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Board discusses strategic-plan measures, staff/community surveys and a board handbook
Summary
Trustees reviewed proposed strategic goals, measurement ideas including monthly 'three takeaways,' staff and teacher surveys, and a draft board handbook for governance and onboarding; members sought clearer metrics and a timeline for finalizing the handbook before the November election.
Board members and staff discussed measurement approaches for the district's strategic plan, methods for gathering staff and community feedback, and a draft school board handbook intended to guide governance and onboarding.
A district staff member described planned outreach: continued communication with union leadership, building representative coordination, a year-end staff survey and more regular social-media postings highlighting district work. The staff member said the district would use findings from those efforts to refine building- and district-level goals.
Board members raised questions about measurable outcomes. One board member said many of the proposed goals were not specific or measurable and recommended selecting a small number of priorities to measure, suggesting the district define clear metrics. Another board member proposed a monthly measure of at least two "takeaways" and at least one student engagement activity per period as possible metrics to track progress.
Members discussed how to collect input from teachers without creating intimidation, suggesting multiple survey formats and possibly separate teacher-focused surveys. A board member noted that community input on earlier strategic directions appeared limited and recommended expanding external engagement where appropriate.
Several board members supported adopting a school board handbook to codify norms, communication pathways and onboarding steps; one member said the handbook should be reviewed and updated regularly and proposed completing it before the November election so it would be available for new members.
No formal action was recorded in the provided transcript. Board members asked staff to return with refined metrics and to place the handbook and benchmark timeline on a future work-session agenda.
