Hamilton Southeastern Schools || Process Overview || August 2012

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOL DISTRICT

DESIGN PROCESS OVERVIEW AUGUST 2012

Designthe

Future

Monday, August 20, 12

An interdisciplinary design consultancy

compelled by the question– “What does the

future of learning look like?” We work with

communities to co-create a shared vision for

learning for tomorrow’s world.


We are compelled by the rare opportunity to re-imagine and co-create the

bridge from secondary education to society with the Hamilton

Southeastern School District and Fishers community.

At this crucial crossroads, we see a chance to create a dynamic local

solution while prototyping compelling practices at a national scale. As your

design partners, we look forward to building a platform for you that honors

the deep traditions and core values of Hamilton Southeastern Schools,

while catalyzing 21st century vision, programs, and partnerships. The

resulting signature experience that will act as both a culmination and

commencement for your student community.


What will the Academies accomplish for the Hamilton Southeastern district?

What defines the Academy experience?

How can we best unleash the full potential of our students?

WHAT WE’RE ASKING OURSELVES AS A DISTRICT, COMMUNITY, AND DESIGN TEAM:


“The exciting piece of this is it’s not just ‘hey, we’re building classrooms,’ it’s ‘we’re building classrooms that bring new opportunities’…

Place and ideology play together.”

MATT KEGLEYPRINCIPAL, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HS


“The academies will no doubt force us to look at high school differently,

which is certainly healthy. And force us to look at instruction differently, which is also healthy. And for the whole community to consider new post-secondary options.”

JASON URBANPRINCIPAL, FISHERS HS


“We’re sometimes hesitant to give the kids responsibility for fear of what the 1-2% can do…but we’ve got a lot of great

kids. We have a saying: ‘we make decisions for our teachers based on our

best teachers.’

We should do that for students as well.”

MATT KEGLEYPRINCIPAL, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HS


AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

8/8CORE LEADERSHIP MEETING

8/21EDUCATIONROUNDTABLE

AUGUSTRESEARCHINTERVIEWSSURVEY

8/13-14PROTOTYPE DESIGNLAB

9/11WORKSHOP 1

9/20BOARD MEETING& FORUM

10/10WORKSHOP 2

10/18BOARD MEETING& FORUM

DECEMBER1028 HEARING

2013

REFERENDUM SUPPORT

OCTOBER ONWARDDESIGN STRATEGY

DISCOVERY ACTIVATION STRATEGY

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CORE LEADERSHIP

TEAM

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

EDUCATOR GROUP

COMMUNITYAMBASSADORS

ETHNOGRAPHYGROUP

Creating strong and differentiated teamsto drive co-creationprocess.


What opportunities do the Academies create beyond the addition of more space?

DISCOVERY


DISCOVERY

A process of exploration with and deep listening to the Hamilton Southeastern community to uncover emerging themes.

• Survey• Individual interviews• Group interviews• Desk research• Observations


DISCOVERY

Outcomes

• Understand the context• Synthesize diverse perspectives into a

unifying vision• Create a framework of design drivers from

which we will design Activation activities


DEEP LISTENING. OPEN QUESTIONS. OBSERVATION.

DISCOVERY


WATCHING YOUR COMMUNITY WORK TOGETHER

OBSERVATION


How can we best unleash the full potential of our students?

ACTIVATION


ACTIVATION

A process of working together with theHamilton Southeastern and Fishers community to uncover a shared vision and patterns of collaboration.

• Teen Prototype Lab• Community Workshops• Educator Roundtable


ACTIVATION

Outcomes

• Build student participation• Understand learning patterns• Develop a potential learning model• Collectively refine vision and design drivers


ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES WITH YOUR TEENS.

TEEN PROTOTYPE LAB


REFINING EMERGING THEMES & BRINGING

TOGETHER COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ONE


TACKLING A DESIGN CHALLENGE TOGETHER.

COMMUNITY WORKSHOP TWO


!? STRATEGY

Synthesizing discovery and activation into scenarios for the vision, story, and spaces of the new Senior Academies.

• Scenarios & Feedback• Concept program• Cost model


Everything you can imagine is

real.PABLO PICASSO


HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS

We look forward to working with your

community.


Education

Hamilton Southeastern Schools || Process Overview || August 2012