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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 staff and provide opportunities for you to have input into<br />

important decisions?<br />

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

Focus Group Discussion Questions<br />

for School Board Members<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. What image do you believe the community currently holds of the school system?<br />

• What does the district need to do to strengthen its image and relationships with the<br />

community?<br />

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

• Where does it need to improve?<br />

4. I have some district publications here. (display samples of selected pub).<br />

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

• Your thoughts on how they might be improved?<br />

5. 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 />

• How could it be improved?<br />

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

6. How might the district better engage parents, staff and community in helping address issues<br />

and challenges facing the district?<br />

• Do you feel opportunities are now provided for people to have input into decisionmaking<br />

and express their views?<br />

• What keeps people from being more actively involved in the schools?<br />

• Are there additional ways the district could encourage community members to be<br />

actively engaged in the schools?<br />

7. What is the greatest communication challenge facing the district in the future?<br />

• What should the district be communicating about this issue/challenge?<br />

8. As a Board member what outcomes would you like to see from this communication audit?<br />

NSPRA <strong>Communication</strong> <strong>Audit</strong> 103 <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> Schools

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