STUDENTS

1. Class Commitment: Schedule each class of ('24, '25, '26, and '27) to do focus groups and fill out student surveys.

2. Audit: Identify students who did not complete the survey or attend a focus group.

3. Peer Facilitation: Identify student leaders who can facilitate peer groups for students who did not complete the survey or attend a focus group.

4. Code: (a) Color code the answers according to what theme/category the answer mostly fits within (ex: Bathrooms are dirty and have broken doors = Facilities). (b) Analyze the data to identify the top three concerns facing the parents/guardians.

5. Act: Identify "low-hanging fruit" (areas of concern or growth that can quickly be addressed) from the focus group answers. Act to address the "low-hanging fruit" so that your team can create quick wins and show people that you are actively listening and responding to their needs. 

6. Present: Create an outward-facing friendly summary of the priorities and present the data back to the staff as a whole. Make sure to highlight the aggregated data results of the focus groups and surveys as well as the quick wins from the addressed "low-hanging fruit." 

"Focus Group" Purpose: Have each stakeholder group be able to have a clear conversation with fellow peers and distill a clear prioritized list of needs. 

"Survey" Purpose: First, to site map the locations, assets, and engagement of students throughout campus. Second, allow for students to voice individual prioritized asks; this way we can both analyze the aggregated individual needs/asks and compare them to the stakeholder group needs/asks.

"One-on-one" Purpose: Reach out to individuals whose data we were not able to capture within a focus group and/or survey.

PART 1: COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP: Survey Review - (2/6/24)

Pull out with multiple stakeholders to review student needs/assets survey. 

1. Issue Identification - Identify overarching issues that might affect all groups within that larger stakeholder designation (ex: attendance affects all staff stakeholders, etc.)

2. Issue Identification - Dive into existing data for Lincoln (ex: WASC survey) and identify specific evidence that either supports or refutes that the issues from the group are, in fact, major issues facing the site. If the data indicates new issues that are not listed, add the issue and the reflective supporting evidence to the list.

3. Question Construction - Using the Community Schools best practices questions, build out specific survey questions for each issue that are aimed at (a) better understanding the cause/extent of the issue at hand, (b) helping figure out potential solutions to address the issue/area of growth. 

PART 2: DATA COLLECTION - (2/19-4/30) for a full list of dates, click here.

1. Facilitate focus groups and distribute student survey link.

2. Identify stakeholders who did not attend a focus group or complete the survey.

3. Student leaders will facilitate peer groups for students who did not attend focus group or fill out survey.