Community Survey

On behalf of the Chatham School District Board of Education thank
you for sharing your perspective on several topics critical to the
development of the District’s new Strategic Plan. This survey is
being administered by the Association of Alaska School Board’s
Development team on behalf of our District and takes about 10
minutes to complete.

Anonymous individual responses like yours will be combined with
those items from other stakeholders to provide important
community input to the Board of Education and the strategic
planning team. Please note responses that contain names of
individuals and / or foul language will be deleted.

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* 1. Please select what you consider to be your primary role

Administrator

Alumni

Parent/Guardian

Teacher

Classified/Para-professional

Board Member

Community Member

Student

Other

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* 2. If money were not an issue, what should be done to make Chatham School District ideal for all students? (Think Big)

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* 3. What should Chatham SD not be willing to compromise or give up as we move forward? (EX: Small class sizes, librarians, sports programs. extra curricular activities, cultural programming)

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* 4. What are the top 3 things that Chatham school district should be celebrating? What are we most proud of? What are our strengths?

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* 5. What are the top 3 things that need attention? What is preventing us from becoming the best district in the state?

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* 6. What current barriers exist that would prevent us from implementing our strategic plan once it is developed?

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* 7. What are the top 3 issues facing our students?

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* 8. As a community what do you want to see our schools provide for our students?

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* 9. Strategic planning leads to goals that the district will focus on for the next 3-5 years. What is the most important outcome that you would like to see emerge from this process?

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* 10. Any other comments or concerns you'd like the team to consider?

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* 11. The first three success factors identified by the Board are Student Achievement and Learning, Quality of Curriculum and Quality of Faculty/Teaching. The following questions are intended to help determine areas where we have strengths and/or the need for improvement.

How well do you feel Chatham School District is performing in the following domains?

	Needs Improvement	Average	Good	Excellent
The academic curriculum	The academic curriculum Needs Improvement	The academic curriculum Average	The academic curriculum Good	The academic curriculum Excellent
Quality and motivation of the teachers	Quality and motivation of the teachers Needs Improvement	Quality and motivation of the teachers Average	Quality and motivation of the teachers Good	Quality and motivation of the teachers Excellent
Learning atmosphere of the school	Learning atmosphere of the school Needs Improvement	Learning atmosphere of the school Average	Learning atmosphere of the school Good	Learning atmosphere of the school Excellent
Integration of Tlingit Culture and Language	Integration of Tlingit Culture and Language Needs Improvement	Integration of Tlingit Culture and Language Average	Integration of Tlingit Culture and Language Good	Integration of Tlingit Culture and Language Excellent
Preparing students in universities	Preparing students in universities Needs Improvement	Preparing students in universities Average	Preparing students in universities Good	Preparing students in universities Excellent
Preparing students for life after high school	Preparing students for life after high school Needs Improvement	Preparing students for life after high school Average	Preparing students for life after high school Good	Preparing students for life after high school Excellent

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* 12. Three success factors we want to include in our strategic plan are Student Achievement and Learning, Quality of Curriculum and Quality of Faculty/Teaching. The following questions are intended to help determine areas where we have strengths and/or the need for improvement.
How well do you feel Chatham School District is performing in the following domains?

	Needs Improvement	Average	Good	Excellent
Communication between teachers and parents	Communication between teachers and parents Needs Improvement	Communication between teachers and parents Average	Communication between teachers and parents Good	Communication between teachers and parents Excellent
Communication between teachers and students	Communication between teachers and students Needs Improvement	Communication between teachers and students Average	Communication between teachers and students Good	Communication between teachers and students Excellent
Communication between the administration and parents	Communication between the administration and parents Needs Improvement	Communication between the administration and parents Average	Communication between the administration and parents Good	Communication between the administration and parents Excellent
Engagement of parents in the school community	Engagement of parents in the school community Needs Improvement	Engagement of parents in the school community Average	Engagement of parents in the school community Good	Engagement of parents in the school community Excellent
The work of the School Board	The work of the School Board Needs Improvement	The work of the School Board Average	The work of the School Board Good	The work of the School Board Excellent
The campus facilities	The campus facilities Needs Improvement	The campus facilities Average	The campus facilities Good	The campus facilities Excellent

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* 13. Please indicate the level of importance in the following areas

	Very Important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important
Having regular daily attendance	Having regular daily attendance Very Important	Having regular daily attendance Important	Having regular daily attendance Somewhat important	Having regular daily attendance Not important
Having regular on time daily attendance	Having regular on time daily attendance Very Important	Having regular on time daily attendance Important	Having regular on time daily attendance Somewhat important	Having regular on time daily attendance Not important
Getting good grades	Getting good grades Very Important	Getting good grades Important	Getting good grades Somewhat important	Getting good grades Not important
Graduating High School	Graduating High School Very Important	Graduating High School Important	Graduating High School Somewhat important	Graduating High School Not important
Having a post high school plan (college, trade school, military, workforce)	Having a post high school plan (college, trade school, military, workforce) Very Important	Having a post high school plan (college, trade school, military, workforce) Important	Having a post high school plan (college, trade school, military, workforce) Somewhat important	Having a post high school plan (college, trade school, military, workforce) Not important
Being respectful to teachers and staff	Being respectful to teachers and staff Very Important	Being respectful to teachers and staff Important	Being respectful to teachers and staff Somewhat important	Being respectful to teachers and staff Not important