Community Survey

On behalf of the Chatham School District Board of Education thank
you for sharing your perspective on several topics critical to the
development of the District’s new Strategic Plan. This survey is
being administered by the Association of Alaska School Board’s
Development team on behalf of our District and takes about 10
minutes to complete.

Anonymous individual responses like yours will be combined with
those items from other stakeholders to provide important
community input to the Board of Education and the strategic
planning team. Please note responses that contain names of
individuals and / or foul language will be deleted.
1.Please select what you consider to be your primary role
2.If money were not an issue, what should be done to make Chatham School District ideal for all students? (Think Big)
3.What should Chatham SD not be willing to compromise or give up as we move forward? (EX: Small class sizes, librarians, sports programs. extra curricular activities, cultural programming)
4.What are the top 3 things that Chatham school district should be celebrating? What are we most proud of? What are our strengths?
5.What are the top 3 things that need attention? What is preventing us from becoming the best district in the state?
6.What current barriers exist that would prevent us from implementing our strategic plan once it is developed?
7.What are the top 3 issues facing our students?
8.As a community what do you want to see our schools provide for our students?
9.Strategic planning leads to goals that the district will focus on for the next 3-5 years.  What is the most important outcome that you would like to see emerge from this process? 
10.Any other comments or concerns you'd like the team to consider?
11.The first three success factors identified by the Board are Student Achievement and Learning, Quality of Curriculum and Quality of Faculty/Teaching. The following questions are intended to help determine areas where we have strengths and/or the need for improvement.

 How well do you feel Chatham School District is performing in the following domains?
Needs Improvement
Average
Good
Excellent
The academic curriculum
Quality and motivation of the teachers
Learning atmosphere of the school
Integration of Tlingit Culture and Language
Preparing students in universities
Preparing students for life after high school 
12.Three success factors we want to include in our strategic plan are Student Achievement and Learning, Quality of Curriculum and Quality of Faculty/Teaching. The following questions are intended to help determine areas where we have strengths and/or the need for improvement.
How well do you feel Chatham School District is performing in the following domains?
Needs Improvement
Average
Good
Excellent
Communication between teachers and parents
Communication between teachers and students
Communication between the administration and parents
Engagement of parents in the school community
The work of the School Board 
The campus  facilities
13.Please indicate the level of importance in the following areas
Very Important
Important
Somewhat important
Not important
Having regular daily attendance
Having regular on time daily attendance
Getting good grades
Graduating High School
Having a post high school plan (college, trade school, military, workforce)
Being respectful to teachers and staff