{"id":11779,"date":"2024-08-14T06:34:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T06:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.k12insight.com\/kc\/?p=11779"},"modified":"2025-10-27T19:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:12:46","slug":"using-lets-talk-to-listen-deeply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.k12insight.com\/kc\/best-practices\/using-lets-talk-to-listen-deeply\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Let's Talk to Listen, Deeply"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11779\" class=\"elementor elementor-11779\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-202452ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"202452ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b0039f7\" data-id=\"6b0039f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170c2646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"170c2646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the conversation around social injustice and systemic inequity intensifies, school communities will need to share where they stand on these very important issues, especially when it comes to what changes can be made to make our local and national education systems more equitable. More importantly, though, schools should be actively listening to the opinions, suggestions, and concerns of their communities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Here\u2019s a step-by-step guide to create your deep listening channel in Onflo (formerly Let's Talk!):<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a <\/span><b>new Topic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some districts have titled this \"Open Forum\", \"Speak Up [District Name]\",\u00a0 \"Moving Forward\", and \"Share Your Story\".<\/span><\/i><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><b>Include a <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12insight.com\/kc\/how-to-articles\/form-builder\/\"><b>form message<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the top of the ticket form to share your purpose.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><p><b>Example text:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[District Name] is fiercely committed to the principle of equal justice and education for all and will join our community in reflection, conversation, and action to make a positive difference in the lives of all our students. We have provided an open forum for you to share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback about how we can continue with this mission.<\/span><\/i><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12insight.com\/kc\/how-to-articles\/form-builder\/\"><b>on-screen and email thank you messages<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your Topic to inform your community how you intend to use the messages you receive.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><p><b>Example text: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. Usually, we work to respond in 48 hours, however, we recognize that at this moment we must listen. We will be reviewing all submitted feedback and using it to structure our new equity plan. Our community feedback is essential to the success of our district. We are honored to continue to serve you.<\/span><\/i><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the team <\/span><b>receives\/reviews<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> these tickets, they can decide to:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12insight.com\/kc\/how-to-articles\/bulk-editor\/\"><b>Bulk close<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> them WITHOUT sending the customer experience feedback form (if the goal is to listen and not respond at this time); or<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respond to them if they feel a direct response is warranted.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><p><b>Promote! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To let your community know you are listening on this topic, we suggest sending a campaign in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12insight.com\/kc\/how-to-articles\/campaign-manager-overview\/\"><b>Campaign Manager<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We\u2019ve created a template for you to get started called <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPEAK UP.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><span>You may also decide to share a letter from the superintendent about the district's deep listening campaign, including the direct link to the Topic you created. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuscaloosacityschools.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Here<\/span><\/a><span> is an example from Tuscaloosa City Schools. Additionally, we suggest sharing on social media.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12insight.com\/kc\/how-to-articles\/how-to-use-tags\/\"><b>Use Tags<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help you analyze the themes of the messages your community is sharing during this deep listening period as you work to develop a plan for moving forward.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12insight.com\/trusted\/lets-talk-deep-listening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blog post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to read more about how other districts have used Onflo to listen deeply.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the conversation around social injustice and systemic inequity intensifies, school communities will need to share where they stand on these very important issues, especially when it comes to what changes can be made to make our local and national education systems more equitable. 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