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Presented by Bridget McGuiggan, APR / Director of CommunicationsDecember 9, 2013

Fall Feedback Report

Purpose of Feedback Efforts

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• Furthering continuous improvement process

•Understanding pulse and perception

•Engaging in ongoing strategic planning

•Building alignment of stakeholders

• Informing the development of our long-term vision

• Sharing information

•Dispelling rumor and correcting misunderstanding

• Strengthening relationships

Components of Fall Feedback

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• Visioning Workshop

• Community Engagement Nights

• Fall Survey

• Additional feedback opportunities this fall: • Lunch & Learn• Family Education Series• Board meeting public comment• Parent-Teacher Conferences• E-mails, phone calls and

conversations

Visioning Workshop

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Visioning Workshop: Overview

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• Purpose: Bring constituents together for a discussion around the District’s long-term future

• Attendance: 52 individuals

• Format / Role of IASB

• Executive Summary

Visioning Workshop: Strengths

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• People

• Resources

• Learning

• Other

Strengths Summary: The District 181 community values education and supports the schools through involvement and exceptional resources; the community recognizes the talent and dedication of District staff. Teachers have high expectations for their students, who are highly motivated and strong achievers.

2020 Vision Ideas: Students and Learning

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• Fine arts

• Full-day kindergarten

• Longer school day

• Longer school year

•Multi-age classrooms

• Positive student behavior

• Rank #1 in state

• Rank #1 in nation

• Recruit and retain best staff

• Science

• Service learning

• Staff professional development

• Students are creative, critical thinkers, problem solvers

• Students are financially literate

• Students are globally aware

• Technology integration

• Vocational training

•World languages

2020 Vision Ideas: Students and Learning

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Students and Learning Summary:In the year 2020, the District’s curriculum and instruction should be globally relevant, thoughtfully integrated with technology, and individualized to the needs of each learner, while students also build the social and emotional skills to excel and are supported in their creativity and critical thinking.

2020 Vision Ideas: Finances and Facilities

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• Balanced budget

• Balanced class sizes between schools

•Comparable cost per pupil

• Elimination of HMS modules

• Equitable equipment / technology

• Equitable facilities

• Flexible, mobile learning spaces

• Fund balance = 50% ratio to expenditures

• Increased outdoor learning environments

• Investment in safety improvements

• Learning spaces integrated with technology

• Lower property taxes

•Merit-based teacher pay

•No financial debt

• Small class sizes

•Update curriculum resources

2020 Vision Ideas: Finances and Facilities

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Finances and Facilities Summary:

In the year 2020, the District should have a balanced budget that is responsible to taxpayers and puts the investment in high quality educators and facilities that support 21st century learning in a safe environment. School buildings should be available to the community and make possible learning opportunities beyond the standard classroom.

2020 Vision Ideas: Community Involvement

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•Advertising for increased revenue•Business leader involvement•Community attends school events•Community engages with Board•Community has opportunities to volunteer•Opportunities for student job shadowing•Schools support community events

2020 Vision Ideas: Community Involvement

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Community Involvement Summary:

The area of community involvement is already strong in the District, but could be expanded and strengthened through collaborative discussion, strategic partnerships and relationship building to create broad alignment of and support for the District’s vision.

Community Engagement

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Community Engagement Nights

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• Format • Welcome• Opening presentation• Discussion of Visioning Workshop items• Share-out• Discussion of items not listed during Workshop• Share-out

• Attendance • 20 total attendees, not including assigned staff


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Top Supported (Nov. 12 HMS)

• Updated curriculum resources

• Recruiting and retaining best staff


• Creative, critical thinkers and problem solvers



• World languages

• Balanced budget

• HMS Elimination of Modules

• Community involvement

Top Supported (Nov. 13 CHMS)

• Updated curriculum resources

• Recruiting and retaining best staff


• Creative, critical thinkers and problem solvers



• Bully-free schools

• Science

• Community confidence in schools

• Community volunteers


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• Brain development• Consistency between schools• Evaluation process• Flipped classrooms•Grammar instruction• High school / K-12

integration• Hiring and promotion

practices

• How parents can help• Longitudinal data•Math instruction•Online learning• Problem-based learning• Public speaking skills• Spelling instruction• Staffing equity•Writing instruction

Public Input on Missing Vision Ideas

Fall Survey

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Fall Survey: Demographics

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Parent Resident Staff

Total 371 85 230

SchoolsAll represented; highest

percent from CHMS, HMS, and Prospect

All represented; highest percent from Prospect

neighborhood

All represented; highest percent from HMS, CHMS

and Prospect

Grades All represented; highest percent from Grades 3, 4 n/a n/a

Type n/a n/aHCHTA - 75.7%HESS - 16.1%Admin - 8.3%

Resident n/a n/aNo - 85.1%Yes - 14.9%

Fall Survey: Communication

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Primary Sources for Information

