603.2 Long Range Needs Assessment

Long-range needs assessment enables the school district to analyze assessment data, get feedback from the community about its expectation of students and determines how well students are meeting student learning goals and objectives. The Board will 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.

In conjunction with the in-depth needs assessment of the school district, the Board may 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 school district in addition to the basic skills areas of the education program.

The committee will serve as an advisory board and/or decision making board as appropriate. It will also work closely with the Iowa Core and Teacher Quality committees to ensure consistency and efficiency throughout the educational process. There are many other established committees in the District that will remain intact separate from this committee. 

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to ensure the school district community is informed of students' progress on state and locally determined indicators. The superintendent will report annually to the Board about the means used to keep the community informed.

As a result of the Board and committee's work, the Board will determine major educational needs and rank them in priority order; develop long-range goals and plans to meet the 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.

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Approved: 2/14/00

Reviewed:

Revised: 2/14/11; 6/10/13; 5/13/19

603.2R1 Long Range Needs Assessment Process

Process for Determining Student Achievement Goals

  • Individual teachers collect course data from ITBS, ITED Item Analysis, and other sources.
  • Building Improvement Teams review and analyze data.
  • Classroom Teachers share data with Department Curriculum Teams.
  • Curriculum Teams analyze data.
  • Curriculum Teams recommend an Achievement Goal for their department.
  • The Long-Range Needs Committee reviews data and recommends the Achievement Goal to the Board of Education.

OR

  • The Long-Range Needs Committee recommends a change in the goal.
  • The Curriculum Team then reconsiders the data and recommends a modified or new Achievement Goal
  • The modified or new goal is considered by the Long-Range Needs Committee and if the Committee concurs, the goal is sent to the Board with a recommendation of approval. If the Committee is still unwilling to recommend the goal, they either develop their own goal or send it back to the Curriculum Team for more work.

THEN

  • Spirit Lake CSD Board acts on Student Achievement Goal.
  • If the Board approves the recommended Achievement Goal it is adopted.
  • If the Board is does not approve the recommended Achievement Goal, the goal either returns to the Committee for more work or the Board could suggest an Achievement Goal to adopt.

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Approved: 11/14/67

Reviewed: 5/13/19

Revised: 2/14/11; 6/10/13