July 13, 2010

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 Visits A conversation with the principal at each school Interviews/ Focus Groups Understanding the educational framework Charrettes & Online Survey Public input

Who showed up? Stakeholder Engagement Participants

Charrettes and Online Survey Participation Combined Answers

What did the community say? Quality of Education

What did the community say? Class Size

What did the community say? Technology

What did the community say? Music

What did the community say? Advanced Placement

What did the community say? Career Technical Education

What did the community say? MCCSC Graduates

What did the community say? Educational Program Choices

What did the community say? Factors to Consider

What did the community say? Referendum Strategies

What did the community say? Top 5 Prioritization Choices

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