School Newsletter, District E-Newsletter, PTO, Website, Backpack

Media, Word of Mouth / Other, District Pubs., Website, Board Summary, E-newsletter

Staff E-Newsletter, Word of Mouth - Colleagues, Principal, School Meetings, Board Summary

Quality Education Opportunities

58.2% - Agree29.7% - Strongly Agree10.8% - Disagree1.3% - Strongly Disagree


n/a

Meets Communication

Needs


61.5% - Agree18.5% - Disagree15.4% - Strongly Agree4.6% - Strongly Disagree


Improved Communication

Efforts





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Provides High Quality

Educationto All Students



48.7% - Strongly Agree46.0% - Agree4.8% - Disagree0.5% - Strongly Disagree

Positive & Welcoming

Environment




Transparent46.8% - Agree23.1% - Disagree19.3% - Strongly Agree10.8% - Strongly Disagree




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Board Works in Partnership



40.1% - Disagree39.6% - Agree10.2% - Strongly Agree10.2% - Strongly Disagree

Board Improved Communication


41.5% - Agree40.0% - Disagree10.8% - Strongly Disagree7.7% - Strongly Agree



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Parent

Opportunities to be Involved in Child’s School


Child’s School Meets Communication Needs


Child’s School Improved Communication Efforts



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Parent

Positive and Welcoming Environment in Child’s

School

51.6% - Strongly Agree42.4% - Agree4.7% - Disagree1.3% - Strongly Disagree

Child’s School is Transparent47.5% - Agree34.2% - Strongly Agree13.9% - Disagree4.4% - Strongly Disagree

Child’s School Provides a High Quality Education to

All Students


Fall Survey: Satisfaction

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Overall, how satisfied are

you...

Parent

...with your child’s education?

Resident

...with your school district?

Staff

...as an employee?

Very Satisfied44.9%

Satisfied40.2%

Dissatisfied11.4%

Very Dissatisfied3.5%

Satisfied41.5%

Very Satisfied32.3%

Dissatisfied23.1%


Satisfied52.4%

Very Satisfied29.4%

Dissatisfied15.5%


Fall Survey: Learning for All Plan

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Aware of Plan46.9% - Yes32.4% - No20.7% - Somewhat



Understand Reason for Plan

43.0% - No31.4% - Yes25.6% - Somewhat

41.7% - Disagree21.7% - Agree21.7% - Strongly Disagree15.0% - Strongly Agree


Understand Impact on Child (P) / Students (R)

Role (S)

45.6% - No28.2% - Yes26.2% - Somewhat

46.7% - Disagree21.7% - Agree16.7% - Strongly Agree15.0% - Strongly Disagree


Attended Events61.5% - No33.0% - Yes5.5% - Somewhat

40.0% - Disagree25.0% - Strongly Disagree21.7% - Agree13.3% - Strongly Agree

n/a

Fall Survey: CCSS and PARCC

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Understand CCSS55.0% - Yes30.4% - Somewhat14.6% - No



Looking for More Information on

CCSS

65.4% - Yes23.3% - No11.3% - Somewhat



Understand Change to PARCC

45.3% - Yes31.1% - No23.6% - Somewhat



Looking for More Information on

Change to PARCC

69.6% - Yes19.4% - No11.0% - Somewhat



Fall Survey: Vision for 2020Students and Learning

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Mandatory(Highest Percentage)

(Top 5)

Creative / Critical Thinkers / Problem

Solvers, Staff, Bully-Free, Science, Technology


Solvers, Staff, Globally Aware, Science,

Technology*, Bully-Free*

* Same Percentage


Solvers, Staff, Staff PD, Technology, Bully-Free

Very Important(Highest Percentage)

(Top 5)

Staff PD, Globally Aware, Science, Fine Arts, Financially Literate

Science, Fine Arts, Bully-Free, Staff, Staff PD

Science, Globally Aware, Fine Arts, Staff, Staff PD

Not Important(Highest Percentage)

(Top 5)

Longer School Year, Multi-Age Classrooms,

Longer School Day, Vocational Training, Rank #1 in Nation

Longer School Year, Longer School Day,

Multi-Age Classrooms, Rank #1 in Nation,

Vocational Training*, Rank #1 in State*

* Same Percentage

Longer School Year, Longer School Day, Rank #1 in Nation,

Multi-Age Classrooms, Rank #1 in State

Fall Survey: Vision for 2020Finances and Facilities

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(Top 5)

