Long-range needs assessment enables the school district to analyze assessment data, get feedback from the community about its expectation of students, and determines how well students are meeting student learning goals. The board will conduct ongoing and in-depth needs assessment, soliciting information from business, labor, industry, higher education, and community members, regarding their expectations for adequate student preparation as responsible citizens and successful wage earners.
In conjunction with the in-depth needs assessment of the school district, the board will authorize the appointment of a committee, representing administrators, employees, parents, students, and community members, to make recommendations and assist the board in determining the priorities of the school district in addition to the basic skills areas of the education program.
A Community Involvement Action Plan will be implemented whose purpose will be to:
* Conduct community needs assessment with input from all stakeholders.
* Hold focus group sessions with representative samples of the community.
* Select advisory committee members to serve on action planning teams and other committees.
* Analyze results of needs assessments: student surveys, and focus group sessions.
* Review revise school district missions, beliefs, philosophy, and student learning goals with input from all stakeholders.
* Review district data on state indicators, district long range and annual goals and action plans and share in APR and newsletters.
* Review current research and best practices in curriculum areas and in areas of incorporation and safe and drug free, at-risk, gifted and talented students and share
in monthly newsletters.
* Present recommendations to advisory committee(s) and board and share in newsletters and APR.
It is the responsibility of the superintendent to ensure the school district community is informed of students' progress on state and locally determined indicators. The superintendent will report annually to the board about the means used to keep the community informed.
As a result of the board and committee's work, the board will determine major educational needs and rank them in priority order; develop long-range goals and plans to meet the needs; establish and implement short-range and intermediate-range plans to meet the goals and to attain the desired levels of student performance; evaluate progress toward meeting the goals and maintain a record of progress under the plan that includes reports of student performance and results of school improvement projects; and annually report the school district's progress made under the plan to the committee, community, and Iowa Department of Education.
Approved 3-17-09
Reviewed 1-29-14
Revised 11-15-21
