Team 4

Jill Bates

Terri Gross

Jeff Hallstrom

Mark Hanson

Cindy Johnson

Jill Krienke

David Perkins

Russ Wissing

Team 5

Nancy Becker

David Green

Rhonda Jindra

Eric Miller

Betsy Rall

Bill Trenhaile

Justin Wagner

Michelle Willamson

Team 6

Darrell Barnes

Gary Bolton

Darin Hahne

Stephanie Hames

Jamie Isom

Harold Nelson

Thomas Reeser

Context

Before we dive into planning changes in the high school experience we want to take an opportunity to reflect on all the possible options for changes we can make in the high school experience in Nebraska.

Objective

To create a list of concepts, ideas, practices, processes, and structures we could possibly change to create an ‘re-thought’ high school experience.

Process

Individual Activity
Take about five minutes as an individual and brainstorm all the possible things we could do to change the high school experience.
Small Group Activity
As a small group, develop a list of processes, structures, practices, policies, and any thing else you can think of that could be changed to radically impact the high school experience.
Consider the following questions at three different ‘levels’ to stimulate your conversation and to develop your product – system (and beyond) level changes, school level changes, and individual changes:

• What structures could change?
  
• What processes could change?
  
• What practices could change?
  
• What policies could change?
  
• What beliefs could change?
  
• What sacred cows could we let go of?

Exchange

After you finish this activity you will be asked to share your work with others.