If you have planned carefully during the Planning Phase, you will have a set of activities that you will begin to work on as soon as the district has been created or expanded. In district creation, this will be a very busy period, as you will need to be making changes in your personnel structure, establishing new policies, and possibly hiring new staff, opening new facilities, and initiating new services.
The more planning that has been done in advance of these changes, the easier this period will be. Fortunately, it will also be a time when the Working Group and library staff will have a well-deserved sense of accomplishment, and this will help to energize you during this busy time.