Welcome to World Cafe

1. Welcome to World Cafe Laramie County School District Number One

2. What is a World Café? • A discussion protocol designed to focus groups on key questions. • A way to collect feedback from participants in a safe holding environment. • An opportunity to work in small groups and see and hear the discussion of others.

3. Process • Make sure you are seated in three groups each with a mixture of K – 12 staff. • Each group will identify a host or hostess. • The host/hostess remains at the table throughout the session. • The host will share the discussion from the previous group(s) each time a new group comes to the table.

4. Process • Each table will have a different question to discuss. • Participants are encouraged to capture their thoughts by writing/drawing them on the paper covering their table. • Table sessions will be twenty minutes in length including time for the summary. • After the twenty minute session, participants will move to the next group to hear a summary of the previous discussion, address a new question, and to add their thoughts to the paper. • After each group has addressed all three questions, participants will return to the original table.

5. Questions • What would it look like if our triad worked together to increase graduation rate? • What are the barriers and assumptions that prevent us from increasing graduation rate? • How can we ensure the work in our triad aligns with the other triads to produce outcomes that matter to all?

6. Process • When each group returns to their original table, their host/hostess will summarize the discussions of the three groups that visited the table. • The group at each table will then discuss and come to consensus to select four “pearls of wisdom” that they feel are most important to the question. • The four pearls should be circled.

7. Debrief • Have each table group present their question to the entire group and share the four “pearls of wisdom” • Ask for any clarification or discussion • Repeat until each table has had the opportunity to report out. • Collect the 12 “pearls of wisdom” electronically.

8. Debrief • Have each table group present their question to the entire group and share the four “pearls of wisdom” • Ask for any clarification or discussion • Repeat until each table has had the opportunity to report out. • Collect the 12 “pearls of wisdom” from your entire group and give to a Senior Leadership team member.

9. Thank You for sharing your thoughts! • This activity is the first step in developing a K-12 dialogue that will continue throughout the year. • Principals will share the “pearls of wisdom” that have been compiled by all groups. • Have a great lunch and report back to your school level group at 12:45. • Bon Appétit