1. Community and School as Equal Partners
Peter G. Mohn
Snohomish School District
WLMA Conference 1997
October 10, 1997

2. How to Contact Me Snail Mail: Totem Falls Elementary
14211 Sno-Cascade Dr.S.E.
Snohomish, WA
Phone #: (360)
Fax #: (360)

3. Introduction. A). Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change. B)
Introduction A) Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change B) What a Systemically Changed School Could Look Like C) Building Your Technology Team D) Using Systemic Processes for Creating a Technology Plan E) Attracting Business to Make Your Dream Come True

4. Introduction. A). Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change. B)
Introduction A) Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change B) What a Systemically Changed School Could Look Like C) Building Your Technology Team D) Using Systemic Processes for Creating a Technology Plan E) Attracting Business to Make Your Dream Come True

5. Introduction. A). Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change. B)
Introduction A) Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change B) What a Systemically Changed School Could Look Like C) Building Your Technology Team D) Using Systemic Processes for Creating a Technology Plan E) Attracting Business to Make Your Dream Come True

6. Introduction. A). Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change. B)
Introduction A) Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change B) What a Systemically Changed School Could Look Like C) Building Your Technology Team D) Using Systemic Processes for Creating a Technology Plan E) Attracting Business to Make Your Dream Come True

7. Introduction. A). Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change. B)
Introduction A) Systemic Change vs. Systematic Change B) What a Systemically Changed School Could Look Like C) Building Your Technology Team D) Using Systemic Processes for Creating a Technology Plan E) Attracting Business to Make Your Dream Come True

8. Present & Future Societal Characteristics
Industrial Age Information Age
Purpose and Processes organized Processes organized
mode around energy for around intellectual
material production technology for information
and knowledge development
Power base Extension of our Extension of our
physical powers by cognitive powers by
machines hi-tech systems
Dominant Newtonian classical Cybernetic/systems
paradigm science, deterministic, science emergence,
reductionist, single mutual causality,
causality, organized dynamic complexity,
simplicity ecological orientation

9. Present & Future Societal Characteristics
Industrial Age Information Age
Technologies Inventing, manufact- Gathering/organizing/
uring, fabricating, storing information,
heating, engineering communicating,
networking, and systems
planning and design
Principal Energy, raw, and Theoretical knowledge
Commodity processed materials, and information used to
machines, and support innovation,
manufactured design, policy
products formulation, and services
Social National and state Emerging global
Consciousness consciousness

10. Systemic vs. Systematic Change
• Piecemeal/incremental change of current system
• Stays within the boundary of the current
industrial system
• Failure to connect and integrate solution ideas
Systemic Change
• Changes the whole educational system
• Pro-active change to the post-industrial
information/knowledge age
• Connects and integrates solutions

11. Systemic vs. Systematic Change
• Piecemeal/incremental change of current system
• Stays within the boundary of the current
industrial system
• Failure to connect and integrate solution ideas
Systemic Change
• Changes the whole educational system
• Pro-active change to the post-industrial
information/knowledge age
• Connects and integrates solutions

12. Future Search Conference
64 Key Stakeholders
8 students
8 business leaders/social agencies
8 administrators/politicians
16 teachers, staff
24 parents
Meeting for Parts of Three Days
ours was for 17 hours over 3 days

13. Future Search Conference
3 Day Agenda
Reviewing the Past (personal, history, education and your school)
Present Trends
Owing the Present
Create Ideal Futures
Present Future Scenarios
Common Ground on the Future
Action Planning
Making Your Action Plans a Reality

14. What a Systemic Changed School Could Look Like
A) Emerging Societal Functions of Education
• Forging New Kinds of Relationships
with Other Societal Systems
• the family
• other social agencies
• business
• Forging Relationships with Educational
Systems of the Global Community
B) An Emerging Learning Agenda
• Shift to Higher Order Learning Content
• Developing Competence Called for in
the Technological Age
• Learning to Manage and Shape Change
• Acquiring Competence in Cooperation

