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Committee approves draft surveys for staff and students; committee debates timing of community outreach

Salem School Building Project Advisory Committee / School Committee joint meeting · December 19, 2024
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Summary

Consultants presented draft surveys for faculty, staff, students and the broader community, with a requested return date of Jan. 15. Committee members debated whether to begin with staff/students and parents before a broader public push, and stressed the need for translated materials for the Jan. 13 community meeting.

The consulting team presented draft department, student and community surveys intended to collect input for the educational program and space summary. Speaker 3 said the surveys will be mobile-friendly and should take about 15 minutes to complete; the team requested returned surveys by January 15.

Some committee members urged a phased rollout. Speaker 5 said the most common community question she receives is, “do we really need a new high school?” and suggested more context-setting outreach before distributing a broad community survey. Speaker 3 agreed: the team recommended starting with faculty, staff and students and later expanding to a community survey framed for non-educators.

Committee members emphasized translation and accessibility: the Jan. 13 community meeting will include a Spanish-language presentation, and members asked for a simplified, translated flyer and a stripped-down slide deck for that event. Speaker 3 and Speaker 2 committed to producing a translated flyer and to reviewing questions through a parent lens before wider distribution.