Inivitation to Participate in Strategic Planning - NEASC Surveys

 

29 January 2024

 Dear ACS ​E​lementary and Secondary Teachers,

As you are aware, ACS is in the midst of a ​strategic ​planning process.  February will be a busy month regarding strategic planning​. There are ​process going on simultaneously that have opportunities for participation.  The first process concerns randomly selected Focus Groups that will be developing new themes for our mission, vision, and values.  The second involves providing input on the current state of ACS.  

Focus Groups:

The Steering Committee for Strategic Planning composed of students, parents, teachers, and administrators will be conducting Focus Groups on 15 February.  The participants in the Focus Groups will be selected randomly from all stakeholder groups.  The purpose of these groups is to elicit themes for new statements of mission, vision, and core values.  After the initial themes emerge, the entire community will be surveyed to gauge broad commitment to different themes.​ If you are randomly selected to participate in a Focus Group, you will receive a separate email. 

Current State of ACS:

As part of our strategic planning process, we are u​s​ing the standards from our NEASC accrediting body to guide an analysis of the current state of ACS.  We are asking ​t​eachers to individually complete ratings on NEASC Foundation Standards 1 and ​5 (please see Inside ACS Blog post from Jan 19). ​ All ACS ​teachers are invited to complete the following surveys by Thursday, February 15th:

NEASC Survey: Learning Structure

NEASC Survey: ​Ethical Practice​

Once individual responses are collected, we will come to consensus on our ratings during an in-person or online meeting on: 

Thursday, February 22nd at 6:00pm for NEASC Survey: Learning Structure

Thursday, February 22nd at 3:30pm for NEASC Survey: Ethical Practice

Whether the meeting is online or in-person will be determined by the results of the final question of the survey. Once the survey has closed, we will confirm the format of the meeting. 

Filling out the survey does not obligate you to attend the meeting. Either way, your input is highly valued and will contribute to the process of coming to consensus. 

Thank you in advance, and please do not hesitate to reach out to: ​

C​laudia Jordan at claudia.jordan@acslp.org with any questions.

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