PARENTS’ ADVISORY COUNCIL EVALUATION OF DR. PEDRO GARCIA

This is a survey put together by the Parents' Advisory Council to evaluate Dr. Pedro Garcia, Nashville school superintendent. The survey has multiple parts. The first part identifies your relation to the school system. The second part was requested by Dr. Garcia and contains questions based upon the presentation to our district administrators on May 27, by Robert Marzano, author of the book What Works in Schools. Mr. Marzano identified specific leadership qualities that are essential to effect change in a school system. The remaining portions of the survey were written by the Parents' Advisory Council.

Please answer these questions using the scale of 1 to 4 with (1) being an area where Dr Garcia is weak and (4) an area where you think he is strong. Also, please complete the three questions at the bottom of the survey.

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

Please indicate which applies to you

Parent

Student (K-12)

Community Member

Parent Advisory Council Member

Teacher

Principal

Support Staff

Administrator

Parent of elementary school student

Parent of middle school student

Parent of high school student

Please select the appropriate number. 1 means you think Dr. Garcia is weak in this area and 4 that he is strong or select no opinion

Communicates with parents

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Is an advocate for the schools

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Distributes resources appropriately

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Maintains visibility of schools

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Creates culture of collaboration with parents

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Creates culture of collaboration with principals

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Looks for and celebrates successes

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Shakes up the status quo where appropriate

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Proposes new ideas

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Operates from strong beliefs

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Tolerates dissent

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Uses research and theory to direct changes in district

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Creates explicit goals for change

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

Defines success in terms of goals

- 1 2 3 4 no opinion

In addition, please answer the following questions about Dr. Garcia and the school system under his leadership

Dr. Garcia's leadership has improved our school system

- agree disagree no opinion

My school has improved during Dr. Garcia's tenure

- agree disagree no opinion

Our schools are moving in the right direction

- agree disagree no opinion

My child's education is

- excellent good poor no opinion

Please share any additional thoughts you may have by responding to the following questions. Your answers will be tabulated and submitted to Dr. Garcia and the School Board.

What is Dr. Garcia doing now that he should continue doing?

What is Dr. Garcia doing now that he should not do?

Is there anything that you think Dr. Garcia should be doing that he is not now doing?

Other comments about Dr. Garcia?