Comprehensive Needs Assessment 

2015-2016

Overview

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omprehensive Needs Assessment Process

The comprehensive needs assessment is a culmination of multiple types of data that is collected over time. Belding Area Schools uses the most recent three years of data as the benchmark to conduct trend data comparisons on an annual basis. Data will be collected, results will be analyzed and summarized, and conclusions will be drawn for identifying successes/challenges and strategies to improve all areas.

The system used to design, implement, and evaluate the comprehensive needs assessment is the district school improvement process. The district school improvement team meets a minimum of four times a year. Dates are established at the beginning of each school year. Sign-in sheets, agenda, minutes, and all relevant resources and materials are kept on file in the Superintendent’s office. Agendas and minutes are shared with all stakeholders via email.

Stakeholder Involvement

The stakeholders involved in the comprehensive needs assessment include members from a diverse group of experiences, background and expertise to include leadership, instruction, assessment, state and federal programs, and the continuous school improvement process. Representative groups include:

-School Board Member(s)
-School Administrators
-Certified Staff
-Support Staff
-Student(s)
-Community Members
-ISD and MDE Consultants as needed

At some point throughout the school year, each of the stakeholder groups participate in the comprehensive needs assessment process by being on the district or school level improvement teams,

designing and completing surveys, participating at school/district events, providing feedback regarding programs and processes, analyzing and summarizing data, etc…

Data Collection

The comprehensive needs assessment is conducted annually. Prior to the formal analysis of the multiple

types of data, the following data points are collected.

1.Demographic Data

a. Student

b. Staff

c. Community

2. Perception Data

a. Student
b. Parents
c. Staff
d. Community

3. Programs and Process Data

a. District
b. Building

4. Student Achievement Data

a. Aggregate State Data
b. Sub
c. Group State Data
d. Local Data

Conclusions and Recommendations

Once the data is reviewed by the stakeholder groups, conclusions are drawn and plans are made to improve areas of challenge, both at the district and school levels. Areas included but not limited to formal recommendations include:

-Student needs
-Staffing needs
-Parent needs
-Curriculum needs
-Professional development needs
-Communication needs
-Facility/Technology needs
-Transportation/Food Service/Health Care needs
-Other needs as determined by the data

Continuous Improvement Actions Building level teams, as well as the district team, use the comprehensive needs assessment

findings to create goals, objectives, strategies, and activities in the district/building improvement plans to raise student achievement in all core areas and to improve teacher/administrator capacities.

During the 2013-2014 school year, the District School Improvement team, with representative stakeholder input, reviewed and revised the district vision, mission, and belief statements.

The vision, mission, and belief statements are reviewed annually for stakeholder input and can be found in the District Executive Summary in ASSIST as part of the district improvement plan.

Vision:

-Belding Area Schools will commit minds to inquiry, hearts to compassion, and lives to the service of humanity.

Mission:

-Belding Area Schools: An engaged staff + a supportive community = successful students.

Belief Statements:

-All students should have the opportunity to excel in areas of their ability and interest.
-Staff is committed to continual learning to enhance the academic success of all students.
-Parents and community partnerships are valued and vital to student learning.

For the 2015-2016 school year, all certified staff and administrators were trained on conducting a comprehensive needs assessment on November 5, 2015. Data points were collected prior to this session so staff would be able to use the time to analyze and reflect on the data points. Recommendations of strategies were made in all areas examined to improve on the identified challenge areas. The surveys and process rubrics will be completed again in the spring to determine if growth has occurred with the implementation of these strategies. Results will be shared will all stakeholder groups via email by the Superintendent upon completion of the evaluation process in the spring annually. The comprehensive needs assessment data results, reflections made, conclusions drawn, and plans for continuous improvement can be found on the district’s website at: http://beldingarea.cyberschool.com

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