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Board discusses shorter, anonymous budget survey to guide calendar and budget planning
Summary
The board reviewed two example budget/calendar surveys (Las Cruces and Albuquerque) and expressed a preference for a shorter, anonymous instrument that can be tied to the district calendar process and gather implementable feedback.
The board reviewed sample budget and calendar surveys from neighboring districts and discussed design elements the administration should use when preparing the district’s own survey.
Superintendent Dempsey presented two examples: a longer survey used by Las Cruces Public Schools and a shorter model from Albuquerque Public Schools. Board members agreed a shorter survey is preferable and emphasized the importance of anonymity so employees and community members can provide candid feedback. "When someone has the freedom, of anonymity to fill out a survey, they will probably be a little more honest with stuff," Mr. Morales said.
Members also asked that the survey be clear about respondent type (student, parent, staff), include sections that ask stakeholders to rate priorities (for example safety, curricular priorities) and offer space for open-ended comments on items the community considers important. Board members cautioned about out-of-district responses and asked administration to design the survey to reduce outlier responses while preserving broad participation. The superintendent said the district could use alternative survey platforms if Google Forms prevented anonymous responses and would aim to keep the instrument short enough that stakeholders complete it on a phone in two or three minutes.
Ending: Administration will design a shorter, anonymous budget/calendar survey, incorporate stakeholder-type questions and a comments field, and return a draft for board feedback.
