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AASB survey: Tuscaloosa residents praise staff and growth mindset; hiring and retention top priorities
Summary
An Alabama Association of School Boards survey of 406 respondents presented to the Tuscaloosa City Schools board found the district's people, growth mindset and community partnerships were top strengths; recruiting and retaining quality staff and student academic recovery were top priorities for the next superintendent.
Janice Stockman of the Alabama Association of School Boards told the Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education that a community survey of 406 respondents will help shape the district's superintendent search. "The number 1 strength was your people," Stockman said, noting respondents frequently called out staff and specific teachers by name.
The survey, administered through SurveyMonkey, included five Likert-scale items, four multiple-choice questions and three short-answer prompts. Stockman reported an 87% completion rate and an average completion time of 8 minutes, 35 seconds, which she said indicated thoughtful responses. "We sent out a…
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