MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION July 13, 2010

Findings

Tonight’s Questions

What was the process?

Who showed up?

What did the community say?

What are the next steps?

How should it be done?

What was the process?Project Outline

Project Initiation

Calibrating the MCCSC work plan

Steering Committee

The sounding board for the

process

Site VisitsA

conversation with the

principal at each school

Interviews/ Focus GroupsUnderstandin

g the educational framework

Charrettes & Online Survey

Public input

Who showed up?Stakeholder Engagement Participants

Stakeholder Engagement ProcessTotal Number of

Participants

Individual Interviews 24

Focus Groups & Meetings 218

Public Charrettes & Online Survey Respondents 546

Total Stakeholder Engagement Process Participants 788

Charrettes and Online Survey ParticipationCombined Answers

3% 3% 8%

12%

22%

51%

How long have you lived in Monroe County?

I am not a resident of Monroe County 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years

11-20 years 20+ years

Charrettes and Online Survey ParticipationCombined Answers

28%

6%

9%

57%

If you are an employee of MCCSC, what is your job des-ignation?

Teacher Administrator Classified Not an employee

What did the community say? Quality of Education

25%

58%

15% 2%

How would you rate the quality of education students receive at MCCSC?

Excellent Good Fair Poor

What did the community say? Class Size

38%

46%

9%

5%3%

How important is class size to you at MCCSC?

Most Important Important Neutral Somewhat Important Least Important

What did the community say? Technology

23%

58%

10% 7% 2%

How important is technology to you at MCCSC?

Most Important Important Neutral Somewhat Important Least Important

What did the community say? Music

23%

56%

13%

7% 1%

How important is music to you at MCCSC?

Most Important Important Neutral Somewhat Important Least Important

What did the community say? Advanced Placement

20%

57%

10%

10%3%

How important are advanced placement courses to you at MCCSC?

Most Important Important Neutral Somewhat Important Least Important

What did the community say? Career Technical Education

14%

63%

11%

10% 2%

How important is career and technical education to you at MCCSC?

Most Important Important Neutral Somewhat Important Least Important

What did the community say? MCCSC Graduates

5% 40%

15%

40%

Which of the following is most important to you for the graduates of MCCSC?

High school diploma College preparedness Career & workforce ready

Productive & responsive citizens

What did the community say? Educational Program Choices

32%

52%

9%2%

5%

What would be the most important factor to you in making educational program choices for MCCSC?

Demonstrates impact on student learning

Improves and enhances opportunities for all students

Supports a long tradition of program offerings at MCCSC

Is aligned to the core values of the school corporation

Provides access and support to children in need

What did the community say? Factors to Consider

9%8% 16%

65%

1%

What is the most important factor for MCCSC to consider?

Restoration of funding to support my highest priorities only

Continue to look for additional savings in present budget

Make modifications in program delivery to reflect innovative approaches

Seek additional funding through a referendum

I do not support any restoration of funding

What did the community say? Referendum Strategies

17%

3%

36%

44%

Which strategy would you consider to have the greatest impact on getting a referendum passed?

Restoring the budget cuts Selecting the right date

Communicating the impact on programs Laying out the accountability framework

What did the community say? Top 5 Prioritization Choices

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

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Adv Plac

ment

Alt Ed Art

Athletics

Class S

ize CTE

Early

Childho

od

Gifted

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Librar

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Physica

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nology

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%Priority4

%Priority3

%Priority2

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What did the community say?What’s Important vs. What’s a Priority

Top 5 Important Rankings Top 5 Priorities Rankings

Class Size 84% Technology 81% Music 79% Advance Placement

77% Career Tech Ed 77%

Class Size 76% Library / Media 57% Technology 41% Physical Education 40% Support Services 38%

What did the community say?

We EXPECT a high-quality educational system.

We WANT an effective and efficient educational system.

We WANT more communication.

We DESIRE to be involved in finding solutions.

We MUST improve.

Next steps: What the community told us “You should…”

1. Put an operations referendum on the ballot in November

2. Restore the budget items that have been cut

3. Develop a comprehensive communications plan

4. Improve MCCSC educational system

How should it be done? “You should…”

Communicate strongly the impact of failure on the entire community

Be transparent

Create an accountability system

Work together towards the common goal

Questions?

Thank you