Ozark R‑VI officials release climate and culture survey results; staff survey response seen as incomplete
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District staff presented three years of MSIP 6-mandated climate and culture survey results showing steady parent and elementary responses, small declines among secondary students, and an incomplete staff data set the district plans to re-run.
Ozark R‑VI administrators presented results from the district’s annual culture and climate surveys, reporting steady parent scores, strong elementary responses and slight declines in secondary student measures.
The presentation, given during the board’s culture and climate agenda item, summarized responses from parents (546 responses), staff (183 responses, which administrators said likely undercount actual sentiment because a scheduled collection day was missed), grades 3–6 (about 1,500 responses) and grades 7–12 (about 1,300 responses). The district said it must run the survey each year to comply with Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP 6) requirements and to inform the comprehensive school improvement plan.
“Students believe that my teachers’ expectations make me want to do my best,” the presentation said of a secondary-item average that the administrator described as a positive sign. The district reported that secondary students also scored high on the statement that teachers want students to use thinking skills, at about 4.1 on a 1–5 Likert scale. The presenter said several secondary averages moved “slightly down,” and noted the largest drops — 0.2 points — were the items asking whether “most students in this school want to do well in class” and whether “the school system assures student voices are heard and respected.”
Administrators told the board the staff survey’s 183 responses were likely skewed because teachers missed a scheduled district-wide completion day after a snow day; they said they will reissue the staff survey and return with updated data.
Board members asked for the raw survey questions and for access to comment responses. A board member asked, “Would you be willing to provide the questions to us also, please?” The presenter replied, “We sure can. We will.” Later the presenter cautioned that staff names would be redacted before comments were shared, and the board member suggested redaction would address privacy concerns.
District officials said building-level breakdowns will be provided to principals so they can create action plans tied to the strategic plan under development.
The board asked the administration to include the staff survey results and the survey questions in the next meeting packet after the re-run. The presenter acknowledged the request and said staff would bring the revised staff results next month.
