Activating Your
Community for Design
1.
Gear Up &
Get Inspired
2.
Dive In &
Try it Out
3.
Capture Insights &
Create Solutions
4.
Launch &
Measure Impact
Activating Your Community for Design
Capture Insights & Create Solutions
Synthesize Insights
Congratulations on completing community engagement!
You’ve gathered invaluable insights from caregivers, students, teachers, and community members. It’s time to reflect on these findings using the XQ Design Principles as an organizing mechanism.
Design principles are foundational guidelines that ensure a holistic and inclusive approach to school redesign. They help create a vital mission and culture, foster caring relationships, and promote meaningful learning, among other experiences for students.
You can effectively shape a bold vision for your school’s future by aligning your insights with these principles.
Use this link to access the Design Principles Reflection.
Share Back With Your Community
After synthesizing your insights from the aspirations of your community, the next step is to share these learnings with your community.
Communicating openly and regularly is crucial to building a strong coalition and informing everyone about your school transformation journey. This ongoing dialogue will help foster transparency, trust, and collective ownership. Let’s now concentrate on effectively sharing your findings and engaging your community in this process.
Use this Community Hopes and Aspirations Summary Template to capture and organize your key insights from the models and design principles
To ensure these insights resonate with your community, consider them with your community in various formats, such as a parent/caregiver newsletter, a parent/caregiver night presentation, or during a district meeting. Each venue offers an opportunity to engage different stakeholders, build momentum, and solidify the collective commitment to reimagining your school.
