0. Hillside Core Values
Parents/ Guardians and Staff
January 31, 2017

1. Background
Goal: to gain a sense of the core values parents/ guardians and staff see as most important to seed while a child attends Hillside and to provide guidance as Hillside chooses a SEL program
BLT brainstormed values under 4 potential pillars –Learning, Interpersonal, Individuality and Work Ethic
Survey presented each pillar as a group. Participants viewed one group at a time
Values within each pillar were randomized upon each view to help control for order bias
Survey data was analyzed as a full sample (guardians/ parents and staff) and also broken down by key stakeholder group
Perspectives of parents of older children (3-4) vs. parents of younger children (k-2)
Perspectives of parents/ guardians vs. staff members

2. Response Breakdown Survey in the field for ~week.
216 parents responded.
~ 40 have 2+ children in multiple grades. Remarkably even representation across grades
43 staff members took the survey
18 working with k-2
14 working across grades k-4
11 working with 3-4

3. A note on Stakeholder Perspectives
Parents – regardless of the grade(s) of their child(ren) seem to share uniform perspectives on Hillside’s potential values
Parents vs. Staff also seem to find merit in many of the same values that fall under the Learning pillar, but seem to differ in how they approach/ view the other three value groups

4. Respect The Pillars – A Potential Cornerstone
Valued explore in two group, top box for both
When not offered in a group, often a ‘write in’ vote
Seems a shared value across all key stakeholder groups
May suggest value in considering SE programs that place Respect as a central value
Either for one values pillar or as a central thought across pillars

5. The Pillars – Learning (Aligns across Stakeholders)
Top Box
Love of Learning
Problem Solving
Not Afraid to Make Mistakes (Responsible Risk Taking?)
Curiosity Creativity Collaboration
Thinking outside the box Asking Questions Inspired Risk Taking Being hands on

6. The Pillars – Individuality -- Full Sample (staff perspective varies)
Top Box
Respect
Confidence
Accountability Acceptance Initiative Courage Flexible Authenticity Adaptability
Honor
Value a ‘write in’ response in another grouping. Boosts weighting in this group

7. The Pillars – Individuality -- Full Sample vs. Staff Perspective
Top Box
Respect
Confidence
Top Box
Respect
Accountability
For staff, Respect a even more dominant value.
Accountability moves into top box and Confidence seen as somewhat less important
Accountability Acceptance Initiative Courage Flexible Authenticity Adaptability
Confidence Acceptance Initiative Courage Flexible Authenticity Adaptability
Honor
Honor

8. The Pillars – Interpersonal -- Full Sample (staff perspective varies)
Top Box
Kindness
Respect
Teamwork
Communication
Community
Humanity
Courage
Acceptance Flexible
Courteous Honor CC Skills
Value a ‘write in’ response in another grouping. Boosts weighting in this group

9. Kindness Kindness Respect Respect
The Pillars – Interpersonal -- Full Sample vs. Staff Perspective
Top Box
Kindness
Respect
Top Box
Kindness
Respect
Teamwork
Communication
Community
Humanity
Acceptance
Teamwork
Communication
Community
Humanity
Courage
For staff, Acceptance moves up and Courage moves to the lowest box in terms of appeal
Acceptance Flexible
Flexible
Courage Courteous Honor CC Skills
Courteous Honor CC Skills

10. Responsibility Integrity Confidence Perseverance
The Pillars – Work Ethic – Full Sample (staff perspective varies)
Top Box
Responsibility Integrity Confidence Perseverance
Leadership Determination
Acceptance
Grit Persistent
Value a ‘write in’ response in another grouping. Boosts weighting in this group

11. Responsibility Responsibility Integrity Confidence Perseverance
The Pillars – Work Ethic – Full Sample vs. Staff Perspective
Top Box
Responsibility Integrity Confidence Perseverance
Top Box
Responsibility
For staff, Responsibility is THE singular, most desired value in this group
Leadership moves all the way down to bottom box
Integrity Confidence Perseverance
Leadership Determination
Acceptance
Determination Acceptance
Grit Persistent
Leadership Grit Persistent

12. Empathy Inclusive Play Diversity Resilient Some Additional Values
Value a ‘write in’ response across groupings. Size of word represents comparative weight/ appeal