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Framework for our Future Conference - February 1999
 Summary of February 1999 Conference (542.73 KB) Conference - April 26, 2004
April 26, 2004 Progress Report (621.89 KB) VEST Reports Participants of the February 1999 Framework for Our Future Conference created a vision for the DeForest Area School District as a community of learners in the 21st century. They began in groups discussing the following: It is February 27, 2009. Describe how the DeForest Area School District is providing leadership in creating a community of learners. Your description should be stated in the present tense. Your description should assume that the key issues and trends facing your community have been addressed and that you are meeting the learning needs identified earlier. Each group clarified/summarized their thinking by writing phrases which “grouped” their ideas. These groups of ideas were used to construct a vision/picture/model of how the DeForest Area School District would be providing leadership in creating a community of learners. This was communicated with a verbal enactment, or “skit.” Each group chose to communicate their “vision” in different ways, using their collective creativity and innovative thinking throughout the process. “Skits” included enactment of: newscasts, talk shows, board meetings, a typical “day in the life” of a citizen or student, etc. Common themes emerged from the visions portrayed by the skits. Participants prioritized these themes, not in terms of relative importance, but rather in terms of which things needed to be attended to first. This complete list of themes is included in the Framework for Our Future summary booklet.. After the conference, the Leadership and Design Teams met to further analyze the 37 themes. These results are summarized below. Five Vision Elements A number of separate yet related elements emerged from the vision of the participants. These elements were grouped into five areas, called “Vision Elements.” Each Vision Element were further studied in order to successfully achieve the vision depicted by the conference participants.
Further Study by Vision Element Study Teams Studying these Vision Elements represented the next phase of work in realizing the future envisioned by the community. Vision Element Study Teams (VEST), consisting of members of the community and district staff, further analyzed each Vision Element. Sometimes called “action planning teams,” these groups of individuals studied and clarified the meaning of the Vision Element and what it was intended to produce. In addition, they determined what organizational structures, activities and resources were necessary in order to fully implement a particular aspect of the vision. Another "Framework" conference was held in 2009. Click here for more information - Framework for our Future Conference - February 2009
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