District reports four-year highs on engagement survey, updates board on strategic plan progress
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Summary
District staff told the board that engagement-survey results are at four-year highs across several stakeholder groups, participation patterns were discussed and staff outlined strategic-plan implementation and next steps toward a new plan in 2027.
District staff presented the annual engagement survey and a strategic-plan implementation update at the Dec. 1 Millard Public Schools board meeting.
Engagement survey: Staff reported that averages increased across stakeholder groups with elementary, middle and high school measures and staff engagement at four-year highs. The presenter said parent responses were lower in raw completed-survey count (about 1,300 fewer completed parent surveys compared with the prior year) though several other categories rose. Staff explained methodology changes (additional text messaging reminders and principal distribution) and confirmed the survey is anonymous, meaning responses from the same parent for multiple buildings count separately.
Strategic-plan report: A staff presenter summarized internal progress checks completed in November and described how the district uses systems to monitor implementation of action plans. Presenters noted the current strategic plan will reach its final implementation year next school year and the district plans to begin drafting a new strategic plan in August 2027.
Why it matters: Engagement metrics inform building- and district-level planning, staff development and site-based action plans. The survey results and strategic-plan progress both guide resource allocation and the district’s priorities for the coming year.
Quotes from the meeting: "Our numbers are really, really strong, and you have this ceiling effect," a staff presenter said when discussing stakeholder averages.
"They share it with their staff. They analyze it with their leadership teams and their school improvement teams," a staff member said when describing how buildings use survey results for site planning.
Next steps: Staff said they will follow up on participation-language changes to encourage parents to fill out surveys for each building their children attend and to present Power BI demonstrations to the board on request.