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Join the Strategic Plan Advisory Committee to develop a new plan aligning with the core mission of NISD. Explore the evolution of education models and participate in visioning sessions to shape the future of education. Share your beliefs, goals, and aspirations to create a visionary Northside. Get involved in focus groups and share your input through surveys. Together, let's build a brighter future for students, parents, communities, and business partners.
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Strategic Plan Advisory Committee Student, Parent, Community Member & Business Partner Focus Groups January 31, 2013
Why Are We Here? • Current Strategic Plan • 2008-2013 • Year 5 of 5 • Seeking to develop plan based on core mission of NISD • World around us is changing – we need to consider those changes when we design our systems of education
Education 1.0 • Context • Agriculture, artisanry • Small group work • Apprentice model • Variety of tasks • Hand tools • Methods • Basics of literacy • Agrarian calendar • Small group work • Apprentice model • Variety of tasks in one setting
Education 2.0 • Context • Manufacturing, processing • Solitary work in a group setting • Manager model • Repetitive tasks • Mechanical Tools • Methods • One size fits all: sorting/tracking • Solitary work in a group setting • Manager model • Rote memorization • Efficiency
Why Strategic Design? Mission & Vision
Process Methodology Insert images of visioning sessions? • Discover Shared Beliefs • Design Mission & Goals • Identify Strongest Held Beliefs • Design Action Measures • Design Vision Focus Groups
Beliefs Beliefs are…fundamental values; ethical code, overriding convictions, inviolable principles that form the bedrock of a community. Why do we start with beliefs? Beliefs are…moral and ethical priorities that move the organization to commit to a mission and guide all of the organization’s behaviors.
Beliefs Protocol • Individual list of beliefs • Individual top 3 • Group top 3 • Teams take gallery walk-identifying most strongly held beliefs
Examples • The classroom teacher is the most important resource for student learning. • Every student is uniquely capable and deserves to learn each day. • Learning is a life-long pursuit.
Timeline • SPAC large group Kick Off • Staff focus groups • Student, parent, community member & business partner focus groups-January 31 • Survey • SPAC large group
Tonight’s Goals • Begin process of identifying most strongly held Beliefs • Begin process of developing the Northside Vision statement
Focus Groups • Parents • Students • Community Members & Business Partners
Introductions • Who are you? • Who are your school-aged loved ones? • Pictures
Group Norms • Be honest and optimistic! • Participate (don’t dominate). • Cell phones on vibrate.
Beliefs • How did we get here? • Large Group • Administrators • Teachers • Parents • Community Members
Beliefs • Using list of beliefs, for each statement, mark the following: • + I agree with the statement • - I disagree with the statement • ? I do not understand what the statement means
Beliefs • For the set of Beliefs listed as #1, identify key words you agree with the most
Vision • What are your highest hopes for students? • What do you envision as the desired, ideal future? • What you hope the organization will cause to happen? • What is the purpose of the organization’s existence?
Vision Protocol • Step 1: • Each team member writes a one-sentence statement that captures their envisioned future (3 min).
Vision Protocol • Step 2: • Each team member shares their vision statement with a partner • Each team member shares their vision statement with the group • Facilitators will capture key words from each shared vision statement
Next Steps • Online survey • February 6-15 • SPAC Large Group
SPAC Website www.nisd.net/SPAC