Naches Valley Superintendent Profile Survey

Your responses to the following questions will assist the Naches Valley School District Board of Directors and Northwest Leadership Associates develop the position description and leadership profile that will guide the selection of the next superintendent. Thank you for taking a few minutes to share your thoughts. Please continue to watch the school district's web site for additional ways to provide input to the Board regarding the selection of the next superintendent. PLEASE NOTE: You will only be allowed to submit this survey one time from this computer.

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* 1. Please rate the following organization characteristics in terms of the degree to which they are currently STRENGTHS OF THE NACHES VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

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* 2. In addition to the above, what OTHER STRENGTHS of the district do you believe are important to the selection of the next superintendent?

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* 3. Please rate the following DISTRICT CHALLENGES in relationship to their importance for the selection of the next superintendent.

	Not important	Somewhat Important	Very important	Extremely important	N/A
Improve the academic achievement of students	Improve the academic achievement of students Not important	Improve the academic achievement of students Somewhat Important	Improve the academic achievement of students Very important	Improve the academic achievement of students Extremely important	Improve the academic achievement of students N/A
Graduation rates/dropout rates	Graduation rates/dropout rates Not important	Graduation rates/dropout rates Somewhat Important	Graduation rates/dropout rates Very important	Graduation rates/dropout rates Extremely important	Graduation rates/dropout rates N/A
Student growth rates	Student growth rates Not important	Student growth rates Somewhat Important	Student growth rates Very important	Student growth rates Extremely important	Student growth rates N/A
Be visible regularly in schools and classrooms	Be visible regularly in schools and classrooms Not important	Be visible regularly in schools and classrooms Somewhat Important	Be visible regularly in schools and classrooms Very important	Be visible regularly in schools and classrooms Extremely important	Be visible regularly in schools and classrooms N/A
Be visible and active in community	Be visible and active in community Not important	Be visible and active in community Somewhat Important	Be visible and active in community Very important	Be visible and active in community Extremely important	Be visible and active in community N/A
Provide responsible financial management of district resources	Provide responsible financial management of district resources Not important	Provide responsible financial management of district resources Somewhat Important	Provide responsible financial management of district resources Very important	Provide responsible financial management of district resources Extremely important	Provide responsible financial management of district resources N/A
Develop/maintain comprehensive and effective communications with the community, staff and Board	Develop/maintain comprehensive and effective communications with the community, staff and Board Not important	Develop/maintain comprehensive and effective communications with the community, staff and Board Somewhat Important	Develop/maintain comprehensive and effective communications with the community, staff and Board Very important	Develop/maintain comprehensive and effective communications with the community, staff and Board Extremely important	Develop/maintain comprehensive and effective communications with the community, staff and Board N/A
Develop/maintain community support for schools, including the passage of special levies	Develop/maintain community support for schools, including the passage of special levies Not important	Develop/maintain community support for schools, including the passage of special levies Somewhat Important	Develop/maintain community support for schools, including the passage of special levies Very important	Develop/maintain community support for schools, including the passage of special levies Extremely important	Develop/maintain community support for schools, including the passage of special levies N/A
Develop/maintain effective working relationship with the School Board	Develop/maintain effective working relationship with the School Board Not important	Develop/maintain effective working relationship with the School Board Somewhat Important	Develop/maintain effective working relationship with the School Board Very important	Develop/maintain effective working relationship with the School Board Extremely important	Develop/maintain effective working relationship with the School Board N/A
Develop/maintain strong and effective working relationships with district employees	Develop/maintain strong and effective working relationships with district employees Not important	Develop/maintain strong and effective working relationships with district employees Somewhat Important	Develop/maintain strong and effective working relationships with district employees Very important	Develop/maintain strong and effective working relationships with district employees Extremely important	Develop/maintain strong and effective working relationships with district employees N/A
Develop/maintain a process for collaboration and shared decision-making	Develop/maintain a process for collaboration and shared decision-making Not important	Develop/maintain a process for collaboration and shared decision-making Somewhat Important	Develop/maintain a process for collaboration and shared decision-making Very important	Develop/maintain a process for collaboration and shared decision-making Extremely important	Develop/maintain a process for collaboration and shared decision-making N/A
Address facility needs, including the passage of needed bond issues	Address facility needs, including the passage of needed bond issues Not important	Address facility needs, including the passage of needed bond issues Somewhat Important	Address facility needs, including the passage of needed bond issues Very important	Address facility needs, including the passage of needed bond issues Extremely important	Address facility needs, including the passage of needed bond issues N/A
Recruit, employ and retain top quality staff	Recruit, employ and retain top quality staff Not important	Recruit, employ and retain top quality staff Somewhat Important	Recruit, employ and retain top quality staff Very important	Recruit, employ and retain top quality staff Extremely important	Recruit, employ and retain top quality staff N/A
Effectively advocate for the district, its students and public education with state and national policy makers	Effectively advocate for the district, its students and public education with state and national policy makers Not important	Effectively advocate for the district, its students and public education with state and national policy makers Somewhat Important	Effectively advocate for the district, its students and public education with state and national policy makers Very important	Effectively advocate for the district, its students and public education with state and national policy makers Extremely important	Effectively advocate for the district, its students and public education with state and national policy makers N/A
Develop/Maintain racial equity and culture throughout the District.	Develop/Maintain racial equity and culture throughout the District. Not important	Develop/Maintain racial equity and culture throughout the District. Somewhat Important	Develop/Maintain racial equity and culture throughout the District. Very important	Develop/Maintain racial equity and culture throughout the District. Extremely important	Develop/Maintain racial equity and culture throughout the District. N/A

