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Fond du Lac superintendent presents survey gains for students, parents and staff
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Jeff Flagg told the Fond du Lac School District Board of Education that Studer Education survey results show improvements across student, parent and employee responses, with multiple measures rising over the past year and four-year comparisons showing larger gains.
Dr. Jeff Flagg, superintendent of the Fond du Lac School District, presented the district's most recent Studer Education survey results to the Fond du Lac School District Board of Education, saying the district saw improvements across student, parent and employee responses.
Flagg said the student survey improved in every one of its 20 questions over the last year and cited several specific gains: the share of students who “agree or strongly agree that learning is important at their school” rose from 80% to 84%, and the share who “agree or strongly agree that their teachers care about them” increased from 69% to 75%.
The superintendent said the parent survey also showed gains. He reported that the percentage of parents who believed rules were enforced consistently rose from 56% four years ago to 73% in the most recent survey; the share who said schools provided a safe environment rose from 64% to over 80%; and parental pride in having a child at the school increased from 70% to over 81%.
On staff measures, Flagg said the district saw notable improvement compared with four years earlier. He said the share of employees who would recommend the district to educate their own children rose from 53% to 72%. He also reported increases on workplace-culture items: the share who said colleagues regularly share and exchange ideas rose from 54% to about 80%, and those with a clear understanding of the district's mission and goals rose from 63% to over 83%. Flagg said the most recent employee survey improved on 19 of 20 employee engagement questions.
Flagg noted the district has used a partnership with Studer Education, approved by the Board of Education four years earlier, to track culture through student, parent and employee surveys. He said the district compared only the last two years for some student measures because the survey constructs changed.
The presentation included no board votes or formal actions; Flagg also said, near the end of his remarks, that he is preparing to leave the organization.
