Budget Survey Update March 5, 2012

3-25-2012

Cincinnati Public Schools

Engaging Our Stakeholders

2012-2013 Budget Development Process

CPS Budget Survey

• New strategy to gain stakeholder input on priorities to support student achievement as part of the budget process

• Launched February 14 at 10 a.m. and closed March 2

• More than 15,000 parent, staff and community stakeholders received an individual survey evite

• Other stakeholders invited via media, partners’ listserves

Survey Participation

• 4,096 completed surveys – 1,901 employees – 1,839 parents – 320 community – 25 students – 11 did not identify group affiliation

• Response rates on par with those of other districts

• Survey analysis to be completed by end of March

CPS Budget Survey Process • Anyone could access the survey

– Online • Via the district Website at www.cps-k12.org • At designated school computers • At the CPS Education Center at the Customer

Help Center and Human Resources Computers • At computers at branches of the Public Library of

Cincinnati and Hamilton County – Paper copies were available by calling

513.363.0020 – Translated into Spanish, French and Arabic

Budget Survey

First Community Conversation • February 28, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. • Hosted by Shroder High School • Sponsored by CPS and Parents for Public

Schools of Greater Cincinnati • Focus was on CPS 2012-13 Budget

– Input on budget priorities – Opportunity to take online survey

Community Conversation

Additional Conversations • March 13, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

– Hosted by Dater Montessori – 2840 Boudinot, 45238

• April 10, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. – Hosted by the Academy of Multilingual

Immersion Studies (AMIS) – 1908 Seymour Avenue, 45237

• June 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. – CPS Education Center – 2651 Burnet Avenue, 45219