Organization: Demosophia

Project: Capital School District

Cluster Voting Results on the relative

importance of the Vision
What are descriptors of what an ideal Capital School District ?ought to be? to ensure an
excellent education for every student?

Cluster: 10: Systems

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Votes Statement
5

Capital becomes a more streamlined and linear district.

30 4

Year round school.

90 4

The impact of school start time and student achievement.

39 2

All process should be open, transparent, and understandable.

89 2

Too much testing.

42 1

Money should not stop you from educating.

57 1

Overall success planning for the district.

68 1

School calendar more aligned to instructional needs.

99 1

Spend our money where our values are.

14 0

Student centered.

23 0

Capital needs systems with embedded flexibility.

33 0

It's about all students.

64 0

Please let me teach.

91 0

Streamlining and targeting initiatives.

104 0

CSD student transportation services.

Cluster: 5: Instruction
# Votes Statement
5 5

Teachers need flexible freedoms in their daily instruction to best meet

student needs.

71 5

High threshold expectations established, communicated, and believe in.

13 3

Curriculum being mutually similar to standardized tests.

1 2

A true college prep.

49 2

In the pursuit of knowledge, failure is acceptable.

2 1

Building higher standards.

41 1

Getting it right the FIRST time.

58 1

Clear articulation to college and career readiness at graduation.

10 0

Evidence-based instruction in multiple areas of student development.

19 0

Every graduate leaves high school with at least one work-based learning
experience outside of the school.

72 0

A culture of learning with dropout prevention, graduation planning and

beyond.

Cluster: 7: Social and Emotional

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Votes Statement

21 10

Meet the needs of the whole child.

29 3

Effective social emotional learning in the classrooms.

74 2

Let kids be kids.

47 1

Teach good citizenship.

67 1

Safe and connected.

69 1

Wrap around system.

22 0

Family partnership.

76 0

Building a student from the inside out.

81 0

Growth mind-set towards students with emotional disabilities.

86 0

Interconnectedness and balance beginning at the cabinet level between

the needs related to content areas and social-emotional learning.

100 0

An integrated system of school and community based prevention,

intervention and after care services for students.

Cluster: 12: Hiring Staff

# Votes Statement
43 13

CSD hires and retains premier teachers.

98 3

Full and appropriate staffing.

61 2

CSD hires district ABA therapists.

6 0

All educators highly qualified in the content area in which they teach.

95 0

Quality substitutes for teachers and principals.

Cluster: 4: Programs
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Votes Statement

105 13

Early childhood academy.

Capital ESL program a model program in Delaware.

35 1

CSD - a creative visual and performing arts force with which to be

reckoned.

88 1

Air Force Junior ROTC military academy.

38 0

Capital offers universal pre-kindergarten for all children.

85 0

After school transportation for middle and high school.

101 0

Educational options for the future.

Cluster: 9: Transition
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Votes Statement

36 14

Realignment of students and grades.

32 1

One family.

66 1

New building.

75 0

State of the art facilities.

103 0

Ninth grade transition.

Cluster: 11: Technology

# Votes Statement
20 10

Cutting-edge and comprehensive technology in all CSD schools.

11 2

Computers for every teacher and every student.

46 2

Long term strategic support for technology.

94 1

State of the art technology will help us to go green.

82 0

Our own computer program or system.

Cluster: 3: Safety

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Votes Statement
12

Schools are safe from external and internal threats.

54 2

Safe

102 0

Procedures for emergencies.

Cluster: 8: Personalized Learning

# Votes Statement
60 4

Empower every student with individualized learning plans.

31 2

Develop the strengths of all students.

53 2

The collaboration of athletics and academics.

62 2

Competency-based approaches to grading and grade level.

12 1

Everyone has a chance.

70 1

CSD creating leaders daily.

87 1

The joy of life-long learning.

93 1

Academics, arts, athletics - we can coexist.

8 0

Capital provides an accessible, adaptive, and personalized education for

every student.

9 0

Capital elevates all students.

59 0

All students can be leaders.

84 0

Implement of ideals/norms of basic necessities of adulthood.

96 0

Student-centric - kids own the work.

Cluster: 1: Connections to the Community

# Votes Statement
16 8

CSD schools becoming community centers.

24 2

Marketing Capital's DAP program to the community for community buy-in.

15 1

Students, parents, and staff value a CSD education.

18 1

Our diversity of stakeholders are and feel valued.

40 1

Parental and community involvement BEFORE the incident.

25 0

Students develop a deep sense of community involvement and attachment.

27 0

Recognize the importance of connections with families.

44 0

Capital ESL families rock.

51 0

Commitment

Cluster: 2: Pride
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Votes Statement

80 5

Senator pride.

97 3

Branding our district.

24 2

Marketing Capital's DAP program to the community for community buy-in.

17 1

The importance of spirit and pride.

79 0

High expectations for the athletics department.

106 0

Beyond graduation.

Cluster: 14: Developing Staff

# Votes Statement
55 4

All staff feel supported, empowered, and equipped to handle challenging

behavior.

45 2

Meaningful evaluations and feedback for teachers.

48 2

Keeping and developing staff.

73 2

Teacher walk-throughs.

63 1

Respect and professionalism.

37 0

Confidence in teaching special education students to be successful.

83 0

See more stratification to school-level leadership.

Cluster: 6: Equity and Access

# Votes Statement
28 3

Fair and equitable learning for all students.

34 3

Inclusive - focus on access, equity, and supports.

92 1

Equal funding and support for all CSD athletics.

50 0

Equal participation/representation in and out of the classroom.

77 0

Benefit for all.

Cluster: 13: Valuing Staff

# Votes Statement
26 1

A consistent framework for teacher input.

52 1

Effective staff persons build trusting, healthy supportive relationships with

students, colleagues, and administrators.

56 0

CSD recognizes staff for their years of service.

78 0

Substitutes are people too.

Facilitator: Andy Hegedus