Ambassador Design Team meeting #4 February 25, 2015

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Meeting Goals Build community within the Core Team Develop a list of draft priority statements Understand next steps

Meeting Agenda TimeActivity 5:30-5:40Welcome/Overview of Day 5:40-5:55The Role of the Core Team 5:55-6:15Maitre D Protocol 6:15-7:15Drafting Priority Statements :30Revising Values/Next Steps

Striking a Balance Effective Meeting Task Relationship Process

Meeting Values Curiosity Empathy Optimism

Meeting Values Curiosity Empathy Optimism

Encouraging Curiosity Inquiry Advocacy

Reminder - Fist to Five A fist means, “I vote NO." or in consensus it means, "I object and will block consensus (usually on moral grounds).” 1 finger means, “I’ll just barely go along.” or, “I don’t like this but it's not quite a no." or, “I think there is lots more work to do on this proposal.” In consensus this indicates standing aside, or not being in agreement but not blocking the consensus. 2 fingers means “I don’t much like this but I’ll go along.” 3 fingers means, “I’m in the middle somewhere. Like some of it, but not all.” 4 fingers means, “This is fine.” 5 fingers means, “I like this a lot, I think it’s the best possible decision.”

Process GPS

RELATIONSHPS AND ROLE Getting to Know Your Fellow Core Members and the ADT Role

The Role of the Core Team To use data, information, and beliefs to narrow the focus of the ADT Key Areas of Focus Voices of Rhode Islanders Individual Beliefs Research and Data

The CORE Competencies Leadership – Moving the work forward within the ADT Difference – Respecting our lines of difference as a strength Feedback – Giving and receiving high quality feedback with openness

Role Discussion After hearing about the role of Core, I wonder… – 2 mins with a partner

Role Discussion What must happen to ensure we fulfill our role as a core team? – 3.5 mins table discussion

Maitre D Topics Table for 2: What significant experience shaped your perspective on public education?

Table for 3 – Thinking Local Small group discussions: What resonated from the RIisReady readings?

Maitre D Topics Table for 4: According to the McKinsey Reading, is Rhode Island on a journey from fair to good, good to great, or great to excellent? Why?

Discussing the Readings Post-It Activity: Where are we on our journey?

Discussing the Readings Small group discussions: What international lessons should we keep in mind as we develop priorities/strategies for our system?

NARROWING FOCUS OF PRIORITY AREAS

Goal: Develop a draft list of priorities.

About these summary statements

Using our Priority Yes Test

Reviewing These Statements On Your Own Take time to review the priority statements (3-5 minutes) With a Partner Is there anything missing? – Think more about the sentiment and less about word smithing. (2-3 minutes)

Creating New Statements? Are there any proposals to add a priority that you believe is missing? – Propose & draft

Feedback on These Statements (Plus/Delta) Moving around the room Provide rapid feedback on the statements as they exist (5 minutes)

Improving the Priority Statements Get in groups of 2-3 per statement Discuss Does the priority pass the Yes Test (2 min) What language would you revise? (15 min) Report Out Next Version of Priority Statement Fist to Five – Moving Draft Priorities Out to Extended for Feedback

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REVISING VALUES Finding Values for Rhode Island Strategic Plan

Providing Feedback on New Value Statements Review each new value statement revision (5 min) Complete the Feedback Form (5 min) – What I like about this change for the value statement is… – What I wonder or suggest about the value statement is…. – Parking lot (Are there any values missing?)

Moving the Value Statements Forward Step 1: Compiling this feedback Step 2: Incorporating this feedback Step 3: Sharing the values drafts with the entire team prior to March 11 th meeting Step 4: Collecting group feedback and agreement Step 5: Sending these revised statements out as a part of the next prototype Reminder – This is iterative. The values will continue to be refined as the priorities and strategies are developed.

CLOSURE AND NEXT STEPS

Cautions – This is still early… Think of these as early thinking and not a draft More filters will be added later Space for other divergent ideas, things left behind, etc. will be built in later

Next Steps Key Theme: Relating the priorities to one another and to best practices and data More data and information coming ! Homework that sets up March 11 th

What will success look like? Focused, Coherent, and Synergistic A few, key carefully considered actions to focus the system’s work on that, when put together, create a powerful engine for systemic improvement Priorities are tightly interrelated and complementary

What will success look like? Potential for significant impact on student outcomes The combination of priorities have the potential to make positive impact on students

What will success look like? Aligned to our values The collection of priorities are aligned to our values and help us to realize them

Process GPS

1/10 1/28 2/11 2/25 3/11 3/25 4/8 4/225/2 5/6 5/20 6/3 6/17 Community Input to the Development Cycle OUTPUT RI Survey Data Strategy Review Team Community Meeting & Strategy Review Team Specialized Groups & Strategy Review Team Strategy Review Team INPUT CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3CYCLE 4 Finalize Values Draft Priorities & Key Outcomes Refine Priorities & Key Outcomes; Begin Strategies Final Plan Refine Priorities, Outcomes & Strategies

Acknowledging Feedback Time to get to know another Time to work together Provide priority examples Examine research and information Please give us more feedback!

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