Description of community engagement practices and Web 2.0 tools that were used in one school district visioning process.

1. Re-Culturing a VisionWith Web 2.0 Technologies Presenters: Dr. Bradford G. Saron, District Administrator School District of Cashton Dr. Deb Gurke, Director of Board Governance, WASB

2. A funny thing happened on the way to the 21st Century . . . Dynamic Drivers of Change Time of Perpetual Whitewater No Clear Solutions or Answers

3. The Context Is Changing The World, Wisconsin, and Expectations of Public Schools Are Changing NCLB WKCE

4. Comparative Income Making Opportunity Affordable–Wisconsin, Planning Grant, October 2008 - September 2009

5. 10 Largest Districts-Elementary Schools

6. Expectations of public education have changed. From inputs to outputs All children can learn What children need to learn

7. 21st Century Partnership Global awareness Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy Civic literacy Health literacy

8. The Effective Leader “The ability to communicate across the various constituencies of the organization (both internal and external) is the key to effective leadership.”Margaret Wheatley

9. Organizational Effectiveness . . . depends on the relationships between and among team members, and the staff, and the community.

10. School Board Governance National School Board Association Key Work of School Boards http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/Governance/KeyWork.aspx

11. The Board’s Promise

12. School Board Governance Vision “Statements that identify the school district's future, intermediate, and short term goals, associated objectives, and supporting tasks. Developing a shared vision for student achievement is the starting point for a school board and its community.” -http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/Governance/KeyWork.aspx

13. The Beginning “We must educate our students well and equip them with the skills to change and grow as the world changes and grows. We must educate them to compete locally, nationally, internationally, and virtually. The work of aiding the kids of the greater Cashton area to be globally and virtually competitive begins with a Plan.” -Charge Presented to School District of Cashton’s Board of Education

14. Web What? Web 1.0 Software on the Computer Singular One Dimensional and Locked Sit and Get Web 2.0 Software accessed through the internet Highly Collaborative Very Malleable and Open Source Entirely Interactive

15. 20cashton24 In 2024, today’s one-year-olds will graduate from Cashton Public Schools. How will we equip them?

16. Mindmeister Overview

17. Put Conversations to Work Contribute your thinking Focus on what matters Listen together for insights Listen to understand Speak your mind and heart Have fun planning for our future! Link and connect ideas

18. Methodology and Design Principles

19. Timeline

20. Community Vision Team What is emerging here? If there was a single voice in the room, what would it be saying? Do we notice any patterns and what do those patterns point to, or how do they inform us? What do we now see and know as a result of these conversations?

21. Community Vision TeamDevelopment Board Representative Five Nominated Community Members

22. Different Strategies for Different Stakeholders Parents Community VIPs Staff Seniors

23. Public Invitation

24. Parent Invite

25. Laissez-FaireNomination System Each of the Community Vision Team Members personally invited five other community members.

26. Important Questions Capacity to talk and think deeply about critical issues facing our community, organization, state, nation, and planet. Access the collective purpose and wisdom needed to create innovating paths forward.

30. Table Captains (CVT Members) Deeper Understanding of the Process Encourage Discussion Record Comments Guide Off-Topic Tangents

31. Conversations = Data

32. Data Analysis

33. Themeseekr

34. Wordle

35. Spicy Nodes

36. How did the Vision Team Function? Data Presented Tools Provided Conversation Facilitated Trust in the Process and in the Integrity of the Group.

37. themes patterns elements insights trends Recommendations

38. Board Decision/Adoption Vision Purpose Value Statements

39. School Board Governance National School Board Association Key Work of School Boards http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/Governance/KeyWork.aspx

40. District Seal

41. District and School Goals District High School/Middle School Elementary

42. Fostering the Future The Significance of Foresight The Value of the Upshot (Forthcoming Projects?) The Usefulness of Key Communicators

43. A Tale of Antonyms: Large/Small, Urban/Rural, Diverse/ Homogeneous Web 2.0 Training Potential Board Members Re-Branding Stakeholders World Café Incentive for Positive Feedback Cycles Re-Culturing

44. Capzles http://www.capzles.com/1a7192f4-d1fd-455d-ab9c-8a2ceb19a6bc

45. Questions

46. Contact Info Brad- saronb@cashton.k12.wi.us Deb- dgurke@wasb.org

47. List of Resources www.mindmeister.com Graphic Organizer www.knowledgeworks.com www.theworldcafe.com www.spicynodes.com Graphic Organizer www.themeseekr.com Research Tool www.wordle.com Graphic Representations www.capzles.com File Sharing Tool