AdvancEd Standard 6: Stakeholder Communication and Relationships

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AdvancEd Standard 6Stakeholder Communication
and Relationships

• The district fosters communication and productive
  relationships with its stakeholders.

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Intervention Community Partnerships 1. The
district encourages community groups to
collaborate with schools to support student
learning. A. The district works with the City of
Hobart to support student learning. - The
district has a Drug Abuse Resistance Education
(D.A.R.E.) officer for drugs and alcohol
education to facilitate drug and alcohol
resistance education. -The district has a School
Resource Officer (SRO). -The district has a
Criminal Justice class. -The district is
exploring a Fire Science curriculum
partnership. -The district partners with the City
for service learning. -The district houses the
Food Pantry. B. The district works with business
leaders to support student learning. -The middle
school, along with local business leaders,
sponsors a Reality Store. -The district has a
Career Liaison Coordinator who coordinates work
study and academic internships with local
businesses. -The district has a Project Lead the
Way (PLTW) Pre-engineering and technology
advisory board made up of local engineers and
local universities to support students in the
program. -The district has a PLTW /Bio Medical
Science advisory board that includes St. Mary
Medical Center to support students in
the program. -The Chamber of Commerce awards a
Teacher of the Year award at each level
annually. -The Hobart Community Fund partners
with the school to support student learning
through grants and tutoring programs. -The School
City of Hobart Educational Foundation supports
student learning through awarding grants for
innovative projects and programs. -The elementary
schools utilize community members by way of
Junior Achievement.
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Intervention Community Partnerships
Continued... C. The district participates with
community-based organizations to support student
learning. -The district participates in the
Hobart Promise to maintain and improve the
quality of life in the community. -The Hobart
Promise will assist with the implementation of a
career speaker database. D. The district partners
with the YMCA and youth athletic programs. -The
YMCA has latchkey programs in our schools. -The
youth athletic programs use our schools to
practice and compete. E. The district partners
with civic and community groups to support
student learning. -Kiwanis works with the Key
Club to support Christmas in April and the Hobart
Food Pantry. -The district works with Hobart Tri
Kappa who donates funds for emergency needs and
for the Compassion Connection Program. -The
district partners with the Hobart Tri Kappa who
organize and fund the Hobart Tri Kappa city-wide
"Giving Tree."
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Intervention Stakeholder Feedback 1. The
district solicits feedback from stakeholders. A.
The district administers NSSE surveys to
stakeholders. -NSSE Opinion Surveys will be
administered to students, parents, teachers, and
community members. -NSSE Exit Surveys will be
conducted at grades 5, 8, and 12. -NSSE Former
Graduate Surveys will be conducted. -NSSE School
of Effectiveness Surveys will be conducted. B.
The district hosts a Web site that offers
stakeholders a forum for feedback. C. The
district provides a forum for stakeholders to
participate in school board meetings. D. The
district publishes and distributes channels of
communication for stakeholder concerns.
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Intervention Communication 1. The district
communicates student performance and school
effectiveness. A. Parents/Guardians are given
individual student performance reports on state
and local assessments. -Parent/Guardian/Teacher
conferences are scheduled annually. B.
Parents/Guardians are able to access student
progress through online access via STI Home
(Parent Portal) and the district Web site. C.
The district publishes an annual performance
report with the local media, and on the district
Web site. D. The district maintains a data
Profile that analyzes student performance and
school effectiveness that is hosted on the
district Web site. E. The district highlights
student performance and school effectiveness in
the district newsletter which is mailed
bi-annually to every postal patron in Hobart. In
addition, it is published on the district Web
site. F. The district highlights student
performance and school effectiveness at school
board meetings. -The district will review the
annual performance report to verify growth and
student performance annually at school board
meetings.