Denton ISD Our Impact In Your Community Magazine October 2016 | Page 13

n Staff identified areas as most in need of
improvement related to their relationship
with their principal or direct supervisor. More
specifically they want effective communication,
consistency between administrators’ words and
actions and having more input when decisions
affect them.

maintained its promise to serve our community’s youth
and stay true to the core purpose of providing a quality
education. More specifically, our district continues our
journey and the on-going community-wide conversation
by asking – “what do you value?”
In 2015, we distributed more than 30,000 invitations
for members of our community to help in the process
through a third party administrator, K12 Insight. All
responses were kept confidential and the data was
tabulated by the outside entity to maintain its integrity.
The rate of return was greater than ten percent,
demonstrating that our community has a keen sense of
awareness and involvement in our student’s education.

n Staff, parents and community all identified the
need for more information concerning school
safety and learning school security procedures.
n All three participant groups want to ensure
students treat one another with respect as an
area for potential improvement.

We identified four core areas in which we wish to track
progress: Teaching and Learning, Opportunities for
Students, Culture / Climate and Growth/Management.
Based on the feedback from our community,
we developed a set of goals and parameters for
measurement. Using data as a baseline, and in some
cases creating a standard with a set of measurements
where they did not previously exist, we reaffirm our
commitment of staying accountable to the community
we serve.

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All (90% of staff, 83% of parents and
91% of community volunteers) rate
the overall quality of their or their

child’s campus as Excellent or Good.

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Through this self-examination and measurement,
we hope to create a swell of powerful momentum
of continual improvement. We may come from a
multitude of backgrounds and experiences, we can all
come together in support of our community’s most
valuable resource – the education of our children.

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In 2016, we took to self-examination and completed a
comprehensive survey of our staff. Research tells us
that there is no greater impact on a student’s education,
than having a quality teacher in every classroom. The
results are driving a renaissance of staff climate and
culture that will drive the foundation of our organization.
Here’s what our community shared with us:
n All (90% of staff, 83% of parents and 91% of
community volunteers) rate the overall quality of
their or their child’s campus as Excellent or Good.
n All three participant groups identified issues related
to family involvement as strengths of their or their
child’s campus, including informing families about
school-sponsored activities and encouraging
them to attend.

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