The direction of creating an assessment tool for student feedback has been handed to the Wolf Creek Public Schools’ Community Engagement Committee.
Wolf Creek Public Schools’ board of trustees made the decision at its Sept. 16 meeting after trustee Pam Hansen brought concerns to the table that, unless it comes from the street, she feels the board does not hear if the decisions they make positively impact students.
“It is kind of nice to know when we’re doing things, students are using them or appreciating them, benefitting from them,” said Hansen.
“I’m interested in if what we’re doing at the board level is affecting them in a positive way,” she added.
In the past, the division has held “speak-outs” for students, where the superintendent brought 40 to 50 before the board of trustees. “It was good feedback.”
“We need to hear their point of view. They are, in my opinion, people who can tell us wonderful things,” said trustee Bob Huff.
Trustee Barb Walker wants to take an interactive online approach that any student can access, such as ongoing message boards, rather than a traditional channel. “Instead of standard surveys that people glaze over, then they’re taking them.”
During the meeting no other decisions on the matter were made and the committee was not given a definitive direction on a timeline for the tool.