Case Study: Mountain View Whisman School District achieves broader community engagement and a data-driven boundary decision with Thoughtexchange

Mountain View Whisman School District - Customer Case Study

Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD), a diverse district in Silicon Valley, faced a contentious challenge: changing elementary school boundaries to accommodate a new school. Two prior attempts using traditional committees and public meetings failed to reach broad participation and were dominated by the loudest voices, leaving leaders without a clear sense of what mattered to the whole community.

MVWSD partnered with Thoughtexchange to confidentially gather input and surface priorities; three staff reached 700+ people who shared 1,400+ thoughts and assigned ~35,000 stars. The platform reduced staff hours, provided heat maps and visual data to pinpoint concerns by community, and enabled a data-driven boundary decision that increased participation and earned community support.

Mountain View Whisman School District

Ayindé Rudolph

Superintendent