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Our approach to positive community relations November 19, 2015
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
