Strategic Planning Process Update

February 2015

The Community in the Process

~11,000 responses to the survey & 3,000 committed to continued involvement

150 people organized into teams to provide feedback

~20 Community organization

partners convening 600 conversational

partners

26 Community-Based Ambassador Design Team

12 Core Ambassador Design Team Members

Empowering the CommunityThe Ambassador Design Team Composition

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

Authorizer Input to the Development Cycle

OU

TPUT

OU

TPUT

RI Survey DataStrategy Review Team

Community Meetings & Strategy Review

Team

Specialized Groups & Strategy

Review TeamStrategy Review

Team

INPU

T

INPU

T

Council Review Council Review Council Review Council ReviewCouncil

Approval

CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3 CYCLE 4 Finalize

Values Draft Priorities & Key Outcomes

Refine Priorities & Key Outcomes; Begin Strategies

Final PlanRefine Priorities, Outcomes &

Strategies

The Blueprint for the Final Product7-10 pages, focused, measurable, and actionable

ValuesThe 5-7 core values that will be the drivers of the plan and the litmus test for eventual content

Priority Areas & Key OutcomesNot more than 5 high level priority areas with ~ 3 key outcomes that characterize each

StrategiesThe 3-5 significant action that RIDE will take over the next five years to advance the priority areas and

achieve the key outcomes

Established by RIDE:Measureable Objectives, Resourcing, and Operational Plans

Cycle 1 (Jan. 10 & 28) Goal: To select the core values that will serve as a foundation for the strategic plan RI survey results & team

member beliefs

The core plan values,

expressed by the public and

selected by the team

Activity: Extended and Core Team will use quantitative, qualitative, and experiential data to discuss and later, reach consensus on 5-7 core plan values

ADT JANUARY – CYCLE 1

Understanding RI’s Perspective – Survey • Q2 What is the purpose of Public Education?

• Q3 What are the most important skills students should learn before graduation?

• Q4 How important is the quality of PK-12 public schools to Rhode Island’s success as a state?

• Q5 What do you value most in a PK-12 Public School?

• Q6 What improvement priorities would you recommend for Rhode Island’s current PK-12 system?

• Q7 What future priorities will best ensure that PK-12 schools meet future student and state needs?

• Q8 Name the one skill that RI students should be taught in 2020 that is not being taught today?

• Q10 What is your impression of PK-12 public schools in Rhode Island?

• Detailed results are available and printed for you to take

Affinity Mapping 1.10.15

Developing Values – 1.29.15

Values = Why?

Priority Areas = What?

Strategies = How?

The Yes Test for Values2. The North Star for our work? •A concept so important it cannot be abandoned or ignored.•“Everything we do can support and be guided by this value.”

3. Content neutral?• Not specific to only a single part of our work• meaningful to everyone, without jargon.•It makes you think, “This makes sense. I don’t need specific context or explanations to understand it.”

Is the value…1. Close to our hearts? •Does it makes you think: •“Heck yes!” •“Of course!”•“Doesn’t this go without saying?”

Can it be used as…

Is the statement…

WHAT COMES NEXT

Values Prototype

• Feedback session and survey available on 2/2!

Beginning Priorities Work

• One week of feedback on Values work

– Strategy Review Team

– RIDE

– Public

• Council presentation and update

• Continuing to recruit community partners to host meetings

Questions