Synthesizing community visioning results to We are starting to hone in on the big issues identify common themes facing our school through this process. School data presentation (by Superintendent) I thought it was very informative and really enjoyed hearing what everyone had to say. It is good to have voice and be heard. It was much better than I had expected. I enjoyed the friendly conflict. Open honest dialogue. Extremely eye opening. Retreat 2 Root cause analysis of selected school data Tough but needed. Identifying strategic objectives from the Overwhelming. The process was excellent but community’s feedback to the common nerve racking, but I hope it turns into a great themes identified in Retreat 1 plan. I loved the collaborative nature of the day. The insight and respect everyone displayed evolved into 5 powerful objectives. It was a great process to be a part of. Lots of great work done today getting to the five. Everybody had great input! Retreat 3 Debrief of the community engagement Hard work, hard talk, but good day. process conducted by the Planning Team It’s apparent that there have been more issues to after Retreat 2 discuss than were appreciated. Identifying strategic initiatives from the Happy with the results! More work is needed community’s feedback though! Great – a lot of work in a small amount of time. Today could have been more productive. It was extremely productive. A lot of honesty was shared and a lot of details were discussed. Good “safe” place to talk. The conversation regarding what perceptions exist in this school was very important. Until we start being honest with each other, we will have difficulty moving forward. Retreat 4 Review/revision of draft strategic initiatives It was a large amount of work that requires a greater amount of feedback. It was good work! Quality review of the emerging plan draft Covered a lot of territory. Drafting the vision statement Productive and overwhelming. Productive but unclear of next step. Very positive. Planning for Success 2015 Case Study Webster Public Schools Redesigns its District Plan, Streamlines its Focus, and Reenergizes its Leadership Team Superintendent: Barbara Malkas, Planning for Success Facilitator and Case Study Author: Lori Likis, Associate Commissioner, Office of Planning & Research: Carrie Conaway, Central District and School Assistance Center (DSAC) Support Facilitator: Tom Lamey
Synthesizing community visioning results to identify common themes School data presentation (by Superintendent) We are starting to hone in on the big issues facing our school through this process. I thought it was very informative and really enjoyed hearing what everyone had to say. It is good to have voice and be heard. It was much better than I had expected. I enjoyed the friendly conflict. Open honest dialogue. Extremely eye opening. Retreat 2 Root cause analysis of selected school data Identifying strategic objectives from the community’s feedback to the common themes identified in Retreat 1 Tough but needed. Overwhelming. The process was excellent but nerve racking, but I hope it turns into a great plan. I loved the collaborative nature of the day. The insight and respect everyone displayed evolved into 5 powerful objectives. It was a great process to be a part of. Lots of great work done today getting to the five. Everybody had great input! Retreat 3 Debrief of the community engagement process conducted by the Planning Team after Retreat 2 Identifying strategic initiatives from the community’s feedback Hard work, hard talk, but good day. It’s apparent that there have been more issues to discuss than were appreciated. Happy with the results! More work is needed though! Great – a lot of work in a small amount of time. Today could have been more productive. It was extremely productive. A lot of honesty was shared and a lot of details were discussed. Good “safe” place to talk. The conversation regarding what perceptions exist in this school was very important. Until we start being honest with each other, we will have difficulty moving forward. Retreat 4 Review/revision of draft strategic initiatives Quality review of the emerging plan draft Drafting the vision statement It was a large amount of work that requires a greater amount of feedback. It was good work! Covered a lot of territory. Productive and overwhelming. Productive but unclear of next step. Very positive. Planning for Success 2015 Case Study Webster Public Schools Redesigns its District Plan, Streamlines its Focus, and Reenergizes its Leadership Team Superintendent: Barbara Malkas, Planning for Success Facilitator and Case Study Author: Lori Likis, Associate Commissioner, Office of Planning & Research: Carrie Conaway, Central District and School Assistance Center (DSAC) Support Facilitator: Tom Lamey
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