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Fairview Park City Schools

Strategic Planning Survey Analysis

September 4, 2015

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Executive Summary

Fairview Park City Schools is committed to serving the community by providing high quality education to its students. In the spring of 2015, the Board of Education decided to begin the development of a new strategic plan. It contracted with The People Advantage to design and implement a strategic planning process that would provide for the involvement of all of its stakeholders. The strategic planning process that was adopted calls for specific activities for listening to stakeholders. The first activity was the offering of a survey that asked respondents questions about the direction of the district. The survey was open for responses from June 25, 2015 through July 31, 2015. Participation was heavily promoted through all of the normal channels of communication, word of mouth, and the presence of administrators at special events such as the Fairview Park Summerfest. The survey was offered electronically and via paper with 1,172 people responding. The data collected through the survey will be used in two ways. First, a summary of the information will be shared at Community Forums and used to generate small group discussion. Second, the Strategic Planning Advisory Group (a diverse collection of representatives from various stakeholder groups) will consider the information as they work to develop a draft of the strategic plan. This document provides a question-level summary of the results. Across the questions, there were a few themes that were emphasized by the respondents.

High performing staff is critical to success

Teach for the sake of learning and not for passing standardized tests

Provide rigorous curriculum and programming for students of all abilities and all interests

Provide more career guidance

Strengthen communication

Balance the use of technology

Air conditioning is needed in all buildings

Fiscal responsibility is expected

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Survey Questions

Q1 What is your gender?

Q2 What is your age?

Q3 How would you characterize your level of involvement with Fairview Park City Schools?

Q4 What is your relationship with the district? Choose all that apply.

Q5 For students: What school will you attend in the fall of 2016?

Q6 For parent(s) of student(s): What school(s) will your child(ren) attend starting in fall of 2016? Choose all that apply.

Q7 For the non-parent family member: What is your relationship to the student(s)?

Q8 For the non-parent family member: What school(s) will the student(s) attend starting in fall of 2016? Choose all that apply.

Q9 Which statement do you think best describes the mindset FPCS should utilize in its development of a strategic plan?

Q10 At what level do you agree with the following statement? "Fairview Park City Schools meets the needs of the community."

Q11 At what level do you agree with the following statement? "Students of Fairview Park City Schools are prepared for a successful future."

Q12 Describe your vision for the type of graduates the district should develop.

Q13 How would you assess the alignment between the current focus of the district and the vision you described in the prior question?

Q14 Please explain your response to the prior question.

Q15 What areas of focus do you think the plan should include? Select up to 5 items.

Q16 What do you think is necessary for FPCS to be successful in the future?

Q17 What else would you like to share that will contribute to the development of the strategic plan for the district?

Q18 How would you like to be kept apprised of updates regarding the strategic plan?

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Q1. What is your gender?

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Q1. What is your gender? Number of survey responses: 1,172. Highlights:

71% of the respondents were female; 26% were male

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Q2. What is your age? Number of survey responses: 1,172 Highlights:

5% of respondents were under the age of 25

71% of respondents were age 25 to 55

21% of respondents were age 56 or older

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Q3. How would you characterize your level of involvement with Fairview Park City Schools?

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Q3. How would you characterize your level of involvement with Fairview Park City Schools? Number of survey respondents: 1,172 Highlights:

60% indicated they were very involved or somewhat involved

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Q4. What is your relationship with the district? Choose all that apply. Number of survey responses: 1,172 Highlights:

Strong turnout from parents, students, and employees.

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Q4. What is your relationship with the district? Choose all that apply.

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Q5. For students: What school will you attend in the fall of 2015?

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Q5. For students: What school will you attend in the fall of 2015? Number of survey responses: 87 Highlights:

Fairview Park High School was most heavily represented

Students from all schools participated

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Q6. For parent(s) of student(s): What school(s) will your child(ren) attend s tarting in fall of 2015? Choose all that apply.

Q6. For parent(s) of student(s): What school(s) will your child(ren) attend starting in fall of 2015? Choose all that apply. Number of survey responses: 588 Highlights:

All schools were represented

For those who indicated ‘Other’, St. Angela’s and Polaris were the leading responses

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Q7. For the non-parent family member: What is your relationship to the student(s)? Number of survey responses: 29 Highlights:

Most respondents were grandparents.

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Q8. For the non-parent family member: What school(s) will the student(s) attend starting in the fall of 2015? Choose all that apply. Number of survey responses: 29 Highlights:

All schools were represented.

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Q8. For the non-parent family member: What school(s) will the student(s) at tend starting in fall of 2015? Choose all that apply.

