Operations Partnerships and Innovation (OPI)

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The OPI Team Mission and Vision

The OPI Team prioritizes families by building trust and fostering equitable partnerships with schools and communities to enhance student outcomes through engagement, shared decision making, respect for diverse expertise and cultural knowledge, and innovative systems.

Mission:

Engaged Learners creating a better Wisconsin together.

Vision:

All families and communities are valued partners in education, fostering equitable opportunities, supporting student well-being, and ensuring the academic success of every student from birth to graduation.

Operations

DPI will create a sustainable and coordinated system for family engagement by aligning efforts across departments, improving communication, and ensuring that all families have meaningful opportunities to engage with schools and educators. This initiative will establish clear structures, streamlined communication, and accountability measures that enhance family-school partnerships and drive effective engagement strategies.

Partnerships

Family engagement will be strengthened through direct collaboration with community partners, educators, and families, ensuring that engagement strategies are accessible, effective, and reflective of the unique needs and strengths of each community. By establishing deep partnerships between schools and families, this initiative supports innovative engagement models that emphasize shared decision-making and relationship-building.

Innovation

Educators and school staff will be equipped with the coaching, strengths-based development, and well-being support necessary to engage families as true partners in student success. By prioritizing innovative coaching models, interactive learning spaces, and relationship-centered engagement strategies, this initiative fosters meaningful educator-family connections that drive student achievement.