Prospect Studio outlines community‑centered visioning model featuring student summit and guiding coalition

Sonia Lopes, managing director of Prospect Studio, told trustees the firm’s model centers student voice and deep community engagement to co‑create a 10–15 year vision and the accompanying strategic steps. "We start with students — a student summit — and then build core and guiding coalitions, learning journeys and prototypes," Lopes said. She described four interlocking portraits (graduate, adult, system and core values) that shape how the district would orient programs and staffing.