It's That Simple...

The underlying theme of many parent surveys submitted below* was lack of communication. There are only two people on the communication committee in our school district, Beth Tegtmeier and Lisa Houk and they are both up for re-election to the school board in April.

If you want more of the same communication snafus or lack of communication in our school district, vote them back into office.

If you are ready for a change, choose new people.

It's that simple!

*These are just some of the comments from the parent surveys on the lack of communication involved with the Standards Based Learning/Grading Program.
COMMUNICATION to the parents was not good at all...
The whole communication process was lacking…

The pilot suffered from poor communication…

The communication in regard to this pilot was the worst I have seen in the district lately…

…success of the program will rely heavily on the communication.

…there was not nearly enough research, site based visits/discussions with other schools currently using the system, or expectations communicated to parents…

…should definitely communicate more to the parents about how it is specifically being implemented in our schools.

This program should have been communicated to every grade level...

…program has potential, but not until all the glitches are fixed, it is communicated openly and honestly.

Communication - trying to communicate such a large initiative in the 10 minutes of parent night was ridiculous…

The communication from the school was poor….

…district did not communicate goals nor did communicate criteria for success.

…a major change like this, it should have been communicated through a parent meeting.

…how to communicate better.

It is unfortunate that the school didn't communicate with the parents in full…

…owe it to the families who pay their salaries to better understand it, better communicate it.

…there is always a need to provide continuous communication.

…communication on STI could have been different.

Although there was communication, it wasn't helpful to me or my child. If fact a bit overwhelming….. There is room for improvement on communication.…

…major components needed to be very clear before starting. These components included initital communication…

… the communication was awful!

Written &/or verbal communication was terrible…

GRADING WAS EXPLAINED POORLY…

Presentation of the pilot to families - Explaining it in the 20 minutes at parent night in September was not adequate at all…..