Surveys

It doesn’t matter if you have a world-class teaching staff. If your patrons dislike some of those teachers, that’s their perception – and, therefore, their reality. To manage perception, you must measure it. We offer a suite of surveys designed to help school districts easily accomplish this.

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Planning

Patron engagement changes and evolves rapidly. And the amount of engagement can greatly impact people’s perception of your district. Our services are designed to meet patrons in person or virtually and understand their desires and preferences for strategic planning and other mission-critical initiatives.

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Communication

Friends and neighbors are the #1 source of information people turn to about school districts. You must harness the passion and perspectives of your patrons. You must channel and repurpose that passion to empower all stakeholders in the pursuit of improving education for our children.

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About

Everything ExcellenceK12 does is about our passion for helping school superintendents and school boards manage their patrons’ perceptions to provide the best overall education for their kids. In fact, we’ve built an entire company around the concept of helping superintendents manage relationships and make the changes necessary to improve public education for all students. Based in Greater Kansas City, ExcellenceK12 has worked with hundreds of districts in Kansas, Missouri and the region. We’d welcome the opportunity to work with your school district.

Our Team

Rick Nobles

President

Elaine Warren

Director of Client Services

Susan Nenonen

Content Manager

Brad Stefanoni

Senior Strategist

Client Testimonials

Don’t take our word for it. Here’s what our clients say:

“The ExcellenceK12 planning process helped us engage with more than 1,100 of our stakeholders. Having buy-in from patrons is very important because everybody has a say in what we’re doing, so everybody will be supportive of the action steps. We really appreciate the professionalism ExK12 brings to the table.”

Dr. Tim Hadfield

Retired Superintendent
Camdenton R-3 School District

“The dashboard is an intuitive and user-friendly tool for our community committee and board members to utilize while considering our survey data in driving discussion and decisions around facility planning.”

Dr. Nathan Reed

Superintendent
Winfield USD 465

Blog

Know your key voting audience

When I voted on the Jackson County, Mo. sales tax to fund a new stadium for the Kansas City Royals, I noticed something interesting that is common every time I[…]

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Use patron relationships as an early warning system for concerns

Patron input matters.  School districts are increasingly having to address new issues and concerns from students, staff, and parents that general patron relationships might end up on the back burner. […]

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Empowering education and the community through data

By: Dr. Jaret Tomlinson, Superintendent, Excelsior Springs School District Since embarking on a journey to harness the power of data to transform our schools and strengthen community bonds, we reflect[…]

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