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TI Sustaining Summer Institute in Austin, TX
Nine schools from across portfolios who wanted to continue their design journeys by learning their way into sustaining the community-based design practices joined us to launch the year's Sustaining Journey. -
Launched Clear Creek's District Work in Clear Creek, Colorado
With a team of all new district leaders, including the third superintendent in three years, the Clear Creek district design team came together to ground in the work that had already begun. Together, we wove deep conviction for carrying their new model of experiential learning forward, setting the tone for a year focused on defining and aligning priorities and practices for coherence across the entire Clear Creek school district. -
Rural Roadtrip Durham
we finally made it out of the group chat. -
Career Connected Design Kit Goes Live.
We test the CCL Design Kit with Rugby for the very first time - lots of good learning conditions building! -
TV STARS
We were apart of piloting the first ever commerical, Prioritex, on the Monday Call -
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Learning about Learning
We conducted over 10 conversations with external partners to learn about our learning agenda -
Hinesburg Community School site visit
HCS planning team practiced designing and planning for a series of conditions building activities for sustainability of their design. -
First Stepback of the year
90 days in, we took a pause to reflect on early wins and challenges of launching our project specific work -
Rugby's First CCL Project
Students make t-shirts using transformations to promote their community -
RSDC 3 Coaching Kick Off!
Our coaching team came together to launch and begin onboarding in anticipation of the 7 RSDC school design teams beginning our new Lay the Foundation pilot. -
Fully Formed RSDC 2025 Team
In December 2024, is when we added the last and final member to our RSDC 2025 team! -
Launched RSDC 2025
We launhced applications Recruited 7 New Rural Supes + Communities -
CVSD & Hinesburg Community School get clear about next steps for their design journey
HCS connects with Transcend's math portfolio and we mutually agree that joining the 2025 - 2027 project would be a great fit, and the Champlain Valley School District seeks partnership with Transcend to begin exploring district-wide redesign. -
Second Stepback of the year
Less than 36 hours into 2025 we came together to plan big for the 2nd half of the year -
Launched Superintendent Experience
Our 7 new superintendents joined together in person to launch their LCL and school design journey! -
RSDC 2025 Design Team Launch
School design teams in our 2025 cohort launched their journey -
Calistoga Design Team Days
The Calistoga Design Team was intentional about creating regular extended space for planning for long term implementation -
RSDC2 Sustains in Houston
Schools participating in the Sustaining Design Journey came together for mid year review of progress towards goals and planning testing adn/or implementation rounds for the second half of the year. -
Calistoga Students LEAD the PALs Pilot
“I can see myself in them. I wish I’d had this when I was in eighth grade,” quote from an 11th grade PAL buddy reflecting on the experience of being an older PAL, -
Clear Creek District Design Team Stepback
Clear Creek district team has aligned on district wide indicators for experiential learning to begin identifying strengths and needs to help target professional learning and overall alignment towards moving the district model forward. This is the first time there is a consistent set of common priorities being measured across all schools, including walkthrough data, academic outcome data, and experience data. -
Third Stepback of the Year
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Denver Convening RSDC 2025
In person convening for our FULL team - design team members and Superintendents -
Rural Partners in Denver
We gathered partners from 7 external organizations to learn more what's happening in rural schools discuss ways to build a cohesive ecosystem -
Final Sustaining Design Journey Virtual Convening
Sustaining participants joined us for a final convening to celebrate the work they did this year and to look forward to what's next by drafting their stories, with a focus on where they've been and where they're going. -
Rugby Planning at the Lake
Mike McNeff invites core planning team us to journey plan at the lake - we've come a long way from awkward handshakes! -
Cohort 2 Get Ready Impact
Jodee, a superintendnet whose Minnesota school applied for RSDC2, shares that her entire staff read Extraordinary Learning for All and have used it to develop a current state blueprint and articulate design principles and graduate aims. Talk about ripple effect! -
Calistoga Pals PILOT is LEAPY!
Our PALs Pilot teachers specifically saw huge jumps:
Belonging: 45%-- 62% (+17%) and 50% to 75% (+25%)
CC: 45%-- 66% (+21%) and 56% to 76% (+20%)
A lot to celebrate with our Wildcats and even more excited about the deep work they are planning going into next year! -
Final Stepback of the Year!
We did it Joe!