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Re-Culturing a Vision With Web 2.0 Technologies Presenters: Dr. Bradford G. Saron, District Administrator School District of Cashton Dr. Deb Gurke, Director of Board Governance, WASB
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Description of community engagement practices and Web 2.0 tools that were used in one school district visioning process.
Transcript of Re Culturing A Vision Wasb January Gurke Proofed
Re-Culturing a VisionWith Web 2.0 Technologies
Presenters:
Dr. Bradford G. Saron, District Administrator School District of Cashton
Dr. Deb Gurke, Director of Board Governance,WASB
• Dynamic Drivers of Change
• Time of Perpetual Whitewater
• No Clear Solutions or Answers
A funny thing happened on the way to the 21st Century . . .
The Context Is Changing
The World,
Wisconsin,
and
Expectations of
Public Schools
Are ChangingNCLB
WKCE
Comparative Income
Making Opportunity Affordable–Wisconsin, Planning Grant, October 2008 - September 2009
Minnesota U.S. Average Wisconsin$32,000
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10 Largest Districts-
Elementary Schools
Expectations of public education have changed.
• From inputs to outputs
• All children can learn
• What children need to learn
21st Century Partnership
• Global awareness • Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial
literacy • Civic literacy • Health literacy
The Effective Leader
“The ability to communicate across
the various constituencies of the
organization (both internal and
external) is the key to effective
leadership.”
Margaret
Wheatley
Organizational Effectiveness
. . . depends on the relationships
between and among team members,
and the staff,
and the community.
School Board GovernanceNational School Board Association
Key Work of School Boards
http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/Governance/KeyWork.aspx
The Board’s Promise
School Board Governance
Vision
-http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/Governance/KeyWork.aspx
“Statements that identify the school district's future, intermediate, and short term goals, associated objectives, and supporting tasks. Developing a shared vision for student achievement is the starting point for a school board and its community.”
The Beginning
“We must educate our students well and equip them with the skills to change and grow as the world changes and grows. We must educate them to compete locally, nationally, internationally, and virtually. The work of aiding the kids of the greater Cashton area to be globally and virtually competitive begins with a Plan.”
-Charge Presented to School District of Cashton’s Board of Education
Web What?
Web 1.0• Software on the
Computer
• Singular• One Dimensional and
Locked
• Sit and Get
Web 2.0• Software accessed
through the internet
• Highly Collaborative• Very Malleable and
Open Source
• Entirely Interactive
20cashton24
In 2024, today’s one-year-olds will graduate from Cashton Public Schools. How will we equip them?
Mindmeister Overview
Put Conversations to Work
Focus on what matters
Contribute your
thinking
Speak your mind and heart
Listen to understand
Link and connect ideas
Listen together for
insights
Have fun planning for our future!
Methodology and Design Principles
Timeline
Community Vision Team• What is emerging here?
• If there was a single voice in the room, what would it be saying?
• Do we notice any patterns and what do those patterns point to, or how do they inform us?
• What do we now see and know as a result of these conversations?
Community Vision TeamDevelopment
• Board Representative
• Five Nominated Community Members
Different Strategies for Different Stakeholders
• Parents
• Community
• VIPs
• Staff
• Seniors
Public Invitation
Parent Invite
Laissez-Faire Nomination System
• Each of the Community Vision Team Members personally invited five other community members.
Important Questions
• Capacity to talk and think deeply about critical issues facing our community, organization, state, nation, and planet.
• Access the collective purpose and wisdom needed to create innovating paths forward.
Engagement WorkshopsStructure Cross Pollination
Record Keeping Facilitator
Night 1• World is
Changing• Our Common
Experience
Night 2• Kids are
Changing• Our Common
Future
Information Collection
Table Captains (CVT Members)
• Deeper Understanding of the Process• Encourage Discussion• Record Comments• Guide Off-Topic Tangents
Conversations = Data
Tradition Excellence Diversity Innovation 0
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Themes
Data Analysis
Themeseekr
Wordle
Spicy Nodes
How did the Vision Team Function?
• Data Presented• Tools Provided• Conversation Facilitated• Trust in the Process and in the Integrity of
the Group.
Recommendations
patterns
trends
themes
elementsinsights
Board Decision/Adoption
• Vision
• Purpose
• Value Statements
School Board GovernanceNational School Board Association
Key Work of School Boards
http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/Governance/KeyWork.aspx
District Seal
District and School Goals
• District
• High School/Middle School
• Elementary
Fostering the Future
• The Significance of Foresight
• The Value of the Upshot (Forthcoming Projects?)
• The Usefulness of Key Communicators
A Tale of Antonyms: Large/Small, Urban/Rural,
Diverse/ Homogeneous
Web 2.0 Training Potential Board Members
Incentive for Positive Feedback Cycles
Stakeholders
Re-Branding
Re-Culturing
World Café
Capzles
http://www.capzles.com/1a7192f4-d1fd-455d-ab9c-8a2ceb19a6bc
Questions
List of Resources
• www.mindmeister.com Graphic Organizer
• www.knowledgeworks.com
• www.theworldcafe.com
• www.spicynodes.com Graphic Organizer
• www.themeseekr.com Research Tool
• www.wordle.com Graphic Representations
• www.capzles.com File Sharing Tool
