The San Jose Unified School District wins honors for its Board of Education Driven Public Engagement Model
The San Jose Unified School District has enacted a unique plan to build relationships with the local community in order to overcome an old negative image.
The Past Negative Image of the San Jose Schools
A series of teacher strikes, bankruptcy, and changes in leadership gave the San Jose Unified School District a bad reputation among the local community. Students werent achieving state standards and many parents and teachers didnt know what to do to fix the situations. The San Jose Unified School District faced the daunting task of regaining public trust and integrating itself into the needs of the community.
The Board of Education Driven Public Engagement Model
The solution that San Jose came up with was not an easy one, nor a quick one. It involved finding new ways to communicate with parents and other area residents in a way that allowed all voices to be heard and real data to be collected about the school districts problems.
Focus Groups
The San Jose Unified School District organized a series of focus...