Updated Curriculum Resources, Small Class Sizes, Equitable Equip., Integrated Technology,

Balanced Budget

Updated Curriculum Resources, Balanced

Budget, Equitable Equip., Merit-Based Pay,

Integrated Technology

Updated Curriculum Resources, Equitable

Equip., Equitable Facilities, Integrated

Technology, Sm. Class Size


(Top 5)

Small Class Sizes, Equitable Equip., Balanced Budget,

Equitable Facilities,Safety Improvements

Small Class Sizes, Safety Improvements, Integrated

Technology, Equitable Equip., Balanced Budget

Class Sizes Balanced b/t Schools, Small Class Sizes,

Balanced Budget, Equitable Facilities,

Updated Curr. Resources


(Top 5)

Lower Property Taxes, Flexible Learning Spaces, Cost Per Pupil in Line with

Neighbors, Outdoor Classrooms, HMS Mods.

Flexible Learning Spaces, HMS Modules, Outdoor

Classrooms, Cost Per Pupil in Line with

Neighbors, No Debt

Merit-Based Pay, Lower Property Taxes, HMS Modules, Outdoor

Classrooms, Flexible Learning Spaces

Fall Survey: Vision for 2020Community Involvement

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Parent Resident Staff*


(Top 3)

Community Confidence, Community Attends School Events, Board

Engagement with Community

Community Confidence, Board Engagement with Community, Community Attends School Events

Community Attends School Events,

Community Volunteers in Schools, Board

Engagement with Comm.*


(Top 3)

Community Confidence, Community Attends

School Events, Community Volunteers

in Schools

Community Attends School Events,

Community Confidence, Job Shadowing

Community Attends School Events, Schools

Support Community Events, Board

Engagement with Community


(Top 3)

Advertising, Job Shadowing, Business Leaders

Involved in Schools

Advertising, Job Shadowing, Business Leaders

Involved in Schools

Advertising, Business Leaders

Involved in Schools, Job Shadowing

*Community Confidence in Schools was accidentally not listed as an option on the staff survey.

Fall Survey: SELAS

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Parent Resident

Familiarity with SELAS by Name

50.3% - Totally Aware 7.0% - Totally Unaware(Range in between: 8.7-22.7%)

35.8% - Totally Unaware34.0% - Totally Aware(Range in between: 7.5-15.1%)

Familiarity with SELAS Instruction

Variation in awareness of concepts (58.7 - 78.7%);None of the Above - 10.1%

Variation in awareness of concepts (35.8 - 58.5%);None of the Above - 37.7%

Information Sources about SELAS

School Activities - 58.0%E-Newsletter - 45.1%Curriculum Night - 43.4%School/PTO Newsletter - 42.7%

Not Familiar - 35.8%Media - 28.3%School Activities - 26.4%None of the Above - 18.9%

Seeking Information about SELAS

How to Support SEL Dev. - 46.2%How is SEL Taught - 43.0%None of the Above - 31.1%Why it Matters - 14.7%

How is SEL Taught - 43.4%None of the Above - 41.5%How to Support SEL Dev. - 28.3%Why it Matters - 22.6%

Fall Survey: SELAS

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Aware of SEL Standards

Yes - 88.9%No - 11.1%

How Staff InformFamilies about

SELAS

70.2% - Participate in School Activities48.0% - Curriculum Night38.6% - In-Person Conversation 28.1% - Encourage Attendance at Parent Ed. Programs

How Staff InformStudents about

SELAS

75.4% - Teachable Moments64.3% - School Activities63.7% - Cooperative Projects58.5% - Integration into Academic Areas

How Staff Learnabout SELAS

70.2% - Staff Meetings60.8% - Principal57.3% - Staff E-Newsletter48.0% - Informal Conversation with Colleagues

Staff Only

Fall Survey: Staff Preparation

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Increased Knowledge of Curriculum, Assessment

and Instruction


Increased Knowledge of Technology and its Role in

Curriculum


Increased Use of Technology


Understands Evaluation Process


Fall Survey: Staff Preparation

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Engaged in PD Provided by District

(Summer 2013)

27.1% - None24.1% - 6-10 Hours20.6% - 1-5 Hours17.6% - 11-15 Hours6.5% - More than 20 Hours4.1% - 16-20 Hours

Engaged in PD Independently(Summer 2013)

29.4% - None18.2% - 1-518.2% - More than 2017.6% - 6-109.4% - 16-207.1% - 11-15

Received Adequate Training

to Prepare for 2013-14


Received Adequate Resources

to Prepare for 2013-14


Fall Survey Key FindingsCommunication

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• Communication preferences data mirrors the 2012 survey results, with top sources for parents as District and school e-newsletters, the website, the PTO and information sent home in students backpacks. Media continues to be residents’ top source, followed by word of mouth. Staff rely primarily on their e-newsletter, principal, colleagues, school meetings, and emails.

