The Juneau School District invites parents and community members to participate in a focus group as a part of an Organizational Assessment being conducted by an independent third party consultant during the week of February 6 - 10, 2012. Your contribution to this process will help improve the way the central functions of the school district support and serve the needs of schools. This is the third year that the district has invited this group to Juneau to help offer an objective analysis of our operations. Hundreds of stakeholders - from students and teachers to support staff, administrators and community members - have participated in the process so far.

Focus Group for
Parents, Guardians & Community Members

Bill Ray Center, Room 110
Monday, February 6

Session 1:  Luncheon from 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Session 2:  Refreshments from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Please RSVP to Kristin Bartlett, 523-1707 or Kristin_bartlett@jsd.k12.ak.us

It is the hope of the administration that participants will openly share their candid comments with our guests with the intention of improving the way the district works. Participation is voluntary and all responses are anonymous. Input provided to the visiting team during the staff interviews and focus group meetings is confidential and will not at any time be shared with any member of the school district in a way that is personally identifiable.

An Organizational Assessment (OA) is a weeklong process of gathering and analyzing information collected from various internal and external stakeholders for the purpose of strengthening the organization and improving service to schools and students.

The purpose of the organizational assessment is to:

• Assess the performance of the Juneau School District from a systems perspective;
• Provide a rigorous, objective, external view of the organization;
• Assess progress toward the seven core components of leadership, strategic planning, curriculum & teaching, stakeholder engagement, stellar people, efficient & effective processes and accountability and provide a diagnosis of areas needing additional attention; and
• Provide the district with feedback highlighting strengths and opportunities for improvement.