{"id":1880,"date":"2023-02-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnegie25live.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:18:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:18:55","slug":"a-blueprint-for-community-and-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/a-blueprint-for-community-and-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"A Blueprint for Community and Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the first in a three-part series offering a behind-the-scenes perspective of the Carnegie Summit<\/a> and sharing stories of our improvement community.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soon after the 2022 Summit concluded, we began to envision the next, the 10th anniversary of the Carnegie Summit on Improvement in Education. Our Summit team coalesced on the idea of honoring and supporting our incredible improvement community, highlighting stories of growth and impact. After all, these are the innovators, visionaries, and dedicated improvers who are at the heart of the Carnegie Summit and who steadfastly believe (and prove!) that we can address the most vexing equity education challenges and bring transformational change to education. But our team also knew we needed a bigger tent for those on the front lines, those dedicated to making a difference. Grant wasn\u2019t far from our mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“How do we ensure Grant and others like him have the best experience, to motivate, to recharge, and to maintain hope?” \u2014Carnegie Summit Team Member<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grant is an educator. Ninety percent of the kids at Grant\u2019s school are below the poverty line and most are not on a path to graduate. The pandemic took even more away from Grant and his school, including his and his team\u2019s energy. But he chose to attend last year\u2019s Carnegie Summit. He attended because he said he was looking to recharge and gain the skills his students need. It was exactly what he needed to gain the momentum to transform his school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What if the conversations begin at Summit and we provide an environment for which to grow beyond it?” \u2014Carnegie Summit Team Member<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our team looked at data from 2022 and crafted a blueprint that centered our design principles and guided our decisions. We asked questions, went deeper, and brought our individual hopes and dreams to the conversation. With new and seasoned staff at Carnegie, the invitation to sustain and grow such a dynamic gathering was daunting, but doable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Months later we are very excited about what has come together. In just a few months we\u2019ll be in community, moving through an impactful agenda, finding connections with new and old friends, learning and growing together, facing the challenges and celebrating our success. Grant\u2019s story is always in our minds. Here are a few of the design principles that helped us create the 2023 Carnegie Summit<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n