Focus+Groups

Focus Groups

Brand new teacher 30 year old male teacher Someone who didn't even apply Single parent who chose not to come Family of 2 in Marietta who chose not to come Single parent here Family here in the middle income Coach Wealthy family Graduates Teacher nearing retirement

Interview Questions Samples: Add your own or add notes/questions to those listed here. 1. When you think of Westminster,what are some of the distinctive programs that represent the school at its best? Please limit your answer to three. 2. Have the candidate read the Mission and Philosophy Statement. Do you think these documents match up with your understanding of the school? 3. Westminster is a Christian school. How can the school program make this identify relevant/meaningful in the 21st century? 4. Respond to this statement: Westminster is engaged in the larger Atlanta community. 5. Does Westminster provide meaningful thought ledership in the local community and the broader independent school community?

Notes and recommendations from August 24, 2009

Tim and Ricardo - these [above five] seem a little closed. How about more open-ended: "What are three things W should focus on?".

Different, but related questions for the non-affiliated interviewees and the for the "in-crowd"

Weesie - we are nor professional researchers and we may not come up with the best questions answers. WHAT ARE OUR INTENTIONS?

The Chefs are not the best judge of the feast. Correlation with trust and the validity of the anecdotes.

MAJOR IDEA: Do the written survey first and use the data from that to frame the follow up questions for focus groups.

Describing Westminster at its best. How do we take the nuggets and craft a direction based on incrasing the frequency of the best (sort of a hedgehog definition). What do you want? Who is the Population? What are the questions?

Five different surveys: students, alumni, parents, teachers, others/non-affiliated: what do we want to know from each?

Tim strongly-recommended Jim Collins' book //How the Mighty Fall//

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