15. What a Systemic Changed School Could Look Like
A) Emerging Societal Functions of Education
• Forging New Kinds of Relationships
with Other Societal Systems
• the family
• other social agencies
• business
• Forging Relationships with Educational
Systems of the Global Community
B) An Emerging Learning Agenda
• Shift to Higher Order Learning Content
• Developing Competence Called for in
the Technological Age
• Learning to Manage and Shape Change
• Acquiring Competence in Cooperation

16. What a Systemic Changed School Could Look Like
C) The Classroom
• Students learning at their own pace
• Individualized and cooperative
learning programs
• Multi-age classrooms
• Teacher staying with the students for
two to three years
• Project oriented / alternative assessments
• Connected to outside resources/people

17. Building Your Technology Plan
A) Putting Your Team Together
• Building Level
• Parents
• Business leaders
• Staff - administrative, certified,
& classified
• Students
• District Level
• Business - phone, cable, computer, etc...
• Staff - admin., certified, classified

18. Building Your Technology Plan
A) Putting Your Team Together
• Building Level
• Parents
• Business leaders
• Staff - administrative, certified,
& classified
• Students
• District Level
• Business - phone, cable, computer, etc..
• Staff - admin., certified, classified

19. Building Your Technology Plan
B) Conduct a Need Analysis
• Wants vs. needs
• Determine current state of technology
in the school/district
• computers
• networks
• multi-media
• software
• curriculum integration
• staff knowledge
• Methodologies
• research of standards
• interview experts
• visit other school systems
• survey staff, parents

20. Building Your Technology Plan
B) Conduct a Need Analysis
• Wants vs. needs
• Determine current state of technology
in the school/district
• computers
• networks
• multi-media
• software
• curriculum integration
• staff knowledge
• Methodologies
• research of standards
• interview experts
• visit other school systems
• survey staff, parents

21. Building Your Technology Plan
B) Conduct a Need Analysis
• Wants vs. needs
• Determine current state of technology
in the school/district
• computers
• networks
• multi-media
• software
• curriculum integration
• staff knowledge
• Methodologies
• research of standards
• interview experts
• visit other school systems
• survey staff, parents

22. Building Your Technology Plan
B) Conduct a Need Analysis, cont.....
• Determine the gap between the current
situation and standards
• Determine forces for and against change
• Evaluate the gap to determine needs
• Make recommendations

23. Building Your Technology Plan
B) Conduct a Need Analysis, cont....
• Determine the gap between the current
situation and standards
• Determine forces for and against change
• Evaluate the gap to determine needs
• Make recommendations

24. Building Your Technology Plan
B) Conduct a Need Analysis, cont....
• Determine the gap between the current
situation and standards
• Determine forces for and against change
• Evaluate the gap to determine needs
• Make recommendations

25. Building Your Technology Plan
B) Conduct a Need Analysis, cont....
• Determine the gap between the current
situation and standards
• Determine forces for and against change
• Evaluate the gap to determine needs
• Make recommendations

26. Building Your Technology Plan
C) How the Technology Team Functions
• Set procedures
• Rotate Leader, Recorder, Observer roles
• Maintain a Current Project Log Book
• Decisions on priorities made
by consensus
• Set next agenda before meeting is over

27. Building Your Technology Plan
C) How the Technology Team Functions
• Set procedures
• Rotate Leader, Recorder, Observer roles
• Maintain a Current Project Log Book
• Decisions on priorities made
by consensus
• Set next agenda before meeting is over

28. Building Your Technology Plan
C) How the Technology Team Functions
• Set procedures
• Rotate Leader, Recorder, Observer roles
• Maintain a Current Project Log Book
• Decisions on priorities made
by consensus
• Set next agenda before meeting is over