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Q9. Which statement do you think best describes the mindset FPCS should utilize in its development of a strategic plan? Number of responses: 710 Highlights:

63% responded that we should aim for the stars but keep one foot on the ground

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Q9. Which statement do you think best describes the mindset FPCS should ut ilize in its development of a strategic plan?

Aim for the stars

Aim for the stars but keep one foot on the ground

Keep both feet on the ground

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Q10. At what level do you agree with the following statement? "Fairview Park City Schools meets the needs of the community."

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Q10. At what level do you agree with the following statement? “Fairview Park City Schools meets the needs of the community.” Number of survey responses: 710 Highlights:

86% of respondents agree

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Q11. At what level do you agree with the following statement? "Students of Fairview Park City Schools are prepared for a successful future."

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Q11. At what level do you agree with the following statement? “Students of Fairview Park City Schools are prepared for a successful future.” Number of survey responses: 710 Highlights:

84% of respondents indicated they agree or strongly agree

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Q12. Describe your vision for the type of graduates the district should develop. Number of survey responses: 710 Open-ended question Highlights:

The responses focused on three areas – characteristics, competencies, and readiness

Characteristics often referenced o Compassionate o Good citizen o Helpful o Honest o Respectful

Competencies often referenced o Academically strong o Communication o Contributor to society o Critical thinker o Culturally Aware o Problem Solving o Well-rounded

Readiness o Ready for college o Ready for additional training o Ready for the working world

Other notables o Ready for a global economy or other similar items were mentioned infrequently o Where expected accomplishments were part of the vision, they were typically realistic and based on

the student’s potential versus based on some artificial benchmark

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Q13. How would you assess the alignment between the current focus of the dis trict and the vision you described in the prior question?

Very Aligned

Somewhat Aligned

Somewhat Misaligned

Very Misaligned

Q13. How would you assess the alignment between the current focus of the district and the vision you described in the prior question? Number of survey responses: 710 Highlights:

75% of responses indicated that they are aligned

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Q14. Please explain your response to the prior question. Number of survey responses: 710 Open-ended question Highlights:

Very Aligned - Those who reported ‘Very Aligned’ most often cited satisfaction with children’s progress, the general direction of the district, and the options available for various career paths

Somewhat Aligned - Those who reported ‘Somewhat Aligned’ most often cited an appreciation of career and college readiness and having options for programs that match their child’s interests

Somewhat Misaligned - Those who reported ‘Somewhat Misaligned’ overwhelmingly cited concerns about what was being taught or how it was being taught

Those who reported ‘Very Misaligned’ most often cited specific situations or a difference of opinion on specific issues

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Q15. What areas of focus do you think the plan should include? Select up to 5 items. Number of survey responses: 710 Highlights:

College and Career Readiness and Academic Achievement were selected by between 71% and 73% of the respondents

Arts and Music, Technology, and Social Responsibility were selected by between 38% and 40% of the respondents

Curriculum was selected by 30% of the respondents

Earning College Credits, Fiscal Management, Success in a Global Environment, and Athletics was selected by 21% to 23% of respondents

Communications, Community Relations, and Staff Development were among the least selected options but were also mentioned as critical items in the open-ended questions

Clarification of the ‘Other’ selections included items related to a variety of pathways for career planning (STEM, trades, etc…) and citizenship/character

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Q16. What do you feel is necessary for FPCS to be successful in the future? Number of survey responses: 496 Open-ended question Highlights:

Theme – Staff o Mentioned by 22% of respondents o Comments emphasized the importance of a highly-developed staff and a positive district culture o Frequently mentioned were the need to be accountable, to teach all children, and the need to have

and exercise autonomy, flexibility, and innovation

Theme – Academics, curriculum, learning o Mentioned by 19% of the respondents o Comments emphasized the importance of defined curriculum, teaching for the sake of learning and

not test results

Theme – Student development o Mentioned by 16% of the respondents o Comments indicated a desire to develop well-rounded students, to offer a breadth of curricular

options, and to ensure that there was equal access to learning opportunities regardless of ability

Theme – Connectedness o Mentioned by 14% of respondents o Comments emphasized the importance of communication within the district, communication

outside of the district, and the engagement of all stakeholders

Other themes from the responses that were mentioned less often than those above were related to: o Technology o Facilities o Leadership o Fiscal

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Q17. What else would you like to share that will contribute to the development of the strategic plan for the district? Number of survey responses: 266 Open-ended question Highlights:

Support responses to prior questions

General support for the district/community

Very specific recommendations related to course offerings, facilities improvements, etc…

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Q18. How would you like to be kept apprised of updates regarding the s t rategic plan?

Q18. How would you like to be kept apprised of the updates regarding the strategic plan? Number of responses: 682 Highlights:

4% of those who completed the survey selected none of the options

56% of those who completed the survey have a preference for a single method