1.6: Hearing from our Students, Parents, & Community

Leading Indicator 1.6: Students, parents, and the community have formal ways to provide input regarding the optimal functioning of the school.

Goal Statement #1: Data collection is in place to poll student, parent, and community opinions regarding optimal functioning of our school.

Examples Include:

SIP team surveys on their HRS Indicator (given to staff and/or students)
Panorama Survey for students, parents, and faculty
Principal Suggestion Box or Ask the Athletic Department
Buc Club surveys given by variety of students/clubs, teachers/admin
- Example: Students were polled to determine preferences for BUCS WIN schedule
- Direct contact from parents/community to our admin, teachers, and support staff via phone, email, and meetings

Goals Statement #2: Opinion data collected from students/parents/community is archived.

Other annual surveys archived with opinion data:

Sample student opinion data from Panorama Survey - 2021

Goal Statement #3: Reports of opinion data from students, parents, and community are regularly generated.

Examples:

Student opinion data on Bucs WIN period is shared with staff.
Tripod survey for students to give teachers feedback on instruction
5 Essentials Survey
Parents receive a survey link in the monthly newsletter, report generated and information is disseminated based on relevance.
See right for report from parent teacher conference

Parent/Community Input Results (taken at Parent Teacher Conference Night via Chromebook stations and admin surveying)

I have formal ways to provide input in how BHS operates.
- 35 English respondents
  - 58.8% agree or strongly agree, 35.3% neutral
- 9 Spanish respondents
  - 66.6% agree or strongly agree, 22.2% neutral

Principal's weekly message includes connections to students, parents, community and staff:

Prior week activities-PLC processes, class visits, SLO meetings
Upcoming activities-BUCS WIN instructions, committee happenings, standardized testing, PTC's
Attendance to community meetings (town hall, Rotary, Boone County Crime Stoppers etc.)
Opinion data survey information is shared

Goal Statement #4: The manner in which opinion data from students, parents, and community are used is transparent.

I use Social Networking Technologies to Involve Students, Parents, and the Community

School Leaders Host Virtual Town Hall Meetings

Goal Statement #5: School Leaders Conduct Focus Group Meetings with Students, Parents, and the Community

Focus Group Examples:

Career Pathways Development

Proficiency Based Grading (PBG)

Student Handbook Committee

Goal Statement #6: School Leaders Host or Speak at Community/Business Luncheons

Administration meetings with Crime Stoppers, Rotary, Law Enforcement (Emergency Preparedness Summit), and Boone County Drug and Alcohol Coalition

Goal Statement #7: Our School Hosts an Interactive Website for Students, Parents, and Community

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