RSU 57 Strategic Planning Community & Staff Survey

Community/Staff Survey

The feedback received through this survey will help shape the formation of a new Strategic Plan focused on the future of schooling in RSU 57. Thank you for taking the time to complete this important survey.

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* 1. Please check any of the following that apply to you.

Business Owner

Community Member - No Children in RSU 57 Schools

Civic or Government Leaders

Elected Official

Graduate of RSU 57

Parent/Guardian of Current Student(s) in RSU 57 Schools

Parent/Guardian of Graduate of RSU 57 Schools

Senior Citizen

Support Personnel in RSU 57 Schools

Teacher or Administrator in RSU 57 Schools

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What do you feel most proud of when you think about Massabesic Schools? (Select three)

Achievement of Massabesic's students

Massabesic's academic program

Massabesic's athletic program

Massabesic's fine arts and performing arts programs

Massabesic Schools as a steward of taxpayer funds

Massabesic's promotion of opportunity and access for all students

Massabesic facilities

Massabesic's educational staff

The school's focus on positive relationships

Communication and family support and engagement

Adherence to core values

How the schools help students lead fulfilling lives

The level of individualization/personalization provided to students

If you feel your choice was not represented for the question above, please list here.

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* 3. What do you think are the top three challenges facing students today? These may be community, family and/or socio-economic issues that are not necessarily the responsibility of the school district (select three).

A changing economy; fewer high paying jobs

Social media

Being ready for college or the workplace

Drugs, alcohol, vaping

Lack of support at school

Lack of support at home

Equity of opportunities and access

Establishing positive peer relationships

Rapidly changing world

Social-emotional challenges

Stigmas around certain pathways

Limited educational opportunities

Social and Political conflict

If you feel your choice was not represented for the question above, please list here.

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* 4. How important is it for Massabesic’s public schools to focus on each of the following for our students? (5-high priority, 1 - low priority)

	Low Priority (1)		Moderate Priority		High Priority (5)
Providing highly qualified staff/teachers	Providing highly qualified staff/teachers Low Priority (1)	Providing highly qualified staff/teachers	Providing highly qualified staff/teachers Moderate Priority	Providing highly qualified staff/teachers	Providing highly qualified staff/teachers High Priority (5)
Implementing rigorous, challenging programs	Implementing rigorous, challenging programs Low Priority (1)	Implementing rigorous, challenging programs	Implementing rigorous, challenging programs Moderate Priority	Implementing rigorous, challenging programs	Implementing rigorous, challenging programs High Priority (5)
Ensuring meaningful social-emotional learning	Ensuring meaningful social-emotional learning Low Priority (1)	Ensuring meaningful social-emotional learning	Ensuring meaningful social-emotional learning Moderate Priority	Ensuring meaningful social-emotional learning	Ensuring meaningful social-emotional learning High Priority (5)
Producing high standardized test scores	Producing high standardized test scores Low Priority (1)	Producing high standardized test scores	Producing high standardized test scores Moderate Priority	Producing high standardized test scores	Producing high standardized test scores High Priority (5)
Achieving high college admission and matriculation rates	Achieving high college admission and matriculation rates Low Priority (1)	Achieving high college admission and matriculation rates	Achieving high college admission and matriculation rates Moderate Priority	Achieving high college admission and matriculation rates	Achieving high college admission and matriculation rates High Priority (5)
Ensuring equitable access to programming for all students	Ensuring equitable access to programming for all students Low Priority (1)	Ensuring equitable access to programming for all students	Ensuring equitable access to programming for all students Moderate Priority	Ensuring equitable access to programming for all students	Ensuring equitable access to programming for all students High Priority (5)
Implementing curriculum that prepares students for the workplace	Implementing curriculum that prepares students for the workplace Low Priority (1)	Implementing curriculum that prepares students for the workplace	Implementing curriculum that prepares students for the workplace Moderate Priority	Implementing curriculum that prepares students for the workplace	Implementing curriculum that prepares students for the workplace High Priority (5)
Providing safe, engaging and healthy extracurricular programs	Providing safe, engaging and healthy extracurricular programs Low Priority (1)	Providing safe, engaging and healthy extracurricular programs	Providing safe, engaging and healthy extracurricular programs Moderate Priority	Providing safe, engaging and healthy extracurricular programs	Providing safe, engaging and healthy extracurricular programs High Priority (5)
Offering extensive Career and Technical Education (CTE)	Offering extensive Career and Technical Education (CTE) Low Priority (1)	Offering extensive Career and Technical Education (CTE)	Offering extensive Career and Technical Education (CTE) Moderate Priority	Offering extensive Career and Technical Education (CTE)	Offering extensive Career and Technical Education (CTE) High Priority (5)
Providing alternative learning programs	Providing alternative learning programs Low Priority (1)	Providing alternative learning programs	Providing alternative learning programs Moderate Priority	Providing alternative learning programs	Providing alternative learning programs High Priority (5)
Ensuring a safe and orderly learning environment	Ensuring a safe and orderly learning environment Low Priority (1)	Ensuring a safe and orderly learning environment	Ensuring a safe and orderly learning environment Moderate Priority	Ensuring a safe and orderly learning environment	Ensuring a safe and orderly learning environment High Priority (5)
Hiring and maintaining a staff that is diverse in characteristics and experiences	Hiring and maintaining a staff that is diverse in characteristics and experiences Low Priority (1)	Hiring and maintaining a staff that is diverse in characteristics and experiences	Hiring and maintaining a staff that is diverse in characteristics and experiences Moderate Priority	Hiring and maintaining a staff that is diverse in characteristics and experiences	Hiring and maintaining a staff that is diverse in characteristics and experiences High Priority (5)
Ensuring diverse voices and perspective are represented in the curriculum	Ensuring diverse voices and perspective are represented in the curriculum Low Priority (1)	Ensuring diverse voices and perspective are represented in the curriculum	Ensuring diverse voices and perspective are represented in the curriculum Moderate Priority	Ensuring diverse voices and perspective are represented in the curriculum	Ensuring diverse voices and perspective are represented in the curriculum High Priority (5)
Developing students who are good citizens	Developing students who are good citizens Low Priority (1)	Developing students who are good citizens	Developing students who are good citizens Moderate Priority	Developing students who are good citizens	Developing students who are good citizens High Priority (5)

