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Building for Student Success
Form and Function Inspire Teaching & LearningEDspaces Conference
October 25th, 2017
https://goo.gl/h26uxp
Collaborative Dialog
Backchannel Link:
https://todaysmeet.com/EdSpaces
On Twitter:
#innovateBVSD #EDspaces
@BVSDinnovation
Session Outcomes
● Participants will understand how the Innovation work as a part of the Building for Student Success (Bond Program) supports the implementation of our new strategic plan, The Success Effect.
● Participants will learn about BVSD’s Exemplar Schools as designed in partnership with Fielding Nair International. The four new buildings showcase innovative design throughout the buildings.
● Participants will learn about the process that BVSD has created to support our schools with their Innovation Funds. These funds were allocated to every school in BVSD to create an innovative space that supports the mission and vision of our strategic plan, The Success Effect, and our Innovation Guiding Principles.
About BVSD● 56 Schools over 500 Square Miles
○ Mountain Schools, 1 room school houses to large (2200 students), comprehensive high schools
○ Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Superior, Broomfield, Erie and Nederland (and mountain schools)
● Approximately 30,000 students
● Diversity : FRL and Students of Color = about 20%, ELL = 20%
● Supportive and engaged community○ Passed the largest bond in CO state history in 2014 at $576 million dollars○ University of Colorado - Boulder○ Many entrepreneurial businesses, tech business, focus on sustainability and environment
Historical Context for the Bond
● Engaged Key Stakeholders
● Focus Groups and Polling○ Incorporating Innovation
● Capital Improvement Planning (CIPC) & Needs Assessment
● Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee
● Hired Director of Educational Innovation/Director of Educational Facilities Planning (April 2015)
Historical Context
● Design Architect: Fielding Nair International○ Exemplar Schools○ School Innovation Projects
● Established Innovation Guiding Principles○ Professional Learning
● Design Advisory Teams (DATs)
● Integrated with Strategic Plan Roll Out
Our Mission
The mission of the Boulder Valley School District is to create challenging, meaningful and engaging learning opportunities so that all children thrive and are prepared for successful, civically engaged lives.
The Success Effect
Our Vision
We develop our children’s greatest abilities and make possible the discovery and pursuit of their dreams which, when fulfilled, will benefit us all. We provide a comprehensive and innovative approach to education and graduate successful, curious, lifelong learners who confidently confront the greatest challenges of their time.
● Finish the statement “Learning is….” with your personal belief or theory of learning
● Share your belief statements with your tables
● Please share your belief statements to our backchannel
Learning is …..
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BVSD INNOVATION GUIDING PRINCIPLES○ Learning is founded in inquiry.
○ Learning fosters a culture of curiosity and risk taking.
○ Mastery of learning is demonstrated in multiple ways.
○ Learning is a social process.
○ Learning is powerful when students create solutions to
authentic challenges that impact their local, national or global community.
○ Learning is personalized and learner led.
What does the factory model of education look
like in school design?
How are you (or your company/firm/school/district) designing learning spaces to best prepare our learners for modern post-secondary opportunities? (college, community, and career)
Modern Workplace: Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Places to work in 2017
Who was #1?
Why are companies and schools designing these flexible, collaborative spaces?
Educational Innovation Building for Student Success
Implemented in three areas: ● Five Exemplar schools
○ 3 Re-Builds○ 1 New Build○ 1 Remodel
● Innovation Projects (schools with Innovation Fund allocations) :○ 7 Fully complete (including 1 year of PD done), 7 in Innovation
implementation (in Innovation Cohort), 16 in Design○ $200,000 for elementary, $400,000 for middle schools, $600,000 for K-8 and
$800,000 for high schools● Professional Learning
Exemplar SchoolsCreekside | Douglass | Emerald | Erie | Centaurus
Meadowlark School (PreK - 8th Grade)
Creekside Elementary SchoolDouglass Elementary
Emerald Elementary
Exemplar SchoolsCreekside | Douglass | Emerald | Erie | Centaurus
Innovation Guiding Principles in Design:
● Changing Instructional Practice to align to our Innovation Guiding Principles is our outcome. How might these designs better support this shift in teaching & learning rather than a traditional factory design?
● Please post your thoughts to the back channel
https://todaysmeet.com/EdSpaces
Completed Innovation Projects
Phase 1 Projects
7 Innovation Projects Installed During the Summer of 2016
● Boulder HS (Library/Cafe/Courtyard)● Broomfield Heights MS (Innovation Space)● Summit MS (Full school remodel-Innovation $ targeted in the library● Southern Hills MS (Library)● Alicia Sanchez Elementary (Inquiry Center)● Birch Elementary (Classroom Furniture and Cafe)● Whittier Elementary (Classroom Furniture and Library)
Finished Spaces - Birch Elem.
Finished Spaces - Broomfield Heights MS
Finished Spaces - Boulder High School
FFE
● Includes furniture, technology, mobile maker kits● Projects
○ 2016: 7 innovation projects & 4 pilot spaces~ $1.4M○ 2017: 5 new exemplar schools & 10 innovation projects ~ $3.5M
● Surplus furniture○ Re-use within the District○ Recycle with local partners○ Vendors are required to submit a reuse/recycle plan
Professional Learning
Innovation Cohort - Phase 1 Schools
● School Teams● Use of a modified Design Thinking
Process● Defining Challenges with new spaces ● Leveraging opportunities to collaborate
with other schools● Gathering data to show growth towards
learning outcomes● Final Product = Digital Story of the
Innovation Journey (PBL in PD!)● Innovator’s Mindset - Book● Use of Schoology Platform - Modeling
Blended Learning
How is Innovation shifting the story of learning in your school?
Professional Learning Opportunities● Innovation Cohort (Phase 1 Schools)
● PD Courses (Blueprint for tomorrow, Leaders of their Own Learning, Intro to
PBL)
● 21st Century Cohorts
● 21st Century Librarians
● Innovation in Education Film Series
● Innovate@BVSD (June)
Challenges / Lesson Learned
● Alignment to district mission/vision/values and goals● Changing Instructional Practices at the same time as design● Administrative Support for Schools● Opportunities for staff to be heard● Open Forums for Stakeholder involvement
○ DATs○ FNI○ Community Nights
● Have direction and focus● Expect the journey to be an important part of the work
Challenges / Lesson Learned
● Increase in cost for FFE● Account/Budget for on-going professional development
○ Embedded support
● Cleaning Practices● To Consider with Vendors
○ Multiple Vendors○ May need to educate vendors to help them understand learning goals
Time for Q&A
● What questions do you have?
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Contact Information
Dave Eggen - Director of Educational Facilities and [email protected]
Kiffany Lychock - Director of Educational [email protected]
http://bvsdsuccesseffect.org/educational-innovation/
bond.bvsd.org