Strategic Planning Committee
Key Areas
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I. The Community
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II. The Families
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III. The School System
The Community
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A. Non-school
Households
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B. Businesses
 1. How can they help
quarterly newsletter
○ b) open house
distribute information
about the school
district?
 2. Which businesses
would best serve this
purpose?
 2. How do they get this
○ a) Altoona Family
 1. How do they want to
receive information from
the district/board?
○ a) hard copy –
information now?
 3. What do they want to
know?
Restaurant
○ b) E. C. Energy Co-op
○ c) city water bills
○ d) public library
The Families
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A. How do they currently get information?
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B. How do they want to get information?
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C. How satisfied are they with contact?
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D. What do they want?
 1. District calendar that combines events of all
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three schools
2. Teacher websites detailing
schedules/happenings
3. More frequent updates on student
performance in elementary
4. College preparation information
5. “What’s Up” weekly e-mail for all three
schools
6. More communication from MS/HS
7. Budget/referendum updates
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E. How often do they use the website?
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F. Are they aware of the Open Forum?
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G. How do they rate the website?
The School System
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A. Administration
to…
 1. Staff
 2. Parents
 3. Non-school
households
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B. Teacher to…
 1. Teacher
 2. Parents
 3. Students
Better Communication =
Better Support
Improved communication has been shown
to improve trust and build stronger
relationships with the community. These
stronger relationships lead to feelings of
pride which then can result in increased
support.