1. Stakeholder Feedback
Elementary
What is working well? What areas need to be improved? Possible Solutions
 Focus on reading is great. Our kids  Focus on penmanship is lacking.  Just like students have reading logs
love reading. there should be writing logs too in
 Focus on math and the information order to improve handwriting.
levels are great.  We (Asians) feel the education in  Review international standards and
 Teachers are very accessible and very America is different from our home update curriculum.
organized. (2) countries, like India or China. We are
 Comfortable learning environment. not comfortable taking our kids in
 Great access to technology middle of elementary or middle
(computers, SmartBoards). school education to our home
 Students setting their own goals. country. The schools in Asian
 Engaging students in conferences. countries cover a lot more depth than
 I like the various ways in which here.
teachers help students raise their  Increase in African‐American teacher  Review hiring process
understanding level. representation.
 Teachers and administrators are good  Attention to diverse student  Larger net for teacher skill set
in putting certain things/elements in population – languages offered for
action. study.
 “My kids are happy.”  Basic courses should include
o Good teacher communication. reference to non‐white people who
o The administration explains have impacted America & global
the details well with me. achievement.
o The District educates kids on  Add some more resources for ESL for  More interactive solutions such as
bullying and interactions. the international students so they can web information, guidance, etc. to
 Excellent to provide opportunities for quickly adapt to English classroom. parents beyond adding ESL teachers.
at home learning & reinforcement  Need to improve music program.  Allow more advanced students to
with Lexia & IXL More advanced students are not move up to practice/play with middle
being challenged. school. Expand performance
 Excellent to provide half day opportunities.

2. Stakeholder Feedback
Elementary
kindergarten option & even flexibility
to change half/full day option  Explaining to parents what things  Use newsletter to inform parents of
throughout year. mean (RtI, Hawk Time, Intervention specifics. Ask teachers to
Tiers, Enrichment, Testing – Cogat, communicate information to parents
Aimsweb) – How do teachers on student’s individual interventions.
communicate to parents?
 Foreign languages in elementary. (3)  Would love to see early introduction
in elementary (even if it is a course
offered for a fee, i.e. after school
enrichment).
 Please reinforce washing hands,
especially with students in lower
grades.
 Students to have more individual time  One on one between students and
with the teacher. teachers even if it’s just 10 minutes
every month.
 Communication to parents is not
acceptable.
 Need more authentic assessments.
 Need to challenge the higher  PLC‐RtI should also look at what do
performers. we do for those who get it.
 Writing  Need to write more.
 Early identification of developmental
lack of progress
 We don’t teach test taking skills
formally (all levels).
 Would be wonderful to offer gifted
learning programs/opportunities.
(May already but I’m unaware.)

3. Stakeholder Feedback
Elementary
 Reconsider only having student‐led
teacher conferences at the youngest
st nd
ages (for ex. Kind, 1 & 2 ). I think I’d
still like to meet with teacher alone.
 Art programs – Fine Arts, Art, Music,  Focus/add budget item/add goal to
Language. District.
 Sports programs for younger levels,  Possibly partner/discuss more options
prior to 3rd grade or volleyball prior to with rec or after school.
6th.
 Solid cap of 25 kids for all elementary  Consider a flat out limit or limit per
grades. classroom size.
 Parent/administrator feedback.
 Additional forum or address
questions. Forum per individual
school.

4. Stakeholder Feedback
High School
What is working well? What areas need to be improved? Possible Solutions
 Excellent academic standards  Timely posting of grades to  Implement policies on deadlines for
 Make freshmen feel welcome PowerSchool and timely feedback of grades to be posted. For example:
 Collect facts and data and make right tests. Some teachers are taking up to Tests & papers – 1 week
decisions 4 weeks to get grades posted. Quizzes – 2‐3 days;
 Test preparation for ACT Students don’t know how they are Homework – 1‐2 days
 Honors classes for math and science doing in a class until it’s too late. This would allow timely feedback to
 Course availability  Continuity among teaching staff to students of how they are doing.
follow Atlas curriculum
 Drug and alcohol issues  Proper awareness education
 ACT score is very important for
students to apply to college. How to
improve ACT score?
 Dress code
 Writing classes – there are honors  Offer writing classes
English but the primary focus is
literature
 “Push” communication similar to Alert  Monthly communication that is
Now on key dates like signing up for pushed out
the ACT
 Required classes – quality of teachers
is a concern
 Courses for all academic levels of  Look at other high school offerings
students

5. Stakeholder Feedback
Middle School
What is working well? What areas need to be improved? Possible Solutions
 Many teachers are enthusiastic &  Consider the type of projects being  Projects should not be of an artistic
engaged. (2) given to students to make sure they focus except in Art class. Allow more
 It’s quite refreshing to live in a school have educational value. Many are time for students to work on projects
district where private school is not very time consuming & often very in class & computer lab.
greater than the public school system. little educational value to student.
 Teachers are easily accessible via  Communication is lacking.  Hold leadership accountable to post
email. all information to website timely.
 It is obvious to be seen that both  Athletics can be improved
schools make efforts to mitigate  Lack of diversity at both the teacher  The sky is the limit!
issues caused by redistricting schools. and administrative levels.
 Different assessments and using data  The balance between two different
for students’ improvement. size of middle schools needs to be
 Increasing foreign language to 7th addressed.
grade.  Better guidance to parents on how to  Provide more time at parent‐teacher
 Engaging all children. Lots of use the data especially when multiple conference to discuss details.
opportunities. assessments are sent home. Conferences today have the tone of
 School members work with the “feel good” and not about being
parents. specific.
  More communication with parents via
email – level of communication is
different from elementary to middle
school.
 Continue Arts – Foreign Language  Keep these programs on the list for
program & opportunities. expansion.
 Look at expanding clubs.  Benchmark other schools for ideas.
 Provide more diverse environment for  Hire more diverse staff.
students. o Solicit ideas by sub‐group.
o Create safe environment for

