The NSBSD worked with Cultureflo Consulting over the past six 
                       months to engage the community in a conversation about what 
                       the district could be doing to improve their service and include 
                       the community more in their decision making.  To accomplish 
                       this, there was a leadership team established that met on a bi-
                       weekly cadence. The primary task of this team was to work with 
                       the consultants to design and hold two community alignment 
                       summits and to ensure that the results of the summits were 
       Overview        communicated in the district, as well as, acted upon.  
                       The first summit generated a set of priorities and the second 
                       summit established teams to address the priorities.  The summit 
                       outcomes were used to inform the board of directors strategic 
                       planning process.  The summit participants were a good sample 
                       representation of the communities that the district serves and 
                       included parents, students, teachers, principals, board members, 
                       along with prominent leaders from several North Slope 
                       organizations.
    May Summit
                           Inupiat speaking students (Immersion opportunities 
                           with more fluent speakers in the school)
                           Comprehensive parent involvement plan and menu
    May 
    Summit                 Clarity for college/career pathways after students 
                           graduate
    Priorities
                           Pay level within the district - Losing talent to other 
                           organizations
                           Increasing student performance/engagement 
                           (Proficiency, Attendance, Tutoring)
      May Summit Detailed Discussion
     What’s at stake?                                       Improving outcomes?                                       What’s possible?
     Survival, succession plan                              Culturally appropriate calendar                           Success
     Employability                                          Montessori method for teaching whole child                Fluent speakers in the classroom
     Getting off the endangered language list               Connect budget to strategic plan                          Equity in culture and education
     Organizational history                                 Teacher support                                           Immersion in younger grades
     Removal of local control to state control              Parenting training                                        Inupiat Spelling Bee
                                                            Discipline                                                Inupiat special events
                                                            Time management                                           Adopt-a-teacher
                                                            Cell phone control – screen time                          Creating a local workforce
                                                                                                                      Adult/Peer mentors
                                                                                                                      Student leadership opportunities
                                                                                                                      Life skill classes
                                                                                                                      Parent support groups
     What’s the current reality?                                                                                      Getting local organizations on the slope to 
     Conflicting structures and mindsets                                                                              support schools
     Self-imposed limitations
     No holistic approach to onboarding new teachers and employees
     Not following the current plan
     Lack of accountability to structures and planning
     Students are tired and sleepy
     Students lack vision for the future
     Low test scores
     High dropout rate
                           Fall summit
                           Process and outcomes