Strategic Plan Advisory Committee Staff Focus Groups January 24, 2013

Welcome

Why Are We Here? Current Strategic Plan ◦ ◦Year 5 of 5 Seeking to develop plan based on core mission of NISD World around us is changing – we need to consider those changes when we design our systems of education

Education 1.0 Context  Agriculture, artisanry  Small group work  Apprentice model  Variety of tasks  Hand tools Methods  Basics of literacy  Agrarian calendar  Small group work  Apprentice model  Variety of tasks in one setting

Education 2.0 Context  Manufacturing, processing  Solitary work in a group setting  Manager model  Repetitive tasks  Mechanical Tools Methods  One size fits all: sorting/tracking  Solitary work in a group setting  Manager model  Rote memorization  Efficiency

Workplace 3.0

Engage Stakeholders Discover Shared Beliefs Design Vision, Mission, Goals Design Action Measures Create Continuously Process Methodology Insert images of visioning sessions?

Why Strategic Design? Strategic Context Financial Resources Time Human Resources Mission & Vision

Timeline SPAC large group Kick Off Staff focus groups- January 24 Student, parent, community member & business partner focus groups Survey SPAC large group

Tonight’s Goals Begin process of identifying most strongly held Beliefs Begin process of developing the Northside Vision statement

Room Assignments B - Elementary Administration C - Secondary Administration D - Elementary Staff E - Middle School Staff F - High School Staff G - Central Office Staff

Introductions Who are you? Who are your school-aged loved ones? Pictures

Group Norms  Be honest and optimistic!  Participate (don’t dominate).  Cell phones on vibrate.

Beliefs How did we get here? Large Group ◦Administrators ◦Teachers ◦Parents ◦Community Members

Beliefs Using list of beliefs, for each statement, mark the following: ◦+ I agree with the statement ◦- I disagree with the statement ◦? I do not understand what the statement means

Beliefs For the set of Beliefs listed as #1, identify key words you agree with the most

Vision What are your highest hopes for students? What do you envision as the desired, ideal future? What you hope the organization will cause to happen? What is the purpose of the organization’s existence?

Vision Protocol Step 1 : ◦Each team member writes a one- sentence statement that captures their envisioned future (3 min).

Vision Protocol Step 2: ◦Each team member shares their vision statement with a partner ◦Each team member shares their vision statement with the group  Facilitators will capture key words from each shared vision statement

Student- focused Community- based Forward thinking TransparentActionable Strategic Design Process is…

Next Steps Student, parent, community member, & business partner focus groups Online survey ◦February 6-15 SPAC Large Group

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