1. The document discusses re-culturing a school district's vision using Web 2.0 technologies through community engagement. It describes convening a Community Vision Team to have conversations with stakeholders about changing expectations for public education. 2. The Community Vision Team used tools like MindMeister and gathered data from engagement workshops to analyze themes, trends, and insights from conversations. 3. The recommendations from this process will inform the school board's decisions on adopting a new vision, purpose statements, and district and school goals.

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

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

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. 21 st 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 -http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/Governance/KeyWork.aspx “ 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.”

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. 20 cashton 24 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 Focus on what matters Contribute your thinking Speak your mind and heart Listen to understand Link and connect ideas Listen together for insights Have fun planning for our future!

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 Team Development 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-Faire Nomination 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.

27. Engagement Workshops Structure Cross Pollination Record Keeping Facilitator Night 1 World is Changing Our Common Experience Night 2 Kids are Changing Our Common Future

28. Information Collection

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

30. Conversations = Data

31. Data Analysis

32. Themeseekr

33. Wordle

34. Spicy Nodes

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

36. Recommendations patterns trends themes elements insights

37. Board Decision/Adoption Vision Purpose Value Statements

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

39. District Seal

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

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

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

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

44. Questions

45. Contact Info Brad- [email_address] Deb- [email_address]

46. 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