ambassador design team meeting #10. welcome & introductions
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AMBASSADOR DESIGN TEAM
MEETING #10
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
MEET THE DESIGN TEAM
Table for 2
Introduce yourself to someone in your table group you haven’t spoken with 1:1
Why did you want to be a part of this process?
2 mins
Table for 3
Introduce yourself to someone you haven’t met
For your priority group, what’s the strongest aspect of the strategic planning
work thus far?
3 mins
Table for 4
Introduce yourself to someone you haven’t met
What is the most important improvement you would like to see in the work of this
priority?
4 mins
Whole Priority Group
Introduce yourself to someone you haven’t met
What would success look like today? (30 secs per)
4 mins
Meeting Goals/Definition of Success •Strengthen and Refine the Plan by working with experts to
• Address a key challenge question for your priority area
• Revisit your vision of success to ensure it balances both a pursuit of equity and excellence
• Select the 3-5 strategies that will have the most impact in the next 5 years (Optional)
How will we measure success?
Resolution of
Conceptual Challenge
Focus on Equity
Focus on Excellence
Meeting Values
•Curiosity •Empathy •Optimism
Getting Organized
CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
Two Key Frames for Today
EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE
EQUITY
EXCELLENCE
Common Themes Equity
ExcellenceEarly Childhood
A Message from the Board
EquityExcellence
EQUITY
EXCELLENCE
The Relationship Between Equity and Excellence
Excellence
Equity
Equity and ExcellenceEquity
• Definition: The targeted implementation of strategies and resources in areas of greatest need to close gaps in educational opportunities and outcomes
• Approach: Focused &Targeted Strategies and Supports
Excellence
• Definition: Raising the bar of expectations and success for ALL students in Rhode Island
• Approach: Scaling proven efforts and creating the conditions for exploring and innovating new efforts
Goal for Today
To commit to ensuring BOTH are represented in the work of this plan
CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
Two Key Frames for Today
EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE
Challenge Questions: the biggest weakness plaguing each priority area
• Identified over the last five days through outreach to ~300 key stakeholders
• Privileges feedback from building administrators/superintendents
• If resolved, major step ahead for the design team and the planning process
• Your highest value-add to our process
Early Childhood Education: Give Every Child a Great Start
Challenge PrologueOur engagement efforts have brought up two common issues that are both strategic and foundational to the early childhood priority. The first issue concerns the proposed age range (birth to third grade) covered in the prototype, questioning whether it should include birth to 3 and grades 1-3. The second issue seeks clarification about how RI’s “neediest” will be identified. Challenge Question 1: What is the highest impact age span for a public education early childhood focus? Challenge Question 2: What are the intended scope of services and eligibility guidelines?
Global Competency and Competitiveness: Preparing our Students for the Future
Challenge Prologue
Our engagement efforts have identified this priority as in need of clarification. Stakeholders expressed significant confusion about the unwieldy scope of this priority and question whether all the items belong together: (1) 21st century skills, (2) social-emotional learning, (3) world and dual language programs, (4) cultural competency, and (5) English learner services. District and school leaders were clear: this one must be narrowed and sharpened.
Challenge Question: What is this?
Small Group Time
Internalizing the Challenge Questions
(1) Read your group’s challenge question (1 minute)
(2)Share in your priority group, your initial reactions to question (5 mins)
Goal for Today
To find a resolution to these challenge
questions
Small Group Protocol
Lunch Time
Priority Group Pitches
The Priority Pitch (3 mins per priority group)
• Here’s how we tackled the conceptual problem
• Our Vision for this Priority • The 3-5 strategies to realize this
vision
How did we do?
Not addressed
Somewhat Addressed
Mostly Addressed
Completely Addressed Continuum
of Progress
Housekeeping Break (5 min)
• How did we do?• Ensure your thoughts are
captured accurately on chart paper
• Brief break• Circle up chairs in open space
Expert Fishbowl
Prompt (1.5 mins. per person)
After the time you’ve spent embedded in our process and with our team, what final thoughts do you want to share to make this plan the best can be?
ADT Discussion
Modified Quaker Meeting Style
Directions• Speak on whatever “feels” right• No need to build upon one
another• Be comfortable in silence• Watch airtime – Max 1
min/person
Next Steps
Great Work!!
Give to Strategic Planning Team for Clean-up and Wordsmithing
TAKE NEXT WEEK OFF!!!!!