2007 Leadership 2007 Leadership AcademyAcademy

Saving StarfishSaving Starfish

June 20, 2007June 20, 2007

Brief Review of Some of Key Brief Review of Some of Key Information Considered by The Information Considered by The

School Board and StaffSchool Board and Staff

2007 Mission and 2007 Mission and

Long-Range PlanningLong-Range Planning

Community Input SessionsCommunity Input Sessions

Why We’re All HereWhy We’re All Here

Thomas FriedmanThomas Friedman

Friedman’s “Flatteners”Friedman’s “Flatteners” The fall of the Berlin Wall, combined The fall of the Berlin Wall, combined

with the spread of Windows/Mac with the spread of Windows/Mac operating systems, had far-reaching operating systems, had far-reaching effects that tipped the balance of effects that tipped the balance of power toward free-market-oriented power toward free-market-oriented governance. governance.

8/9/95 – Netscape Goes Public8/9/95 – Netscape Goes Public

A new, internet-based computing A new, internet-based computing experience connected people, experience connected people, businesses, and knowledge like businesses, and knowledge like never before possible through never before possible through connectivity using email and web-connectivity using email and web-browsing.browsing.

“People will change their habits quickly when they have a strong reason to do so, and people have an innate urge to connect with other people.”

--Marc Andreessen, Co-founder of Mosaic (Netscape)

Work-Flow SoftwareWork-Flow Software

People able to collaborate more People able to collaborate more effectively and easily – word effectively and easily – word processors can now read from processors can now read from databases.databases.

“We were not just communicating with each other more than ever, we were now able to collaborate – to build coalitions, projects, and products together – more than ever.”

IBM Strategist Joel Cawley

Open-Source/UploadingOpen-Source/Uploading

New, very easy ways to create New, very easy ways to create knowledge, innovate and, perhaps knowledge, innovate and, perhaps most importantly, collaborate. most importantly, collaborate.

“Of all the ten forces flattening the world, uploading has the potential to be the most disruptive.“ – Thomas Friedman

OutsourcingOutsourcing Migrating Y2K business functions to Migrating Y2K business functions to

India saved money India saved money andand a third world a third world economy - Y2K upgrading was the economy - Y2K upgrading was the opportunity for India to get its opportunity for India to get its footprint across the globe, and things footprint across the globe, and things haven’t been the same there since. haven’t been the same there since.

OffshoringOffshoring

December 11, 2001 – China formally December 11, 2001 – China formally joined the World Trade Organization, joined the World Trade Organization, and their contracted manufacturing and their contracted manufacturing elevated China to economic elevated China to economic prominence. prominence.

Supply-ChainingSupply-Chaining Creating the most efficient system of Creating the most efficient system of

supply and demand by collaborating supply and demand by collaborating horizontally — among suppliers, horizontally — among suppliers, retailers, and customers — to create retailers, and customers — to create value based on extreme efficiency.value based on extreme efficiency.

InsourcingInsourcing Erasing the lines between supplier Erasing the lines between supplier

and consumer – “invisible” repairs, and consumer – “invisible” repairs, shared services. Small companies shared services. Small companies can act big and big companies can can act big and big companies can appear small.appear small.

InformingInforming The world at your fingertips more The world at your fingertips more

than ever before. Be your own than ever before. Be your own supply chain of information, supply chain of information, knowledge, and entertainmentknowledge, and entertainment

Amplifying technologies, or Amplifying technologies, or "steroids""steroids"

The combination of increased The combination of increased computing speed, file sharing, computing speed, file sharing, additional devices, and especially additional devices, and especially wireless, give us real-time, non-stop wireless, give us real-time, non-stop sharing and collaboration.sharing and collaboration.

In Japan you can get uninterrupted wireless internet service on your computer or cell phone while traveling on the bullet train at 150 mph. How many of you had uninterrupted cell service on the way here?

Key Points – “Ten Flatteners”Key Points – “Ten Flatteners” Our work world is globally connected, Our work world is globally connected,

competitive, grounded in technology, competitive, grounded in technology, and information-dependent.and information-dependent.

Students must develop core skills to Students must develop core skills to be prepared for jobs that do not yet be prepared for jobs that do not yet exist using technology yet to be exist using technology yet to be developed.developed.• U.S. Department of LaborU.S. Department of Labor

Today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs by age 38.Today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs by age 38. More than one out of two workers are working More than one out of two workers are working

at their current job for less than five years.at their current job for less than five years. The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not

exist in 2004.exist in 2004.

Key Points – “Ten Flatteners”Key Points – “Ten Flatteners” con’t.con’t.

The amount of new technical The amount of new technical information is doubling every two information is doubling every two years.years.

That means for a student starting a That means for a student starting a four-year technical or college degree, four-year technical or college degree, approximately half of what they learn approximately half of what they learn in the first year of study will be in the first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study.outdated by their third year of study.

Technical knowledge is predicted to Technical knowledge is predicted to double every 72 hours by 2010.double every 72 hours by 2010.

16 Trends16 Trends

Your handoutYour handout Two to considerTwo to consider

Trend 12Trend 12 As nations vie for understanding As nations vie for understanding

and respect in an and respect in an interdependent world, interdependent world, international learning, including international learning, including diplomatic skills, will become diplomatic skills, will become basic.basic.

Trend 8Trend 8 Continuous improvement will Continuous improvement will

replace quick fixes and defense replace quick fixes and defense of the status quo.of the status quo.

Key NumbersKey Numbers

300 Million300 Million1 Billion1 Billion150 Million150 Million150 Million150 Million

Common PointsCommon Points Communication, collaboration, analytical Communication, collaboration, analytical

skills are required for success in a skills are required for success in a dynamic, global economy.dynamic, global economy.

Technology permeates society, in homes, Technology permeates society, in homes, workplaces, businesses and schools.workplaces, businesses and schools.

Relationships and cultural awareness are Relationships and cultural awareness are ironically more important in a highly ironically more important in a highly technical world.technical world.

Traditional methods of instruction are Traditional methods of instruction are insufficient to prepare students today insufficient to prepare students today and for tomorrow’s world.and for tomorrow’s world.

Planning HistoryPlanning History

198919891995199520012001

TodayToday

•Mission StatementMission Statement•BeliefsBeliefs•Looking to the FutureLooking to the Future

If you could change one If you could change one thing about your high thing about your high school experience, what school experience, what would it be and why?would it be and why?

This MorningThis Morning Review Beliefs – What are your Review Beliefs – What are your

reactions? What is missing? What reactions? What is missing? What words would you change and why?words would you change and why?

Review Mission – What are your Review Mission – What are your reactions? What would you change? reactions? What would you change? It needs to be one sentence!It needs to be one sentence!

Goals – as a result of your Goals – as a result of your conversation and experience what conversation and experience what goals and/or action do we need to goals and/or action do we need to establish to succeed in our mission establish to succeed in our mission and to fulfill our beliefs.and to fulfill our beliefs.

Group ProcessGroup Process

S.P.A.C.E.S.P.A.C.E. Pass the penPass the pen