EDAD 693 & 694 Practicum/Internship Artifact

Standard 1.0 School Vision

Element 1.4 School Progress
Activity: Who Owns What? Survey
Time: 10 hours
Artifact: Who Owns What? Survey Template
Description: After reading the book, School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess,
and Transform It, Mrs. Maust was curious as to how our school community would
determine responsibility on a number of components. She asked me to draft the
Who Owns What? Survey thats presented in the book and distribute it to parents,
teachers, students, and herself as the administrator. The survey was co-developed
by a principal who was struggling to get adults in his school community to take
ownership of certain behaviors in their culture. The book states, The goal of the
survey is to reveal the beliefs that frame behaviors within the culture. This is a big
first step in gaining a better understanding of the culture.
Reflection: After recording the responses of a sample of the survey population, I can
see how this survey can be used to evaluate school progress and revise school plans.
If the school has attendance as a goal in the SIP and parents dont feel that its their
responsibility to have their kids to school on time, its clear that there is an issue.
Parental involvement is also a goal in the SIP, but parents must first indicate that its
their responsibility to be involved. Many questions on the survey along with the
responses of the survey group can help to evaluate school progress and revise school
plans. Im sure the survey results will be a great discussion point at the beginning of
the school year and can be used to inform the direction of the SIP.