KINGDOM CITY - Two forums planned for this week will give North Callaway R-1 families a chance to help shape the district's goals for the next five years.
Forums will take place at 5:30-6 p.m. Tuesday at North Callaway High School's media center and 5:30-6 p.m. Thursday at North Callaway Middle School's cafeteria. At these forums, parents, guardians and district residents are invited to share their thoughts for how the district can improve and adjust its mission.
The school district is beginning work on its next Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, a guidance document districts use to prioritize area of improvement to best meet students' needs. The district's last document covered 2015-20.
The district's previous CSIP lays out a mission statement ("Graduating every student career or college capable"), core values and strategic focus areas. It also gets into the details, laying out each goal alongside strategies and action steps to reach it, an applicable standard, the people responsible and how the steps will be funded.
As the district begins to work on its 2020-25 plan, administrators are seeking feedback and input from community members.
The first step was to send a survey to families, staff and district residents. It asked how people felt about the current mission statement, what goals should be prioritized and more. More than 230 individuals responded, most of them parents.
These forums are the second step.
Assistant Superintendent Nicole Buschmann said the district wants to hear more from non-patrons: People who live in the community, but don't work at or have children attending the school.
After the two forums, the district will develop and host focus groups to help hone in on the CSIP's specifics.
During the district's February board of education meeting, Buschmann noted that the CSIP won't be set in stone once it's complete.
"I want the CSIP to be a living document," she said. "It will drive learning and programs, and it can be used to monitor progress."