• Communication challenges were cited in regard to timeliness and clarity around key issues, such as changes to curriculum and major Board decisions.

• There is a noteworthy gap in perception around the providing of a high quality of education between parents and residents compared to staff.

• The perception around transparency is a concern we will need to address.

• The perception around Board partnership and communication is also a concern to address, with a considerable gap between constituents in these areas.

• The strongest and most consistent area is positive and welcoming environment

• School-specific data from parents was overall strong, especially in opportunities to be involved, communication and environment. Transparency was again a concern.

Fall Survey Key FindingsLearning

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•While staff awareness of the Learning for All Plan is strong, parent and resident awareness is not. It is evident understanding around the impact of the Plan on students, staff and the District is a major communications need.

• Similarly, staff awareness around the Common Core and PARCC assessment are fairly strong, parent and resident education on these issues is also a major need.

• Those indicating that understanding and awareness are low are not necessarily looking for more information.

Fall Survey Key FindingsVision: Students and Learning

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• In Students and Learning, alignment around 2020 Vision questions is strong throughout the three constituent groups.

• In Students and Learning, top priorities include students as creative, critical thinkers and problem solvers, recruiting and retaining the best staff, bully-free schools, technology, global awareness, fine arts, staff professional development, and world languages.

• In Students and Learning, non-priorities include longer school years, longer school days, multi-age classrooms, and state / national rankings.

• Full-day kindergarten seemed to be the most polarizing issue, with some strong support but some noting it as “not important.”

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• In Finances and Facilities, alignment around 2020 Vision questions is again strong throughout the three constituent groups.

• In Finances and Facilities, top priorities include updated curriculum resources, equitable equipment and technology, integrated technology, balanced budget, small class sizes, equity between schools in class size and safety improvements.

• In Finances and Facilities, non-priorities include flexible learning spaces, elimination of HMS modules, and increased use of outdoor classrooms. Lower property taxes and having a cost per pupil in line with neighboring districts are also low priority items.

•Merit-based pay was a polarizing issue.

Fall Survey Key FindingsVision: Finances and Facilities

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• In Community Involvement, alignment around 2020 Vision questions is again strong throughout the three constituent groups.

• In Community Involvement, top priorities include community confidence, opportunities for the community to engage with the Board and opportunities for the community to attend school events.

• In Community Involvement, non-priorities include advertising, involvement of business leaders and job shadowing.

Fall Survey Key FindingsVision: Community Involvement

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• SELAS awareness among parents is relatively strong, but not as strong among residents. Various concepts were more familiar than others.

• For parents, the strongest sources of SELAS information are school activities, the District e-newsletter, curriculum night and the school / PTO newsletter. For residents, current sources are media and school activities.

• The comments in these questions indicate a divide in support for SELAS instruction and a need for further communication around social emotional learning in schools.

• Staff understanding is strong in SEL standards. School activities, teachable moments, curriculum nights, cooperative projects, and integration in academic areas are the primary ways information is shared by staff. SELAS information is primarily learned through staff meetings, the principal, the staff e-newsletter and from colleagues.

Fall Survey Key FindingsSELAS

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• Staff results around preparation for 2013-14 show that understanding of the evaluation process is very strong and the increased knowledge in curriculum, assessment and instruction is fairly strong.

• Areas of concern are primarily around technology understanding and use. Comments in this area indicate that lack of devices has been a detractor from stronger knowledge and use.

• Time is staggered between 1-20+ hours for the approx. 70% of staff who engaged in professional development through the District or independently.

• Approximately 34-37% of staff did not feel prepared for the start of the school year, an area of major concern.

Fall Survey Key FindingsStaff Preparation

Fall Survey Next Steps

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• Survey results and the Visioning Workshop executive summary will be published on the same webpage where the surveys were accessed: www.d181.org > Board > Surveys / Engagement

• Schools will review the data as part of their school improvement planning efforts.

• The administrative team will review the data to reflect on current practices and how information around those practices is communicated to parents, residents and staff.

•At a future Board meeting, the Board will engage in a deeper discussion around extending the District’s five-year plan.

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