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* 4. In addition to the above, what OTHER CHALLENGES do you think are important to consider in the selection of the next superintendent?

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* 5. Please rate the following PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS in the level of their importance for the selection of the next superintendent.

	Not important	Somewhat Important	Very important	Extremely important	N/A
Prior experience as a classroom teacher	Prior experience as a classroom teacher Not important	Prior experience as a classroom teacher Somewhat Important	Prior experience as a classroom teacher Very important	Prior experience as a classroom teacher Extremely important	Prior experience as a classroom teacher N/A
Prior experience as a principal or building-level administrator	Prior experience as a principal or building-level administrator Not important	Prior experience as a principal or building-level administrator Somewhat Important	Prior experience as a principal or building-level administrator Very important	Prior experience as a principal or building-level administrator Extremely important	Prior experience as a principal or building-level administrator N/A
Prior experience as a superintendent or central-office administrator	Prior experience as a superintendent or central-office administrator Not important	Prior experience as a superintendent or central-office administrator Somewhat Important	Prior experience as a superintendent or central-office administrator Very important	Prior experience as a superintendent or central-office administrator Extremely important	Prior experience as a superintendent or central-office administrator N/A
Prior experience in a district of similar size and demographics	Prior experience in a district of similar size and demographics Not important	Prior experience in a district of similar size and demographics Somewhat Important	Prior experience in a district of similar size and demographics Very important	Prior experience in a district of similar size and demographics Extremely important	Prior experience in a district of similar size and demographics N/A
Understanding of complex organizations	Understanding of complex organizations Not important	Understanding of complex organizations Somewhat Important	Understanding of complex organizations Very important	Understanding of complex organizations Extremely important	Understanding of complex organizations N/A
Demonstrated experience in financial management	Demonstrated experience in financial management Not important	Demonstrated experience in financial management Somewhat Important	Demonstrated experience in financial management Very important	Demonstrated experience in financial management Extremely important	Demonstrated experience in financial management N/A
Demonstrated experience in school district financial management	Demonstrated experience in school district financial management Not important	Demonstrated experience in school district financial management Somewhat Important	Demonstrated experience in school district financial management Very important	Demonstrated experience in school district financial management Extremely important	Demonstrated experience in school district financial management N/A
Leadership experience outside the field of education (e.g. military or business)	Leadership experience outside the field of education (e.g. military or business) Not important	Leadership experience outside the field of education (e.g. military or business) Somewhat Important	Leadership experience outside the field of education (e.g. military or business) Very important	Leadership experience outside the field of education (e.g. military or business) Extremely important	Leadership experience outside the field of education (e.g. military or business) N/A
A Washington State Superintendent's Certificate (not required by state)	A Washington State Superintendent's Certificate (not required by state) Not important	A Washington State Superintendent's Certificate (not required by state) Somewhat Important	A Washington State Superintendent's Certificate (not required by state) Very important	A Washington State Superintendent's Certificate (not required by state) Extremely important	A Washington State Superintendent's Certificate (not required by state) N/A
A doctoral degree	A doctoral degree Not important	A doctoral degree Somewhat Important	A doctoral degree Very important	A doctoral degree Extremely important	A doctoral degree N/A

