Use student experience data in an iterative inquire-change-monitor cycle with students as partners¶

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Description¶

The playbook recommends that teachers and staff use Cultivate data in a continuous cycle: "Ask questions about what students are experiencing in school", brainstorm potential changes with colleagues and students, try out changes and see what works, what doesn't, and why, then ask more questions. Schools that embrace the work move from students giving feedback to students participating, partnering, and leading in decision-making, which the playbook says improves learning conditions and students' sense of agency and belonging.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Educators treat discrepancies between educator and student experiences as issues of intent vs. impact
• Working with colleagues to create change and promote consistent experiences for students

Constraints¶

• Cultivate data are a starting point; schools should use additional data sources and conversations, such as Student Data Circles, to understand student experiences

Target Learners¶

• Students in grades 5-12

Target Learning Goals¶

• Improving classroom learning conditions and student experiences through adult-student partnership

Affordances¶

• Cultivate Framework Conditions Beliefs Wellbeing

Related Strategies¶

• Inclusive Innovation Process
• Action Research
• Establish AI-specific accountability systems with iterative playbooks, family guides, and continuous evaluation cycles
• Establish continuous improvement cycles that monitor and evaluate POG implementation
• Three-session action cycle process for cross-institutional workforce planning
• Use evaluation to drive a cycle of improvement on incentive design and implementation

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• UChicago Consortium on School Research. (2026). Family playbook: Centering student voice and experience. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/events-and-resources