29. Building Your Technology Plan
C) How the Technology Team Functions
• Set procedures
• Rotate Leader, Recorder, Observer roles
• Maintain a Current Project Log Book
• Decisions on priorities made
by consensus
• Set next agenda before meeting is over

30. Building Your Technology Plan
C) How the Technology Team Functions
• Set procedures
• Rotate Leader, Recorder, Observer roles
• Maintain a Current Project Log Book
• Decisions on priorities made
by consensus
• Set next agenda before meeting is over

31. Building Your Technology Plan
D) Parts of your Plan
• Mission, vision statements
• Goals and Objectives
• Action Plan - narrative, includes evaluation
• Timeline
• Budget
• Resources
• human
• materials
• funding sources
• Funding sources breakdown
• school’s
• district’s
• grants and business

32. Building Your Technology Plan
D) Parts of your Plan
• Mission, vision statements
• Goals and Objectives
• Action Plan - narrative, includes evaluation
• Timeline
• Budget
• Resources
• human
• materials
• funding sources
• Funding sources breakdown
• school’s
• district’s
• grants and business

33. Building Your Technology Plan
D) Parts of your Plan
• Mission, vision statements
• Goals and Objectives
• Action Plan - narrative, includes evaluation
• Timeline
• Budget
• Resources
• human
• materials
• funding sources
• Funding sources breakdown
• school’s
• district’s
• grants and business

34. Building Your Technology Plan
D) Parts of your Plan
• Mission, vision statements
• Goals and Objectives
• Action Plan - narrative, includes evaluation
• Timeline
• Budget
• Resources
• human
• materials
• funding sources
• Funding sources breakdown
• school’s
• district’s
• grants and business

35. Building Your Technology Plan
D) Parts of your Plan
• Mission, vision statements
• Goals and Objectives
• Action Plan - narrative, includes evaluation
• Timeline
• Budget
• Resources
• human
• materials
• funding sources
• Funding sources breakdown
• school’s
• district’s
• grants and business

36. Building Your Technology Plan
E) Building Systemic Change into Your Plan
• Connects and integrates technology throughout
the curriculum
• Helps change the entire educational system
• Forges access to the global community
• through networking
• identifies outside resources
• Forges access to other societal agencies
• Develops competence in technology
• Allows students to manage and shape
their learning
• Provides teachers with alternative
assessment tools
• Allows students to collaborate locally
and distance
• Connects home with school

37. Building Your Technology Plan
E) Building Systemic Change into Your Plan
• Connects and integrates technology throughout
the curriculum
• Helps change the entire educational system
• Forges access to the global community
• through networking
• identifies outside resources
• Forges access to other societal agencies
• Develops competence in technology
• Allows students to manage and shape
their learning
• Provides teachers with alternative
assessment tools
• Allows students to collaborate locally
and distance
• Connects home with school

38. Building Your Technology Plan
E) Building Systemic Change into Your Plan
• Connects and integrates technology throughout
the curriculum
• Helps change the entire educational system
• Forges access to the global community
• through networking
• identifies outside resources
• Forges access to other societal agencies
• Develops competence in technology
• Allows students to manage and shape
their learning
• Provides teachers with alternative
assessment tools
• Allows students to collaborate locally
and distance
• Connects home with school

39. Building Your Technology Plan
E) Building Systemic Change into Your Plan
• Connects and integrates technology throughout
the curriculum
• Helps change the entire educational system
• Forges access to the global community
• through networking
• identifies outside resources
• Forges access to other societal agencies
• Develops competence in technology
• Allows students to manage and shape
their learning
• Provides teachers with alternative
assessment tools
• Allows students to collaborate locally
and distance
• Connects home with school

40. Building Your Technology Plan
E) Building Systemic Change into Your Plan
• Connects and integrates technology throughout
the curriculum
• Helps change the entire educational system
• Forges access to the global community
• through networking
• identifies outside resources
• Forges access to other societal agencies
• Develops competence in technology
• Allows students to manage and shape
their learning
• Provides teachers with alternative
assessment tools
• Allows students to collaborate locally
and distance
• Connects home with school

