Listening Project

Goal: Engage all stakeholders to understand the community’s needs, wants, and assets comprehensively.

Purpose: Identify key areas of growth/need to form stakeholder-driven working groups focused on direct action and resource allocation for prioritized concerns.

Process: Engage in a series of focus groups as well as surveys and one-on-one conversations to ensure multiple data-points are garnered from all educational partners (students, parents, staff/teachers, and community partners) regarding their chief concerns for the community as well as highlight actions that they may be willing to take within the community schools work.

• See each stakeholder page for a more detailed outline of the process for each group. 

At Hoover, the rollout of the needs and assets assessment began with staff engagement to build buy-in. This foundation allowed for a seamless extension of the assessment process to students. ELA/ELD classroom teachers facilitated student focus groups and distributed surveys during class.