Designing solutions: Graduation Guidelines in local communities

WELCOME!

Kickoff One minute to draw a nametag –First and Last Name –Image that best represents where you’re from Guess where your table partners are from!

What this is… –Brief- to the point of frustration –An opportunity to support colleagues, and yourselves, in generating innovative ideas about the implementation of graduation guidelines in CO

How we do this… Everyone has a copy of the protocol to follow along, and so you can do this in your own contexts Agenda has clear roles for participants Norms –Respectful and radical collaboration –Bias toward action –Embrace Experimentation –We don’t know what we don’t know Role of facilitators

MEET OUR DISTRICTS Archuleta School District- Linda Reed, Superintendent “How might we find pathways and options for students to graduate when they haven’t demonstrated that they are “on track” to meet graduation requirements by the end of 11 th grade?”

MEET OUR DISTRICTS Denver Public Schools- Kim Poast, Executive Director Office of College and Career Readiness & John Albright, Deputy Chief of Staff - “How might we best approach issues of systems change and change management related to instruction and policy in order to support a new set of graduation requirements in DPS?”

MEET OUR DISTRICTS St. Vrain- Tori Teague- Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment “How might we design and implement rigorous criteria for students to demonstrate academic competency in English Language Arts and Math through non-test- based pathways (capstone, internship, etc.)?”

TRANSITION TO YOUR GROUP

EDUCATOR FRAMES THE INNOVATION AND THE CHALLENGE (5 MIN)

COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (10 MIN)

COMMUNITY MEMBERS BRAINSTORM POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGE (10 MIN)

EDUCATOR GIVES FEEDBACK ON IDEAS (3 MIN)

PAIRS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROTOTYPES MOST PROMISING IDEAS (10 MIN)

PAIRS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHARE THEIR IDEAS WITH EDUCATOR (10 MIN)

REFLECTIONS FROM THE DISTRICTS (3 MIN)

Wrap Up (5 Min) Each group gets 1 min to share what they’re walking away with Wrap up- –Thanks to the districts who shared with us today, and the participants for bringing their time and thinking to bear on the challenges facing these districts –This event is just one example of how CEI and CDE partner to support local school districts throughout Colorado –Please don’t hesitate to let us know if there’s anything we can do to support any of you as you think about your next steps in your local contexts.