41. Building Your Technology Plan
E) Building Systemic Change into Your Plan
• Connects and integrates technology throughout
the curriculum
• Helps change the entire educational system
• Forges access to the global community
• through networking
• identifies outside resources
• Forges access to other societal agencies
• Develops competence in technology
• Allows students to manage and shape
their learning
• Provides teachers with alternative
assessment tools
• Allows students to collaborate locally
and distance
• Connects home with school

42. Building Your Technology Plan
E) Building Systemic Change into Your Plan
• Connects and integrates technology throughout
the curriculum
• Helps change the entire educational system
• Forges access to the global community
• through networking
• identifies outside resources
• Forges access to other societal agencies
• Develops competence in technology
• Allows students to manage and shape
their learning
• Provides teachers with alternative
assessment tools
• Allows students to collaborate locally
and distance
• Connects home with school

43. Building Your Technology Plan
E) Building Systemic Change into Your Plan
• Connects and integrates technology throughout
the curriculum
• Helps change the entire educational system
• Forges access to the global community
• through networking
• identifies outside resources
• Forges access to other societal agencies
• Develops competence in technology
• Allows students to manage and shape
their learning
• Provides teachers with alternative
assessment tools
• Allows students to collaborate locally
and distance
• Connects home with school

44. Building Your Technology Plan
E) Building Systemic Change into Your Plan
• Connects and integrates technology throughout
the curriculum
• Helps change the entire educational system
• Forges access to the global community
• through networking
• identifies outside resources
• Forges access to other societal agencies
• Develops competence in technology
• Allows students to manage and shape
their learning
• Provides teachers with alternative
assessment tools
• Allows students to collaborate locally
and distance
• Connects home with school

45. Attracting Business to Your Dream
• Use the business leaders on your team to help locate support
• Provide a united front of support for the plan
• Administrative
• Staff
• Parents
• Technology Team
• Business wants to know if you have the in-house expertise
• Businesses want to know that their funds will be used wisely
• you will meet you goals
• that they aren’t supporting the entire project
• other businesses or grants support your efforts

46. Attracting Business to Your Dream
• Use the business leaders on your team to help locate support
• Provide a united front of support for the plan
• Administrative
• Staff
• Parents
• Technology Team
• Business wants to know if you have the in-house expertise
• Businesses want to know that their funds will be used wisely
• you will meet you goals
• that they aren’t supporting the entire project
• other businesses or grants support your efforts

47. Attracting Business to Your Dream
• Use the business leaders on your team to help locate support
• Provide a united front of support for the plan
• Administrative
• Staff
• Parents
• Technology Team
• Business wants to know if you have the in-house expertise
• Businesses want to know that their funds will be used wisely
• you will meet you goals
• that they aren’t supporting the entire project
• other businesses or grants support your efforts

48. Attracting Business to Your Dream
• Use the business leaders on your team to help locate support
• Provide a united front of support for the plan
• Administrative
• Staff
• Parents
• Technology Team
• Business wants to know if you have the in-house expertise
• Businesses want to know that their funds will be used wisely
• you will meet you goals
• that they aren’t supporting the entire project
• other businesses or grants support your efforts

49. Attracting Business to Your Dream
• Emphasize how their help will prepare students for the
work place
• How the entire local community will benefit
• Use your plan to showcase the overall goals of the plan and
their part in reaching those goals

50. Attracting Business to Your Dream
• Emphasize how their help will prepare students for the
work place
• How the entire local community will benefit
• Use your plan to showcase the overall goals of the plan and
their part in reaching those goals

51. Attracting Business to Your Dream
• Emphasize how their help will prepare students for the
work place
• How the entire local community will benefit
• Use your plan to showcase the overall goals of the plan and
their part in reaching those goals