating more resources and strengthening leadership at all levels of the Movement, including athlete leadership
   1. Generate more resources
   2. Strengthen leadership

Core Values

Special Olympics Pennsylvania has identified core values that it will use to guide behavior and decisions. These values should be lived in the day-to-day functions during training and competition as well as when making decisions for the organization.

Core values include: Health and Fitness, Respect, Inclusion, Sportsmanship, Passion and Teamwork.

An overview of Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s 2016 – 2020 Strategic Plan by President & CEO Matt Aaron for local programs.

Read the full SOPA 2016 – 2020 Strategic Plan