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8. Do you feel the district does a good job offering opportunities for parents and community<br />

members to be actively engaged in the schools and district?<br />

9. Do you feel district leaders listen to constituents and provide opportunities for you to have<br />

input into important decisions?<br />

10. What do you think is the greatest challenge facing the district in the future?<br />

Focus Group Discussion Questions<br />

for Principals/Administrators<br />

1. What do you consider to be the strengths of the <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> Schools?<br />

• Are there areas that could be improved?<br />

2. How would you describe the school system’s current image in the community?<br />

• Should the district consider updating or changing the logo?<br />

3. What is your best source of information about what’s going on in the schools and district?<br />

• (If word of mouth) who do you usually hear it from? What kinds of things do you<br />

usually hear about?<br />

• If you have questions or want specific information about an issue, where or to whom<br />

do you go first to find it? Are central office staff responsive to your needs?<br />

• How would you prefer to receive information?<br />

4. From your perspective, in the area of communication, what does the district do well?<br />

• How can the district improve communication with its stakeholders (internal and<br />

external)?<br />

• How can the communications office better assist you as a principal/administrator?<br />

5. I have some district publications here (display sample pubs).<br />

• Are they effective in delivering information?<br />

• How can they be improved?<br />

6. How would you assess the district’s web site? Is it helpful and informative?<br />

• Is it easy to find the information you are looking for?<br />

• What would make it more useful to you as a primary source of information?<br />

• How could it be improved?<br />

7. As an administrator, is the information you need communicated to you in a timely manner so<br />

that you can be effective in your job and as an ambassador for the schools?<br />

• Are current electronic communication vehicles such as (SharePoint, InfoWeb,<br />

ALERTNOW, etc.) effective in delivering information to you?<br />

• What additional information would you like to receive?<br />

• What’s the best way to communicate with you?<br />

NSPRA <strong>Communication</strong> <strong>Audit</strong> 102 <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> Schools

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