District Leadership District Leadership Team 2011-12Team 2011-12

Stakeholder Involvement in the District Strategic Plan!

Session #4May 23rd, 2012

AgendaAgendaRight at School enrichment program (to be implemented next year)

Elementary Gifted Program (to be implemented next year)

District Communication Plan (review/provide input)

Evaluating this year’s DLT and planning for next year

Our PurposeOur PurposeThe purpose of the District Leadership Team is to provide oversight and the “voice of the customer” during the implementation of the 3-5 year District Strategic Plan.

2011-12 Key 2011-12 Key Tasks/TimelinesTasks/Timelines

Monitor the District Strategic Plan◦SMART goals & Action Plans◦Balanced Score Card

Provide Input on District Initiatives◦Serve as the “Voice of the Customer”◦Provide insight/perspective into:

Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys Gifted Learner Program Right at School Enrichment Programing

Total Number of Responses: 442

What school does your child attend?

Total Number of Responses per Building

Total Number of Responses: 439

How often might you need after-school enrichment programming or extended

day activities?

Total Number of Responses: 422

How often might you need before-school programming?

Total Number of Responses: 1,255

What elements are most important to you?

Total Number of Responses: 1,746

Creative Capers (Mystery Writing, Drama and Arts) 161 Chicago Style Improvisation 48 Ecology Explorers 138 International Art 89 Movie Making 114 Mural Mania (Stories & Art) 168 Olympic Fit (Fitness & Nutrition) 263 Podcasting 49 Public Speaking 122 Social Entrepreneurs 95 Stitch, Sew and Give 99 USTA Youth Tennis 174 YogArts (Yoga & Art) 158 Zine-Time (Magazine Making) 68

For planning purposes only, please select those that

might appeal to you for fall, 2012

Right At School

Parent Comments• This is wonderful! While our district offers the best in terms of appropriate learning times based on a child’s biological age, having enrichment options as opposed to the usual day care would be a nice alternative. It may even be utilized by parents who don’t use a daycare provider now.

• As a full-time working single mom, after school enrichment activities would be extremely helpful. My child currently isenrolled in a daycare after school, but these activities would offer challenges and foster creativity, rather than just an hour or two of babysitting in the afternoon! Great idea!

• This is an excellent idea to bring this program into the school where kids get extra time to spend in the areas they areinterested in and at the same time stay in the school with friends. I am very excited about this and wish that it will cometrue. I express my sincere thanks to the school and district board for trying to bring this. All the best.

• I think this would be a great offering. There are so many children that have both parents working. I would love knowingthat my child is in one place all day and safe.

• This would help SO many Dunlap families, especially will all the changes in the district next fall. I think this is an importantstep in trying to make school family and community friendly rather than “shipping” all our students off to daycares every day.

• I am really interested in after school extra-curricular activities that provide a range of exposure to kids. Mental activitieslike Chess, Puzzle-Solving, and Math Olympiad/Math Counts for 5th grade increases focus in students and provides opportunities for competing in the real world. I am in favor of an after-school program that can provide such options to kids and do not mind paying tuition for it.

Stakeholder Stakeholder Perceptions…Perceptions…

Are our stakeholders satisfied?

According to the Harris Poll Survey, lack of enrichment opportunities is a problem among all stakeholders.

Enrichment MenuEnrichment Menu

Identification Identification TimelineTimeline

The following tasks will be completed in an orderly fashion throughout the year.

Parent HandbookParent Handbook According to A Nation Deceived: “It is

important for parents to be fully involved in the decision-making process about their child's acceleration.”

In order to address this, a parent handbook will be created that explains:

The Enrichment Eagles Program Design The testing process Terminology Programs available outside the Dunlap

Community Unit School District #323

Draft Communication Draft Communication PlanPlan

Goal: To more

effectively communicate

with internal staff and

external stakeholders

(specifically people who

are not “connected” to

the District, yet reside

in our taxing boundary).

ProcessProcessNumber off by 4’s

◦1’s= Part 4; Tools and Process◦2’s= Part 5; Recommendations◦3’s= Part 6; Communication Efforts◦4’s= Part 7; Communications Plan

Plus/Delta/SuggestionsKey Communicators (Need Names)

Report Out

Future Planning- District Leadership Team

Please Circle One

1.) The 4 sessions scheduled this year were…

Not Enough

Just Right

Too Many

Comment:

2.) 2 hours for each session was… Not

Enough Time

Just Right

Too Much Time

Comment:

3.) The timing (spacing, the months selected) of the workshops was…

Too Spread

Out

Just Right

Too Close Together

Comment:

4.) These were the things I really liked about this year’s District Leadership Team that should be continued into next year:

Comment:

5.) These are suggested changes for next year’s District Leadership Team workshops:

Comment:

6.) Next year, these are the topics/agenda items that would be most helpful (please be specific regarding content).

Comment:

7.) Provide any other comments that will help us improve the District Leadership Team in the future:

Parent Teacher Support Staff Other Administrator Community Member