Our approach to positive community relations

November 19, 2015

THE RIGHT ATTITUDE

‘If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change’

- Dr. Wayne Dyer

The citizens own the joint!

View the media as your partner.

FORWARD-THINKING PLANNING

‘It takes real planning to organize all this chaos’

- Mel Odom

COMPLETED

SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS

STEADY PROGRESS

SOME PROGRESS

Shared accountability

10-Year Facilities Plan

ENCOURGING INPUT AND FEEDBACK

‘Communication is a two-way street’

LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN… THEN, LISTEN MORE

• ‘School Speak’ Sessions • Board Meeting Public Input at Beginning

of Agenda • Board Meeting Time • Public Hearings • Committee Meetings • Involvement in Community

HIGH-FUNCTIONING OPERATIONS

‘Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.’

Jim Collins

EXPECT EXCELLENCE

• Superintendent Selection • High Expectations

• Focus on leadership development • Financial Health • Productive Relationships with Bargaining

Units

Look through the lens of what’s easiest for families,

not what’s easiest for the district.

‘Communication and trust are two main ingredients for a successful relationship’

- Unknown