Gurnee School District 56

1. Gurnee School District 56

The Gurnee School District 56 Board of Education requests your assistance in developing a leadership profile that will be used in the search for the district’s new superintendent.

Please take a few minutes to complete this survey, which will provide valuable information to the Board of Education as it moves forward with this process.

All responses are anonymous and confidential. Please only complete the survey once.

Thank you for helping the District 56 Board of Education with this important task.

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1. Which of the following groups do you represent? Please check all that are applicable.

Teacher

Administrator

Board Member

Support Staff

Parent

Community/Business Member

Other (please specify)

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2. Please select District 56's Greatest Strengths. You may select a maximum of five responses.

Challenging and state-of-the-art curriculum

Teacher quality

Quality of district administration and principals

Diversity

Board governance

Student achievement

Child-centered Learning

Fiscal management

Communication with parents and the community

School learning environment

Use of technology for learning

Interesting instructional methods that engage students

Student commitment to learning

Community support of education

Relationships with other units of government

Image of the district

Emphasis on mastery rather than test scores

Extra-curricular and athletic opportunities

School facilities

Other (please specify)

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3. Please select District 56’s greatest challenges and barriers. You may select a maximum of five responses.

Challenging and state-of-the-art curriculum

Teacher quality

Quality of district administration and principal

Diversity

Board governance

Student achievement

Child-centered Learning

Fiscal management

Communication with parents and the community

School learning environment

Use of technology for learning

Interesting instructional methods that engage students

Student commitment to learning

Community support of education

Relationships with other units of government

Image of the district

Emphasis on mastery rather than test scores

Extra-curricular and athletic opportunities

School facilities

Other (please specify)

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4. Please select the most important characteristics/skills the next superintendent should possess to be successful in this community. You may select a maximum of five responses.

Develops meaningful community partnerships

Has a deep knowledge of curriculum and instruction and how students learn

Builds good teams and brings out the best in others

Is student-centered

Makes tough decisions

Holds others accountable

Has an inspiring vision for the future

Understands the need for global learning

Has excellent communication skills

Understands finance and the "business side" of the district

Uses data for decision-making

Is collaborative and includes others in decision-making

Builds community support

Is innovative and creative

Has warm people skills; is approachable and easy to talk to

Is visible in the school and the community

Is open-minded and flexible

Works well with the Board of Education to set the district's direction

Speaks and writes well

Other (please specify)

Gurnee School District 56

1. Gurnee School District 56

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1. Which of the following groups do you represent? Please check all that are applicable.

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2. Please select District 56's Greatest Strengths. You may select a maximum of five responses.

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3. Please select District 56’s greatest challenges and barriers. You may select a maximum of five responses.

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4. Please select the most important characteristics/skills the next superintendent should possess to be successful in this community. You may select a maximum of five responses.

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5. List the three most important goals for District 56 to achieve in the next three years.

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6. What else would you like to say about the selection of the next superintendent?