Board of Education - Community 20/20 - Warwick Valley CSD, Warwick, NY

Board of Education - Community 20/20

Thanks to all who participated in the Sat., Jan. 30
Community Budget Forum

There were over 100 community members in attendance. The Board of Education received great input and suggestions. Look for details about the forum in Wednesday's Warwick Valley Dispatch.

Results from october's community survey

View the results from the community-wide survey administered by the district in Oct. of 2009. You can choose to view the overall results in pdf format, and/or click on the Appendices for more detailed results:

Oct. 2009 Community Survey Results

Click here to view Main Summary of Survey Findings (pdf)

For more detailed results, click on the categories listed below:

1. All Responses - Question by Question - Appendix A (pdf)

2. Responses of those who have children v. those who do not have

children - Appendix A-1 (pdf)

3. Survey Responses minus answers of those who are involved in education

- Appendix B (pdf)

4. Survey Responses of those who are involved in education -

Appendix C (pdf)

What is 'Community 20/20"?

Community 20/20 is a Board of Education committee composed
of District and Community members. The committee was formed
in January 2009 to create a permanent framework for
communication between the Board and the community.

Committee Goals

• To extract a global value system in regard to our
educational system that accurately reflects our community.

• To develop a sense of community ownership by
facilitating a pathway for communication between the
Board of Education and the Community.

Mission Statement:

To develop a vision of shared values in regard to
Warwick Valley Central School District's educational community.

Warwick Residents participate in
community forum

The Warwick Valley Central School District held a Community Forum on Sat., Nov. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the middle school.

Click here for an article about the forum from
The Warwick Dispatch. (pdf)

In an effort to gather input from a broad range of Warwick residents on important issues that will guide the District and the Board of Education in the strategic planning for Warwick schools, The Board of Education invited community members to register to participate in the Nov. 7 Forum.

The day included discussion of the results of the Community Survey and panel and group dialogue on a range of topics pertinent to future planning. Discussions centered on critical questions generated from results of the survey. It is anticipated that follow-up sessions with stakeholders will take place to assess progress on values and goals.

Advisory and Action Plan

The committee members of Community 20/20 serve in an advisory
capacity to the Board of Education and act as a liaison between
the board and the WVCSD Community. The committee has developed
a model for implementing 20/20 goals that includes a community-wide
survey, a meeting of community stakeholders and a process for
interfacing with stakeholders around progress on commonly held values.

About the Community-wide survey

The purpose of the survey, which ran from Oct. 9, 2009 to
Oct. 25, 2009, was to establish a baseline of the perceptions and
values of community stakeholders and provide specific, measurable
results. The intent of administering the survey was:

• To explore current knowledge of the school system as it exists today

• To measure concerns for the future of the school system

• To look for knowledge gaps

• To explore opportunities to improve stakeholder ownership

• To inform the community about District goals and Mission

Feedback from the survey should be a valid reflection of the entire
community and will help shape the direction of our school district.
The meeting of community stakeholders centered on critical questions
generated from the results of the survey. These critical questions will
guide the formulation of a set of common values and goals. Follow-up
sessions with stakeholders will assess progress on values and goals.