Derry Cooperative School District Strategic Planning Survey

DERRY COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANNING SURVEY

The Derry Cooperative School District has asked the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) to prepare a survey to seek suggestions from the community. Please consider the knowledge, skills and opportunities that Derry Cooperative District students need in achieving success now and in their adult lives. Thank you for providing your ideas and opinions concerning how we should focus our efforts to plan for an even stronger education for students in the Derry Cooperative School District.

1. Please check ALL that apply. I am a:

Please check ALL that apply. I am a: Resident of Derry

Parent of Student(s)

Staff Member/Educator in the District

Current Student

Senior Citizen

Derry Area Business Person/Employer

Public Official (Elected or Appointed)

2. If you are the parent of a student, please check all schools that your child(ren) is/are attending:

If you are the parent of a student, please check all schools that your child(ren) is/are attending: Derry Early Education Program

Derry Village School

East Derry Memorial School

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School

Grinnell Elementary School

South Range School

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

West Running Brook Middle School

Pinkerton Academy

3. What do you believe are the greatest strengths of our schools?

What do you believe are the greatest strengths of our schools?

4. What concerns or worries do you have regarding the challenges that our students and/or schools may face now and in the future?

What concerns or worries do you have regarding the challenges that our students and/or schools may face now and in the future?

5. What do you feel are the most important steps our schools should take so that our students continue to be successful now and in the future?

What do you feel are the most important steps our schools should take so that our students continue to be successful now and in the future?

6. What changes, if any, should be made to the District's learning environment (for example: facilities, safety, technology, etc.)?

What changes, if any, should be made to the District's learning environment (for example: facilities, safety, technology, etc.)?

7. What can the schools do to improve their relationships and connections with the community (including with residents, businesses, etc.)?

What can the schools do to improve their relationships and connections with the community (including with residents, businesses, etc.)?

8. Please rank the following focal points/values in order of importance to you (1, 2, 3, 4, etc., where 1 is the most valuable):

	1	2	3	4	5	6
Positive school climate	*Please rank the following focal points/values in order of importance to you (1, 2, 3, 4, etc., where 1 is the most valuable): Positive school climate 1	Positive school climate 2	Positive school climate 3	Positive school climate 4	Positive school climate 5	Positive school climate 6
Student achievement	Student achievement 1	Student achievement 2	Student achievement 3	Student achievement 4	Student achievement 5	Student achievement 6
Proficiency in technology and other 21st Century skills	Proficiency in technology and other 21st Century skills 1	Proficiency in technology and other 21st Century skills 2	Proficiency in technology and other 21st Century skills 3	Proficiency in technology and other 21st Century skills 4	Proficiency in technology and other 21st Century skills 5	Proficiency in technology and other 21st Century skills 6
Maintenance and support for after-school programming	Maintenance and support for after-school programming 1	Maintenance and support for after-school programming 2	Maintenance and support for after-school programming 3	Maintenance and support for after-school programming 4	Maintenance and support for after-school programming 5	Maintenance and support for after-school programming 6
Updating and maintaining of school facilities	Updating and maintaining of school facilities 1	Updating and maintaining of school facilities 2	Updating and maintaining of school facilities 3	Updating and maintaining of school facilities 4	Updating and maintaining of school facilities 5	Updating and maintaining of school facilities 6
Providing opportunities which support a wide range of talents and interests	Providing opportunities which support a wide range of talents and interests 1	Providing opportunities which support a wide range of talents and interests 2	Providing opportunities which support a wide range of talents and interests 3	Providing opportunities which support a wide range of talents and interests 4	Providing opportunities which support a wide range of talents and interests 5	Providing opportunities which support a wide range of talents and interests 6

9. What are your MOST FREQUENT sources of information about the District Schools? Please rank all that apply (1, 2, 3, 4, etc., where 1 is the most valuable). (For sources that you DO NOT use, PLEASE LEAVE BLANK.)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Print media	*What are your MOST FREQUENT sources of information about the District Schools? Please rank all that apply (1, 2, 3, 4, etc., where 1 is the most valuable). (For sources that you DO NOT use, PLEASE LEAVE BLANK.) Print media 1	Print media 2	Print media 3	Print media 4	Print media 5	Print media 6	Print media 7	Print media 8	Print media 9	Print media 10
PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 1	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 2	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 3	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 4	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 5	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 6	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 7	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 8	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 9	PTA/PTS meetings, School Board and other school meetings 10
Written communications from the schools, newsletters	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 1	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 2	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 3	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 4	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 5	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 6	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 7	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 8	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 9	Written communications from the schools, newsletters 10
Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 1	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 2	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 3	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 4	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 5	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 6	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 7	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 8	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 9	Parent-Teacher Conferences; phone calls from schools 10
From my children	From my children 1	From my children 2	From my children 3	From my children 4	From my children 5	From my children 6	From my children 7	From my children 8	From my children 9	From my children 10
Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances)	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 1	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 2	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 3	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 4	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 5	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 6	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 7	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 8	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 9	Word-of-mouth (neighbors, acquaintances) 10
School web-site or District web-site	School web-site or District web-site 1	School web-site or District web-site 2	School web-site or District web-site 3	School web-site or District web-site 4	School web-site or District web-site 5	School web-site or District web-site 6	School web-site or District web-site 7	School web-site or District web-site 8	School web-site or District web-site 9	School web-site or District web-site 10
E-mail	E-mail 1	E-mail 2	E-mail 3	E-mail 4	E-mail 5	E-mail 6	E-mail 7	E-mail 8	E-mail 9	E-mail 10
Online	Online 1	Online 2	Online 3	Online 4	Online 5	Online 6	Online 7	Online 8	Online 9	Online 10
Other	Other 1	Other 2	Other 3	Other 4	Other 5	Other 6	Other 7	Other 8	Other 9	Other 10

For "other," please specify:

10. Please feel free to add additional comments.

Please feel free to add additional comments.

Thank you for taking the time to provide your suggestions. Additional comments can be sent to jkennedy@nesdec.org, or by fax: (508) 481-5655. Completed surveys can also be mailed to: NESDEC, 28 Lord Road, Marlborough, MA 01752.

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