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 Community The Ambassador Design Team Composition

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 Authorizer Input to the Development Cycle OUTPUT RI Survey Data Strategy Review Team Community Meetings & Strategy Review Team Specialized Groups & Strategy Review Team Strategy Review Team INPUT Council Review Council Approval 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

The Blueprint for the Final Product 7-10 pages, focused, measurable, and actionable Values The 5-7 core values that will be the drivers of the plan and the litmus test for eventual content Priority Areas & Key Outcomes Not more than 5 high level priority areas with ~ 3 key outcomes that characterize each Strategies The 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

Developing Values – Values = Why? Priority Areas = What? Strategies = How?

The Yes Test for Values 2. 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