Overview:

Finding ways to communicate the Framework for the Future (or Portrait of a Learner and Strategic Plan) after the initial launch is crucial for ongoing success. This includes ongoing transparent communication, storytelling that highlights the bright spots and feedback loops that center the voices of learners and continue to build relational trust amongst the community and the school system.

Communication strategies include social media, newsletters, letters from site leaders and teachers, email campaigns, community events, website updates, videos and more. By leveraging these different mediums, the system can ensure that all learners, educators, classified staff, families and community members understand and embody the Framework for the Future.

Davis Unified School District is developing a Bright Spots website where educators and leaders can highlight the learning experiences that are showcasing their Graduate Profile skills.

Other districts have also built similar websites showcasing examples of their Portrait of a Learner in action including Logan County, Liberty Public Schools, and Hampton Township School District.

Mentor Public Schools shared videos throughout the process of working with Learner-Centered Collaborative through a Guiding Coalition on creating a Framework for the Future to showcase how the strategic plan and Portrait of a Learner was created and why. 

Other districts such as Salinas High School USD has done this storytelling of the journey as well, find their video here.

Adelanto Elementary School District shares their tagline “Thrive2030” as they launch their Framework for the Future that includes their Mission, Vision, Values, Portrait of a Learner, Learning Model, and Blueprint (Strategic Plan) with the Big Moves they will take to enact their vision in the next 5 years. This video showcases the journey and the vision.

At Escondido Union School District, as they began the process of school redesign, each school hosted community and learner forums focused on listening to the input of the community about what was working and what they wanted and needed out of the school. This informed the creation of Frameworks for the Future for each school, a clear vision of redesign to create more learner-centered schools that center learners and respond to community needs.

Students at Deer Lakes School District created a video to showcase the process of creating their Framework for the Future and explaining why each whole-learner outcome in the Portrait of a Learner is important to them. Showcasing and elevating learner voices helps the community understand the vision behind the work.

Source: Adelanto on Facebook

At Adelanto Elementary School District, the superintendent’s newsletter highlighted the Guiding Coalition and Framework for the Future process, even sharing a draft of the Learner Profile with the community as it was created.

At Hampton Township and Encinitas Union, leaders share highlights of the Portrait of a Learner outcomes come to life in schools with the community.