Sending Follow-Ups from Design Experience 1

Overview

After Design Experience 1, you will send clear, motivating follow-up messages to school and district teams. These messages should celebrate team progress, reinforce momentum, and outline key next steps. Each message should include a brief recap of accomplishments, links to essential tools and resources, and reminders of what’s most important as teams move forward. This follow-up helps align teams on early next steps, including community engagement and inspiration visits.

Outputs

Customized follow-up message to each school team, including:

  • A summary of Design Experience 1: Embrace the Challenge and the Work Ahead
  • The link to the school’s Next Steps tracker in the Design Journey Notebook
  • Clear reminders about community engagement, inspiration visit logistics, and capturing new insights

Goal
Send a clear, motivating follow-up message that helps each school team reflect on their progress, stay aligned on next steps, and maintain momentum between Design Experiences.

Owner(s)
Facilitation partner

 

Contributor(s)
District transformation team (as needed)

Resources

Design Journey Notebook
Central hub for team plans, community engagement activities, collected input, design reflections, and next steps between Design Experiences.

Community Engagement Toolbox
Menu of strategies for teams to gather input, host discussions, and engage a diverse coalition.

Putting It Into Practice

1

Send a follow-up message to teams that includes the following:

  • A summary of the Design Experience: Highlight team momentum and share bright spots and/or insights from the experience.
  • Next steps: Flag Design Journey Notebook sections for tracking next steps and documenting and synthesizing community insights, inspiration visits, and the revised Case for Change.
  • Key resources:
  • Timeline Reminders: Offer suggested timing under “Milestones & Deadlines” to support teams to hit their key milestones before Design Experience 2.
  • Copy district leads so all parties see the guidance.
Go to Next Step
Preparing for Inspiration Visits
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