WASB January 2010: Re Culturing A Vision

Re-Culturing a VisionRe-Culturing a VisionWith Web 2.0 TechnologiesWith 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

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 GovernanceSchool Board GovernanceNational School Board Association

Key Work of School Boards

http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/Governance/KeyWork.aspx

The Board’s Promise

School Board School Board GovernanceGovernance

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

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 GovernanceSchool 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

Contact Info

Brad- saronb@cashton.k12.wi.us

Deb- dgurke@wasb.org

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