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* 6. In addition to the above, what OTHER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS do you think are important to consider in the selection of the next superintendent?

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* 7. Please rate the following PERSONAL QUALITIES in the level of their importance in the selection of the next superintendent.

	Not important	Somewhat important	Very important	Extremely important	N/A
Strong communication skills	Strong communication skills Not important	Strong communication skills Somewhat important	Strong communication skills Very important	Strong communication skills Extremely important	Strong communication skills N/A
A good listener	A good listener Not important	A good listener Somewhat important	A good listener Very important	A good listener Extremely important	A good listener N/A
High energy level	High energy level Not important	High energy level Somewhat important	High energy level Very important	High energy level Extremely important	High energy level N/A
Honesty and integrity	Honesty and integrity Not important	Honesty and integrity Somewhat important	Honesty and integrity Very important	Honesty and integrity Extremely important	Honesty and integrity N/A
Collaborative decision-making process	Collaborative decision-making process Not important	Collaborative decision-making process Somewhat important	Collaborative decision-making process Very important	Collaborative decision-making process Extremely important	Collaborative decision-making process N/A
Open, accessible leadership style	Open, accessible leadership style Not important	Open, accessible leadership style Somewhat important	Open, accessible leadership style Very important	Open, accessible leadership style Extremely important	Open, accessible leadership style N/A
Willingness to identify and tackle problems	Willingness to identify and tackle problems Not important	Willingness to identify and tackle problems Somewhat important	Willingness to identify and tackle problems Very important	Willingness to identify and tackle problems Extremely important	Willingness to identify and tackle problems N/A
Willingness to make and stand behind hard decisions	Willingness to make and stand behind hard decisions Not important	Willingness to make and stand behind hard decisions Somewhat important	Willingness to make and stand behind hard decisions Very important	Willingness to make and stand behind hard decisions Extremely important	Willingness to make and stand behind hard decisions N/A
A strong vision for educational excellence	A strong vision for educational excellence Not important	A strong vision for educational excellence Somewhat important	A strong vision for educational excellence Very important	A strong vision for educational excellence Extremely important	A strong vision for educational excellence N/A
Creativity and ability to inspire and "think outside the box"	Creativity and ability to inspire and "think outside the box" Not important	Creativity and ability to inspire and "think outside the box" Somewhat important	Creativity and ability to inspire and "think outside the box" Very important	Creativity and ability to inspire and "think outside the box" Extremely important	Creativity and ability to inspire and "think outside the box" N/A
Team-building skills	Team-building skills Not important	Team-building skills Somewhat important	Team-building skills Very important	Team-building skills Extremely important	Team-building skills N/A
Willingness to be an active, engaged part of the community	Willingness to be an active, engaged part of the community Not important	Willingness to be an active, engaged part of the community Somewhat important	Willingness to be an active, engaged part of the community Very important	Willingness to be an active, engaged part of the community Extremely important	Willingness to be an active, engaged part of the community N/A
Empathy and compassion	Empathy and compassion Not important	Empathy and compassion Somewhat important	Empathy and compassion Very important	Empathy and compassion Extremely important	Empathy and compassion N/A
Engaged in equity work	Engaged in equity work Not important	Engaged in equity work Somewhat important	Engaged in equity work Very important	Engaged in equity work Extremely important	Engaged in equity work N/A

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* 8. In addition to the above, what OTHER PERSONAL QUALITIES do you think are important to consider in the selection of the next superintendent?

