Hey, It's Another Survey (But For a Good Reason)
An interesting Superintendent Evaluation survey that appears to be circulating in the community came my way. (And if the original authors would take credit here that's great!) I'd urge you to take it THIS WEEK, even if you participated in the CPPS survey.
Why another survey? Because we want the School Board to be fully engaged with our community in formulating their feedback on Maria Goodloe-Johnson's performance. This survey appears to dovetail relatively well with the form that the Board will be using. Hopefully, there will be constructive information from it that the Board can use/cite in their review.
Let's give the Board all the specific feedback we can on the job Dr. Goodloe-Johnson is doing. Again, doesn't matter what your opinion is but please let them hear it. As soon as I have the results, I'll post them.
Here's a link to the survey. It should be live through the weekend. The Board is already gathering information so it's a tight schedule.
Why another survey? Because we want the School Board to be fully engaged with our community in formulating their feedback on Maria Goodloe-Johnson's performance. This survey appears to dovetail relatively well with the form that the Board will be using. Hopefully, there will be constructive information from it that the Board can use/cite in their review.
Let's give the Board all the specific feedback we can on the job Dr. Goodloe-Johnson is doing. Again, doesn't matter what your opinion is but please let them hear it. As soon as I have the results, I'll post them.
Here's a link to the survey. It should be live through the weekend. The Board is already gathering information so it's a tight schedule.
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The thing I most like about it is that it calls out the same programs being promoted by the District as District successes...but allows us, the community, to weigh in on whether WE think they are successes. Sometimes, when you move beyond a PowerPoint presentation, you get a different perspective on a program. (LOL)
1. Superintendent Dr. Goodloe-Johnson has a clear strategy for "Excellence for All" that drives her decision-making.
2. Dr. Goodloe-Johnson has created in a timely manner strategies in partnership with the communities for special education that will greatly improve their academic outcomes.
3. Dr. Goodloe-Johnson has created in a timely manner strategies in partnership with the communities for English Language Learner (ELL) students that will greatly improve their academic outcomes.
4. The newly aligned language arts (LA) curriculum was developed based on a thoughtful mapping of our District's current programs and will heighten the academic quality of our LA courses district wide.
5. Dr. Goodloe-Johnson uses parent and community input when making decisions for our District. The new data warehouse and MAP assessment are examples of this.
6. In the last 12 months I have participated in a District-produced family satisfaction survey.
7. I feel my SPS District concerns are being addressed through the Performance Management and Leadership Development strategies put in place by the Superintendent.
8. Dr. Goodloe-Johnson's leadership creates stronger schools with better outcomes for students. An example would be the current District procedure for principal placement.
9. During the recent budgetary crisis, the budget development process was easy to follow and engaged all District stakeholders to ensure best possible solutions.
10. Dr. Goodloe-Johnson works well with her staff to ensure fiscally responsible management of the district.
11. I believe the currently adopted choices for the District's K-12 math curriculum are the right ones and will result in a closure of the achievement gap in the near future.
12. Dr. Goodloe-Johnson is effective at managing her staff and principals, utilizing evaluation tools to ensure quality instruction in every classroom.
13. The BEX and BTA projects and planning reflect the Superintendent’s willingness to innovate and plan for the 21st Century.
14. The BEX and BTA projects and planning reflect the Superintendent’s willingness to engage the community.
15. The Superintendent’s contract has two years left. In 2012, she will have served for 5 years. I am satisfied with the overall performance of Dr. Goodloe-Johnson as Superintendent of SPS and believe her current contract should be extended till 2013.
16. The Superintendent’s contract has two years left. In 2012, she will have served for 5 years. I believe the current contract should not be extended and results should be reviewed at the end of the 5 year period to determine a new contract (or not) at that time.
17. (Optional:) Additional Comments for Aiding in the Superintendent's Evaluation
(Optional:) Additional Comments for Aiding in the Superintendent's Evaluation
18. Please describe your current relationship to the Seattle Public School District.
19. [contact information, optional except for zip code]
This is far better than the one that CPPS had on their site and you can't do it twice as I did with the CPPS survey.
I can't figure out how to post a comment on this blog---I get sent to blogspot when I try to sign in. I don't want to create a blog, I just want to post our new study about Seattle's current collective bargaining agreement. Can you help?
Liv
Central Mom, that's why I posted it. It allows you to try to think like a Board member. What are they looking for as they review her work.
This survey is from a reliable source and was developed for the supe's evaluation.
I don't know who sent it to you, it wasn't me, but I do know the source.
By the way, to make sure that your response and thoughts get to another party, you can send them to MacDonald Boyd and Associates:
http://www.macboyd.com/?cat=15#steve
steve@macboyd.com
They will be facilitating the supe's evaluation. That's a sight better than last year when they had Payzant, the Broad superintendents' coach, presiding over the proceedings.
I found it worthwhile to review the main points and supporting action items in order to thoughtfully fill out the survey.
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/may/22/mcginley_praised_teacher_survey83219/
McGinley was elected as superintendent of the Charleston school district after GJ left.
What a difference.
"Judge rejects Seattle's high school math program"
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/415049_math04.html
It will be interesting to see if the two surveys correlate since some of the questions are similar (#1 is word-for-word identical).
The CPPS results will be out soon (the survey is closed & we're working on the analysis).
I took the survey myself because the more feedback the better, but it is strange not having any idea who owns this survey.
I took the CPPS survey and now this one. I assume both survey owners will do the same thing, which in summary is discarding IP addresses appearing more than once. It's a bit more involved than that, and there are always ways to game a system, but it will take care of the bulk of any issues. Now carry on with your community engagement on community engagement and quit sniping at each other. I for one am excited to see any and all feedback that is community produced as opposed to translated from little index cards from an SPS meeting.
Or at least that's my understanding.
melrhs@hotmail.com
and I will forward your request to Beth Bakeman. We generally need to vet documents before they are put on the blog.
I'll probably take it anyway, but definitely have far less motivation.
This survey coupled with the to-the-point CPPS survey can give the Board at least some outlook from outside the district headquarters.
"Unless the Board opted to remove her immediately, in which case it would have to buy her out, at a cost of....$480,000 (240 x 2)
Or at least that's my understanding." ?
True except there is always option "c"
"Fired with cause"
It appears that given enough rope option "c" is a possibility.
WHO actually organized and ran the "Our Schools Coalition" survey?
Was it Strategies 360, a PR firm? Who hired them, and where did the money come from?
WHO at SPS gave the list of staff and parent names and phone numbers to either a) the Alliance, who must have then given the list to Strategies 360; or b) Strategies 360 itself? Either way, SOMEONE broke the law, because the law forbids using this information for commercial purposes, and this includes giving the information to a commercial entity, which Strat 360 obviously is.
Someone has some 'splaining to do.
You asked about Strategies 360 and I think they are a player in all this. I got an e-mail with a press release from Lesley Rodgers from 360 about the Board voting to join in on the RTTT money.
I called and asked who asked them to put out the press release and the answer was...the state. Interesting.
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
Doesn't the district have an opt-out form for directory information that is given to parents at the beginning of each school year?
If you know the source, and it is "reliable" why not just give them credit, and put survey takers at ease?. All of the mystery and fog around this survey is odd and makes it feel like a hoax.
Why the secrecy Dora?
"5. Dr. Goodloe-Johnson uses parent and community input when making decisions for our District. The new data warehouse and MAP assessment are examples of this."
cuz, yeah, IT infrastructure spending. That's what customers always ask for.
Sometimes everyone needs help to see the truth.
I'll just use Capacity Management in West Seattle as just one example.