Superintendent Search Survey Results Presentation May 14, 2019 - PDF document

Superintendent Search Survey Results Presentation May 14, 2019

Responses to Surveys All surveys were completed and submitted to NCSBA by May 8, 2019. Community Staff Started: Started: 847 869 Finished: Finished: 816 844 Comments: Comments: 355 331

Community Demographic Information Please select all that apply to you.

Community Demographic Information If you currently have children attending the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, please indicate the grade level(s). 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School

Community Demographic Information Por favor seleccione todos los que le apliquen a usted.

Community Demographic Information Si actualmente tiene niños que asisten a las escuelas del condado de Winston-Salem/Forsyth, indique los niveles de grado. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Preescolar Escuela Primaria Escuela Secundaria Preparatoria

Staff Demographic Information Please select your current job assignment. 10.70% 29.92% Administrator Teacher Support Staff 60.41%

Staff Demographic Information If assigned to a specific school, what grade level? 32.78% Elementary School 48.59% Middle School High School 18.64%

Strengths of WSFCS Community Top 5 Staff 1. Excellent 1. Excellent Teachers and Teachers and Staff Staff 2. Supportive 2. Supportive Community Community 3. Supportive 3. Location of Parents System 4. Available 4. Available Resources Resources 5. Student 5. Size of System Achievement

Skills & Expertise Community Top 5 Staff 1. Managing a 1. Communication Diverse Staff with Parents and and Student Community Body 2. Educational 2. Educational Leadership Leadership 3. Managing a 3. Staff Relations Diverse Staff and Student Body 4. Communication with Parents 4. Curriculum and Community Development and Instruction 5. Organizational Leadership 5. Academic Standards/ Student Assessment

Traits Community Top 5 Staff 1. Commitment to 1. Values High Student Employees Achievement 2. Integrity 2. Integrity 3. Commitment to 3. Values High Student Employees Achievement 4. Commitment to 4. Commitment to the Community the Community 5. Proactive 5. Proactive

Rating System Survey participants rated the following statements according to their importance based on the following scale: 4 - Mandatory 3 - Important but not Mandatory 2 - Less Important 1 - Not Important

Experience & Qualifications Community Top 5 Staff 1. Experience as a 1. Experience as a classroom classroom teacher. teacher. 2. Experience in 2. Experience in instruction and finance, budgets, curriculum and acquiring development. outside funding. 3. Experience as a 3. Experience as a superintendent principal. with a proven 4. Experience as a record of success. superintendent 4. Experience in with a proven finance, budgets, record of success. and acquiring 5. Experience in outside funding. instruction and 5. Experience as a curriculum principal. development.

Characteristics Community Top 5 Staff 1. Demonstrated ability 1. Inspires trust, has to enhance student high levels of self- performance, confidence and especially in optimism, and identifying and models high closing or narrowing standards of the gaps in student integrity and achievement. personal performance. 2. Inspires trust, has high levels of self- 2. Willing to listen to confidence and input, but can make optimism, and tough decisions models high when necessary. standards of integrity and personal performance.

Characteristics Community Top 5 Staff 3. Willing to listen to 3. Possesses input, but can make excellent people tough decisions skills and can when necessary. present a positive image of the system. 4. Ability to develop and communicate a vision of quality 4. Effective education for the communication future to the board, skills, including staff, and speaking, listening, community. and writing. 5. Effective 5. Ability to develop communication and communicate a skills, including vision of quality speaking, listening, education for the and writing. future to the board, staff, and community.

Student Survey Are you a current student in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools? 2.47% Yes No 97.53%

Student Survey What grade level of school do you currently attend? 0.49% 0.74% Elementary school 14.53% 24.63% Middle school High school Graduate/Alumnus/Alumna 59.61% Other

Student Survey On a scale of 1 to 3, how would you rate your experience at your current school? 10.15% 45.05% 1 -- Bad 44.80% 2 -- Okay 3 -- Good

Student Survey On a scale of 1 to 3, how would you rate your overall experience in the school system since you first started attending Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools? 7.90% 1 -- Bad 47.65% 2 -- Okay 44.44% 3 -- Good

Student Survey What are three (3) things you like best about your school or the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system? 1. Teachers 2. Friends 3. School 4. Lunch 5. Classes 6. Students 7. Fun 8. Art 9. People 10. Math 11. Learn(ing) 12. Gym

Student Survey What are three (3) things you would like to change about your school or the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools? 1. Teachers 2. School 3. Time 4. Students 5. Dress code 6. Food 7. Nothing 8. People 9. Homework 10. Testing

Student Survey What personal characteristics, job experience, and other skills do you think the new superintendent should have? 1. Nice 2. Experience 3. Good 4. Kids 5. School 6. Students 7. Kind 8. Understanding 9. Teachers 10. Smart 11. Children

Student Survey What is one (1) question you would like the board to ask the new superintendent before he or she is hired? 1. School 2. Students 3. Kids 4. Jobs 5. Experience 6. Teachers 7. Change 8. Work 9. Homework 10. Care 11. Want job 12. Teaching