How your district approaches communicating all the good work happening in your schools determines how much support you will receive from staff, students, parents, and the community as a whole. The best way to determine this is through a communications audit. The process includes: Conducting 20-minute telephone interviews with 20…
Looking to do a “deep dive” into what is really happening in the various buildings around your school district? Now, is the time to do a climate and culture study. These surveys provide you with contextual data, so both students and staff may perform at optimum levels. Topics include leadership…
By Rick Nobles I recently celebrated my birthday, and it was not a big deal. Although it was a milestone birthday – 65 – which means I get $2 off my next haircut at Great Clips and some other swell discounts, it still was not a big deal. To me.…
We recently were hired by a long-time client to conduct internal research about employee perceptions on a variety of topics. We used virtual Listening Sessions via Zoom combined with a real-time online survey to hear from 19 different leadership and staff groups. And the findings have been remarkable. First, we…
By: Matt Deichmann, APR One of the things I do know – is you don’t know what you don’t know! District administrators and Board members often make assumptions about the thoughts and feelings of all stakeholders based on the feedback from a small group of individuals they know well. To…
According to the latest figures from Bloomberg, municipal bond elections (which include school district elections) passed at a rate of only 55%. What does that mean for you? It means your odds of passing a bond issue in November are basically a coin flip. To increase your chances for success:…
