104 - Long-Range Needs Assessment
104 - Long-Range Needs AssessmentLong-range needs assessment enables the District to analyze assessment data, get feedback from the community about its expectations of students and determine how well students are meeting student learning goals. The Board shall conduct ongoing and in-depth needs assessment, soliciting information from business, labor, industry, higher education and community members, regarding their expectations for adequate student preparation as responsible citizens and successful wage earners.
In conjunction with the in-depth needs assessment of the school District, the Board shall authorize the appointment of a committee, representing administrators, employees, parents, students and community members, to make recommendations and assist the Board in determining the priorities of the District in addition to the basic skills areas of the education program.
The District receives feedback on an ongoing basis though meetings of the School Improvement Advisory Committee, parent-teacher conferences, parent-teacher organizations, annual public meeting to review student achievement, open comments on board agendas, and with interaction with community service organizations.
The Superintendent will ensure the school district community is informed of students’ progress on state and locally determined indicators and annually report these to the Board.
As a result of the Board and committee's work, the Board shall determine major educational needs and rank them in priority order; develop long-range goals and plans to meet the educational needs; establish and implement short-range and intermediate-range plans to meet the goals and to attain the desired levels of student performance; evaluate progress toward meeting the goals and maintain a record of progress under the plan that includes reports of student performance and results of school improvement projects; and annually report the school district's progress made under the plan to the committee, community and Iowa Department of Education.
Approved: March 2007
Reviewed: December 2017
Revised: September 2022
104.R1 - Long Range Needs Assessment Regulation
104.R1 - Long Range Needs Assessment RegulationThe Districts long range needs assessment process includes providing resources for:
- collecting, analyzing and reporting information derived from local, state and national sources;
- reviewing information acquired on the following:
- state indicators and other locally determined indicators,
- locally established student learning goals,
- specific data collection required by state and federal programs; - collecting and analyzing assessment data on the following:
- state indicators,
- locally determined indicators,
- locally established student learning goals.
The long-range needs assessment process is mandatory but it does not need to be an administrative regulation supporting the long-range needs assessment policy. It is, however, recommended that it become an administrative regulation to support the policy to ensure completeness and consistency.