Staff Survey

Staff Survey Results

OVERALL POSITIVE COMMENTS

• Enables us to use the team approach.

• Integrate what we are doing - to make more sense to students.

• Coordination districtwide is so beneficial.

• New teacher - give better insight on educational approach at GL. Opportunity to meet and get to know staff and hear their ideas.

• Portfolios - a better way to evaluate and really get to know students' strengths.

• A way to develop curriculum and activities that are more essential.

• Chance to plan with others that probably would not otherwise happen.

• Keeps me up-to-date on what is going on in the district...outside my room.

• Allows time desperately needed to communicate with colleagues.

• Given the fact we are trying something new and trying to correct many long-standing concerns, our first semester has really accomplished a great deal. If we can take the suggestions for improvement and work out the "kinks," it will be so effective.

• It's a good idea, but I feel we jump around too much.

• We have begun discussions of needs and real action is showing progress.

• Grade level meetings have impacted my class.

• Shared knowledge of what is covered by other classes = coordination.

• Positive action coming from meetings.

• Continuity of curriculum has been enhanced.

• Feel everyone is working towards same goals now, with Common Planning enabling our recognition of these common goals.

• Efforts in science now coordinated at the elementary level.

• Math and Science curriculum more beneficial to our students - should see improvements in MEAP scores.

• Media Centers have been able to coordinate efforts better.

• More cohesive curriculum...more communication between staff and administration.

• Meetings we have periodically have been helpful.

• Greater awareness among staff of the "big picture."

• Better grasp of what our students experience K-12.

• New ideas on how best to prepare our kids.

• Common Planning worth it if greater degree of "trust" extended to those whose area of specialty is not currently being revamped.

• Our actions are better coordinated.

• Feel more like a unit than an individual.

• Common goals.

• More efficient.

• Opportunities to brainstorm with the entire staff is useful.

• Directions we are taking only possible because of Common Planning.

• Worth the effort if projects can be accomplished before June -otherwise a waste of valuable teaching time.

CONCERNS AND SUGGESTIONS

• I feel like there are too many directions I am being pulled in, and haven't really gotten to do any direction very well.

• I really feel the time is somewhat wasted...too many committees.

  I could go to a different committee every week and never accomplish anything.

• Potential is good, but much of what is happening is a hit and miss, once in a rare while it's valuable.