6. Stakeholder Feedback
Middle School
students to speak openly.
o Provide metrics by sub‐
groups. Improvements year
over year.
 System needs to be put in place for  Are teachers rated/graded on how
educators to contact parents when their students are performing, and if
grades of students fall from A to C or not, why? When students struggle
C to F. and grades go down, parents, even
though reports are sent out, should
be notified or contacted as a
concerned educator.
 Foreign language placement. Math
success may not be the best predictor
of success in Spanish.

7. Presentation Feedback
Community Forum 10/22/12
Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
1. Overall, the meeting was well organized. 1 2 3(3) 4(7) 5(27)
2. The presentation included an effective
level of participation and involvement. 1 2(2) 3(4) 4(9) 5(22)
3. Overall, the presentation provided meaningful 1 2(3) 3(3) 4(11) 5(20)
and helpful information
4. I was provided with an opportunity to ask 1 2(2) 3(1) 4(6) 5(28)
questions and provide suggestions.
5. Plus/Delta comments:

8. Plus Delta
(What did you like about today’s meeting?) (What could we have done to improve the
effectiveness of the meeting?)
• Representation of all Dunlap principals
on all levels, Board members, etc. (4) • As nice as the roundtable is – I had a man
• Round table set-up; small groups (2) who spoke limited English who was
• Breakdown of assessments somewhat combative in our discussions and
• This forum was very well advertised seemed somewhat combative in his
• Good presentation with the right demeanor. (He needed to address his
amount of information (2) concerns to administration.)
• Audience participation • I think more conversations & education on
• Cookies diversity are necessary. People are a
• The improvement of students since the product of their environment and it’s
program NCLB important to educate each other on our
backgrounds, as to better our relationships
• The metrics used to evaluate the
and preparing for a global society.
students’ knowledge
• Cover some of the information about what
• Having the opportunity to ask
is being done for the gifted students. I
questions and get them answered
know there is the Enrichment Eagles
• Very informative. Thank you!
Program, so share what is the vision of that
• I appreciated having the data explained
program, etc. (2)
in a meaningful way
• Have the agenda sent before the meeting
• The format for conversation with other (3)
parents was very helpful
• We need to do this more often and maybe
• The approach used to share information
in each building (2)
at each grade level so parents have a
• Provided some of the testing information
better understanding of the assessments
prior to the meeting so we could have been
used and how to seek additional
prepared with specific questions
information
• Share blog link with quick “How-to” sign
• Well organized (2)
up
• Wealth of information shared that is
• Implore participants to have a take-away,
valuable as a parent
encourage them to be a cheerleader, if you
• Good explanations; clear presentation
will, to spread the word, do something for
• NLCB vs. DCUSD; 1 snapshot vs. the District, be involved somehow
many assessments. Impressive! (2)
• Additional notice sent out information and
• Sharing of fundamental info of data encouraging all parents to attend
gathering process and subsequent use • Ask for topical input and questions prior to
thereof forum (2)
• Meeting administrators & parents (2) • Try to put information on printed slides for
• Information on a variety of means of audience to follow & take notes
assessment (5) • Would have had Q&A time before cookie
• My son is a kindergartener and this break – that way, people could leave after
info was very useful for me to keep my asking their questions
eyes & ears open • I think the process was good, but I would
• Be better prepared as a parent of my have loved to have seen/heard more from
child to help him grow the audience (2)
• Continuous maintenance of the child’s • Explain how the different assessments are
data used
• Showing that more than just the • Lots of the meeting was devoted to students
ACT/ISAT & other tests are used to not meeting minimum standards – what
access students about the kids that excel?
• Thanks so much for pulling it together • Better communication with parents. The
in such short notice meeting was not fully understood in terms
• Information on how the district was of the reasons for the forum or why this is
doing

9. • It was an opportunity to hear from the being done. Purpose, content & effort
leaders of the district needs to be more clean (2)
• What the district does in terms of • More focus on results and actions than
collecting data & how it is applied to testing
further understand and channel the • Communicate more about non-academic
efforts in the right direction activities, plans, i.e. music, sports, clubs.
• Introduction/ice breaker is excellent How is the district nurturing development
way to start meeting. More interaction of social skills?
is always better. • Wish to see more parent participation (# of
• Location parents attending the event)
• Material • Handouts of information is always a plus to
• Survey have as future reference
• Open to public; discuss information • If questions were asked during
with transparency meeting/why weren’t all questions
• Asking question to my fellow parents answered?
or teachers and staff • Need to address reason for meeting more
• Understanding gap in sub-groups vs. subgroups
NCLB targets
• Broad overview