Step 2
Design Experience 2: Developing a School Concept

Pre-work

Preparing for Design Experience 2

Experience

Design Experience 2

Post-work

Post-Work Activities

Planning Post-Work Activities

Overview

In this step, your school design team turns momentum from Design Experience 2 into coordinated action. You will identify what needs to be completed before the next design experience, clarify roles, and set internal milestones. By creating a focused plan, you will stay on track, fully leverage what you built during Design Experience 2, and prepare for Design Experience 3.

Outputs

Post-Design Experience work plan in your Design Journey Notebook

Goal
Create and carry out a practical plan to accomplish your post-work activities, clearly outlining responsibilities and timelines.

Owner(s)
School design team

Contributor(s)
District transformation team, facilitation partner

Resources

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

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

Youth Voice Toolkit
Tools that help students surface issues that matter and shape their school’s future. Includes tips on how to conduct an interview, a survey, a town hall, and a roundtable.

Putting It Into Practice

1

Clarify tasks & timeline:

  • Review the checklist in your Design Journey Notebook to see the essential tasks that need to be completed in preparation for Design Experience 3.
  • Assign clear roles and deadlines based on the items to be completed before Design Experience 3.
2

Community engagement tasks:

  • Plan when and how the team will socialize and seek input from a diverse coalition on the Model-at-a-Glance.
  • Schedule stakeholder conversations using the competency cards.
  • Assign team members to conduct and synthesize student interviews using the Youth Voice Cards.
3

Learning tasks:

  • Identify when each team member will engage with videos and resources on the Science of Adolescent Learning and Meaningful, Engaged Learning.
  • Set a date to reflect as a team.
  • Plan a time to explore and reflect on prompts in the XQ Competency Navigator.
4

Gather and refine design artifacts:

  • Identify and assign responsibility for bringing one to three unit plans (including lessons and assessments).
  • Schedule time to revise the Model-at-a-Glance based on feedback.
5

Optional "can do" activities:

  • Decide whether to revisit the mission statement using the Activating Community Toolkit.
  • Schedule a review of Strong Mission & Culture and Caring, Trusting Relationships for potential additions to the Bold School Concept.
  • Determine if and how to invite broader community members to audit the Model-at-a-Glance.
6

Align calendars:

  • Align these deadlines with existing team calendars to identify optimal timing for community engagement and ensure all steps are completed before Design Experience 3.
Go to Next Step
Preparing for Design Experience 3
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