| I.
Initiation Phase |
14
months |
| 1.
Facilitators assessed and enhanced their own readiness for the
process and formed a Support Team. (Old 1) |
Oct
- Nov '00 |
| 2.
Facilitators explored working with four school districts and
established a relationship with Decatur. (Old 2) |
Dec
- Feb '01 |
| 3.
Facilitators assessed and enhanced Decatur's readiness, but
did not develop a contract for their services. (Old 3) |
1/23
- 2/15/01 |
| 4.
Facilitators and superintendent formed the Core Team (Old 5) |
2/16
- 3/07/01 |
| *
Core Team developed a broad agreement for the change process
for all stakeholders to sign and sought board approval (New
11) |
3/19
- 5/21/01 |
| 5.
Retreat was designed and held to develop Core Team dynamic (Old
6) |
Apr
- Jun '01 |
| 6.
Develop Core Team understanding of the systemic change process,
systems design, dialogue, and small-group facilitation (Old
7) |
Jun
- Nov '01 |
| 7.
Develop an agreement/contract with the Core Team and School
Board for a systemic change process and funding, scope out resource
needs, and plan a proposal for external funding (New) - Not
needed (free) |
n/a |
|
II.
Foundation Building Phase
|
|
| 8.
Assess and enhance district and community interest in, and culture
for, systemic change (Changes in educational needs, values about
education) (Begin by redesigning the event) (Old 10, 11, 17
& 18) |
Jan
- Feb '02
Jan - Mar '03 |
| 9.
Assess and enhance district and community capacity for change
(identify assets and barriers) (Begin by redesigning the event)
(Old 4 & new) |
Jan
- Dec '03 |
| 10.
Identify current and recent change efforts and decide what relation
they should have with this effort (Decide how to integrate them)
(Begin by redesigning the event) (Old 9) |
Feb
- Dec '02 |
| 11.
Develop a broad agreement for a systemic change process and
have a large public signing ceremony (Begin by redesigning the
event) (New) |
Jan
- Feb '03 |
| 12.
Redesign event 13 (Old 12) and work on funding for next phase |
Jan
'03 |
|
(New)
III.
Develop the District-Wide Framework and Capacity for Change
|
|
|
(New)
10. Starter Team expands into the Leadership Team, Starter
Team becomes facilitators, facilitator becomes an advisor
and "critical friend" (Old 13) (Begin by redesigning
the event)
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here for a list of readings that support this stage
Community Forum Videos used in Fall of 2007:
|
Currently
engaged in this stage |
| (New)
11. Hold a one-day retreat to develop the Leadership Team dynamic
(Old 13) (Begin by redesigning the event) |
Rejected
Stage |
| (New)
12. Facilitators develop Leadership Team understanding of systems,
design, mental models, the systemic change process, dialogue,
and small-group facilitation (Address throughout Events 13-17,
and hold several one-day retreats) (Old 13) |
Currently
engaged in this stage |
| (New)
13. Leadership Team develops a district-wide framework with
broad stakeholder participation (community forums). This includes
identifying changes in the community's educational needs, and
using them to develop a mission, vision, and core values for
an ideal school system. It takes this opportunity to assess
and enhance district and community interest in, and culture
for, systemic change. Develop pyramid groups for broad stakeholder
involvement. (Involve Leadership Team to some extent in redesigning
the event) (Old 10, 11, 17 & 18) |
x
Jan '03 - Feb '05 |
| (New)
14. Leadership Team identifies current and recent change efforts
and decides what relation those should have with this effort
(decides how to integrate them) (Begin by redesigning the event)
(Old 9) |
x |
| (New)
15. Leadership Team develops a change process strategy, including
capacity building and funding. Advisor's role is defined and
funded for Phase IV. (Begin by redesigning the event) (New) |
x |
|
IV.
Create Ideal Designs for a New Educational System
|
|
| 16.
Leadership Team forms and capacitates building-level Design
Teams and conducts a workshop on the framework. (Begin by redesigning
the event.) (Old 19) |
x |
| 17.
Design Teams create building-level designs and systems for evaluating
those designs with broad stakeholder involvement. Leadership
Team supports and monitors the Design Teams. (Old 18, 20, 21,
22, and 23) |
x |
| 18.
Leadership Team forms and capacitates a district-level Design
Team (Begin by redesigning the event) (New) |
x |
| 19.
Design Team creates a design for ideal district administrative
and governance systems, and systems for evaluating that design,
with broad stakeholder involvement. Leadership Team supports
and monitors this Design Team. (Old 24) |
x |
| 20.
Design teams create building-level processes for evolving as
close as possible to their ideal designs. Leadership Team supports
and monitors the design teams. (Old 18, 20, 21, 22, and 23) |
x |
| 21.
Carry out implementation plans, formative evaluations, and revisions
of the evolving designs and the implementation processes. (Old
26) |
x |
| 22.
Periodically evolve the ideal designs (building-level and district-level).
(Old 26) |
x |
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