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* 9. In addition to the above, WHAT ELSE do you think is important for the School Board to consider in the selection of the next superintendent?

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* 10. Please indicate which group best represents your role and/or relationship with the district.

	A significant weakness	Somewhat of a weakness	Somewhat of a strength	A significant strength
Overall quality of education for students	Overall quality of education for students A significant weakness	Overall quality of education for students Somewhat of a weakness	Overall quality of education for students Somewhat of a strength	Overall quality of education for students A significant strength
Student performance	Student performance A significant weakness	Student performance Somewhat of a weakness	Student performance Somewhat of a strength	Student performance A significant strength
Community support for schools and kids	Community support for schools and kids A significant weakness	Community support for schools and kids Somewhat of a weakness	Community support for schools and kids Somewhat of a strength	Community support for schools and kids A significant strength
Community support for levies and bond measures	Community support for levies and bond measures A significant weakness	Community support for levies and bond measures Somewhat of a weakness	Community support for levies and bond measures Somewhat of a strength	Community support for levies and bond measures A significant strength
Parent support and engagement	Parent support and engagement A significant weakness	Parent support and engagement Somewhat of a weakness	Parent support and engagement Somewhat of a strength	Parent support and engagement A significant strength
Effective teachers	Effective teachers A significant weakness	Effective teachers Somewhat of a weakness	Effective teachers Somewhat of a strength	Effective teachers A significant strength
Effective support staff	Effective support staff A significant weakness	Effective support staff Somewhat of a weakness	Effective support staff Somewhat of a strength	Effective support staff A significant strength
Effective central office administration	Effective central office administration A significant weakness	Effective central office administration Somewhat of a weakness	Effective central office administration Somewhat of a strength	Effective central office administration A significant strength
Effective building principals	Effective building principals A significant weakness	Effective building principals Somewhat of a weakness	Effective building principals Somewhat of a strength	Effective building principals A significant strength
Sound leadership from the Board of Directors	Sound leadership from the Board of Directors A significant weakness	Sound leadership from the Board of Directors Somewhat of a weakness	Sound leadership from the Board of Directors Somewhat of a strength	Sound leadership from the Board of Directors A significant strength
High expectations for student achievement	High expectations for student achievement A significant weakness	High expectations for student achievement Somewhat of a weakness	High expectations for student achievement Somewhat of a strength	High expectations for student achievement A significant strength
Curriculum and academic programs that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs	Curriculum and academic programs that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs A significant weakness	Curriculum and academic programs that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs Somewhat of a weakness	Curriculum and academic programs that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs Somewhat of a strength	Curriculum and academic programs that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs A significant strength
Student activities, including athletics, that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs	Student activities, including athletics, that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs A significant weakness	Student activities, including athletics, that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs Somewhat of a weakness	Student activities, including athletics, that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs Somewhat of a strength	Student activities, including athletics, that meet a wide variety of student interests and needs A significant strength
Sound financial management	Sound financial management A significant weakness	Sound financial management Somewhat of a weakness	Sound financial management Somewhat of a strength	Sound financial management A significant strength
School buildings and other facilities	School buildings and other facilities A significant weakness	School buildings and other facilities Somewhat of a weakness	School buildings and other facilities Somewhat of a strength	School buildings and other facilities A significant strength
Provides a diverse, inclusive culture for all	Provides a diverse, inclusive culture for all A significant weakness	Provides a diverse, inclusive culture for all Somewhat of a weakness	Provides a diverse, inclusive culture for all Somewhat of a strength	Provides a diverse, inclusive culture for all A significant strength