Ambassador Design Team meeting #7

April 1, 2015

What’s your 6 word story for today?

• For example: • “ADT is hearing the public’s feedback.”

• Write yours! & Share it!?!

#EdVoicesRI

#EdVoicesRI

Today’s Meeting Goals/Definition of Success

• Reviewing current RI education data• Checking the breadth of current priorities• Creating draft outcomes

Your Feedback

• Template was helpful• Enjoyed hearing voices of others• Thought pacing was about right• Like to see more data from the state as it relates to the

priorities• Like to see more content that relates to the priorities

Meeting Agenda

Time Activity 5:30-5:40 GPS/Goals 5:40-5:50 Proposal5:50-6:20 RI Data6:20-6:35 Brainstorming Outcomes6:35-7:25 Developing Key Outcomes7:25-7:30 Next Steps/Close Out

Process GPS

• Today

Prototype 3: Refined Values

& Priorities plus Draft Key

Outcomes & Strategies

OUTPUT

1/10 1/28 2/11 2/25 3/11 3/25 4/1 4/8 4/22 5/2 5/6 5/20 6/3 6/17

INPUTS & OUTPUTS Strategic Plan Development Cycle

OU

TPUT

RI Survey DataStrategy Review

Team

Community Meeting & Strategy Review

Team

Specialized Groups & Strategy

Review TeamStrategy Review

TeamINPU

T

INPU

TCYCLE 1 CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3 CYCLE 4 Finalize

Prototype 1: Values

Prototype 2: Refined Values, Draft Priorities & Draft Strategies

Prototype 3: Refined Values &

Priorities plus Draft Key Outcomes

Final Plan

Prototype 4: Refined Values,

Priorities & Outcomes plus Draft Strategies

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

Meeting Values

•Curiosity •Empathy •Optimism

ELEVATING YOUR VOICES

Proposal: Keep partnerships in a value; drop as a priority

• Rationale: Partnerships show up across the plan.

Proposal: Merge ‘Shared Responsibility’ with ‘Support’

• Rationale: “This seems the same as Support” • Current proposal of Support – In our education system,

Rhode Islanders value the shared responsibility of teachers, parents, businesses, higher education and the community partnering together to support all students.

Proposal: Keep partnerships in a value; drop as a priorityEndorsement/ Endorsement with a Minor

Point of Contention

Agreement with Reservations

Stand Aside / Willing to Go with Majority

Formal Disagreement

4 3 2 1

Gradients of Agreement

Proposal: Merge ‘Shared Responsibility’ with ‘Support’

Endorsement/ Endorsement with a Minor

Point of Contention

Agreement with Reservations

Stand Aside / Willing to Go with Majority

Formal Disagreement

4 3 2 1

Gradients of Agreement

STATE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND EDUCATION

RI’s Changing Demographics

Quality Counts 2015RI State Highlights Report

Chance for Success

• Fewer than half (48 percent) of poor children are ready for school at age 5, compared with 75 percent of children from families with moderate and high income, a 27 percentage point gap.

What percent of RI

students entering higher ed

make it to 3rd semester?

56% of Minority

68% of Non-Minority

Elementary and Secondary Performance

Additional Gap Analysis

SCHOOL FINANCE ANALYSIS

School Turnaround Infographic

Reflection

What story or picture has emerged from these data?

• silent reflection (30 sec.)• turn and talk (2 min)

Looking Forward

• What key data do we want to see change as a result of this plan? –Turn and talk (1 min)

Key data:

ENVISIONING OUTCOMES

Key Outcomes are:

•evidence of the change you want to see.

•the results by which the success of the plan will be measured.

Think of outcomes as the “then” in an “if…then…” statement.

•If we prioritize ____ then _____ will happen.

If we prioritize ____ then _____ will happen.

•Ex. If we prioritize early childhood education, then more students will start school ready to learn and the gap between children of low-income and children of moderate to high income families will close.

Gallery Walk (5 min)

• Looking across priorities - what outcomes would you like to see?

• Use format: –If we prioritize ____ then _____ will

happen.

BREAK

DRAFTING KEY OUTCOMES

Goal – Create draft key outcome statements

Tasks

• Task 1 – Checking breadth of priority

• Task 2 – Draft key outcomes –Brainstorm–Consultancy–Revision–Share out

Roles

• Facilitator• Recorder• spokesperson

Task 1 – Checking the Breadth of the Priority

1. Divide into priority groups. 2. Silently read materials at table (5 min)3. Checking the breadth of the priority:

–Is the priority comprehensive enough? •Are we thinking big enough?

4. Record the content buckets that sit underneath the priority umbrella.

Task 2 – Draft Key Outcomes

• What’s the change you want to see in RI as a result of this priority?

1. Brainstorm, discuss & craft recommended outcomes (10 min)

Task 2 – Draft Key Outcomes

2. Consultancy (5 min)• 1 person remains to represent to others • 2 people leave to give feedback to others

–Respondents ask clarifying questions, provide suggestions, etc.

3. Back to group to edit outcomes (5 min)4. Report out to larger group (1 min per

group)

NEXT STEPS

Moving the Work Forward

• We Will:–Share out today’s work with entire ADT–Send out meeting poll and homework reading

• You Will:–Continue revision of Values and Priorities statements

based on survey feedback

Off-Table Revision Dates• March 30 – Lead writer’s draft due• April 4 - Thought partner’s feedback due• April 6 - Writer’s final proposal due• April 8 – Proposal distributed to full ADT

for feedbackNEED:

- Autonomy value lead editor- Professional learning value thought partner

Announcements

• May 2nd – 9 AM – 2 PM

#EdVoicesRI