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* 5. What do you think are the top three challenges faced by Massabesic Schools? (Select three)

Providing challenging instructional programs

Recruiting and retaining highly qualified staff

Expanding communication and community involvement

School funding issues

Increasing student achievement

Providing access and opportunities for all students

Providing a safe orderly environment

Increasing student engagement in their education

Inadequate or outdated facilities

If you feel your choice was not represented for the question above, please list here.

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* 6. How important would you rate the need to add the following programs to our district offerings? (5-high priority, 1 - low priority)

	Low Priority (1)		Moderate Priority		High Priority (5)
Elementary world languages	Elementary world languages Low Priority (1)	Elementary world languages	Elementary world languages Moderate Priority	Elementary world languages	Elementary world languages High Priority (5)
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at elementary level	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at elementary level Low Priority (1)	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at elementary level	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at elementary level Moderate Priority	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at elementary level	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at elementary level High Priority (5)
Alternative pathways to graduation	Alternative pathways to graduation Low Priority (1)	Alternative pathways to graduation	Alternative pathways to graduation Moderate Priority	Alternative pathways to graduation	Alternative pathways to graduation High Priority (5)
Career education	Career education Low Priority (1)	Career education	Career education Moderate Priority	Career education	Career education High Priority (5)
Business education	Business education Low Priority (1)	Business education	Business education Moderate Priority	Business education	Business education High Priority (5)
Experiential learning	Experiential learning Low Priority (1)	Experiential learning	Experiential learning Moderate Priority	Experiential learning	Experiential learning High Priority (5)

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* 7. How important would you rate the need to improve or expand the following programs in the Massabesic Schools? (5-high priority, 1 - low priority)

	Low Priority (1)		Moderate Priority		High Priority (5)
Science	Science Low Priority (1)	Science	Science Moderate Priority	Science	Science High Priority (5)
Technology	Technology Low Priority (1)	Technology	Technology Moderate Priority	Technology	Technology High Priority (5)
Engineering and Maker programming	Engineering and Maker programming Low Priority (1)	Engineering and Maker programming	Engineering and Maker programming Moderate Priority	Engineering and Maker programming	Engineering and Maker programming High Priority (5)
Mathematics	Mathematics Low Priority (1)	Mathematics	Mathematics Moderate Priority	Mathematics	Mathematics High Priority (5)
Computer science	Computer science Low Priority (1)	Computer science	Computer science Moderate Priority	Computer science	Computer science High Priority (5)
Career and Technical (Vocational) Education	Career and Technical (Vocational) Education Low Priority (1)	Career and Technical (Vocational) Education	Career and Technical (Vocational) Education Moderate Priority	Career and Technical (Vocational) Education	Career and Technical (Vocational) Education High Priority (5)
Language Arts	Language Arts Low Priority (1)	Language Arts	Language Arts Moderate Priority	Language Arts	Language Arts High Priority (5)
Social Studies	Social Studies Low Priority (1)	Social Studies	Social Studies Moderate Priority	Social Studies	Social Studies High Priority (5)
Visual Arts	Visual Arts Low Priority (1)	Visual Arts	Visual Arts Moderate Priority	Visual Arts	Visual Arts High Priority (5)
Performing Arts	Performing Arts Low Priority (1)	Performing Arts	Performing Arts Moderate Priority	Performing Arts	Performing Arts High Priority (5)
Health, Wellness and Physical Education	Health, Wellness and Physical Education Low Priority (1)	Health, Wellness and Physical Education	Health, Wellness and Physical Education Moderate Priority	Health, Wellness and Physical Education	Health, Wellness and Physical Education High Priority (5)
World Languages	World Languages Low Priority (1)	World Languages	World Languages Moderate Priority	World Languages	World Languages High Priority (5)
Library-Media programming	Library-Media programming Low Priority (1)	Library-Media programming	Library-Media programming Moderate Priority	Library-Media programming	Library-Media programming High Priority (5)
School counseling	School counseling Low Priority (1)	School counseling	School counseling Moderate Priority	School counseling	School counseling High Priority (5)
Social work services	Social work services Low Priority (1)	Social work services	Social work services Moderate Priority	Social work services	Social work services High Priority (5)
Instructional support	Instructional support Low Priority (1)	Instructional support	Instructional support Moderate Priority	Instructional support	Instructional support High Priority (5)
Extra-curricular programs	Extra-curricular programs Low Priority (1)	Extra-curricular programs	Extra-curricular programs Moderate Priority	Extra-curricular programs	Extra-curricular programs High Priority (5)