Learning from Nome

Learning from Nome Report

June 6 – November 18, 2011

Emerging Themes

One of the top priorities of the Nome Public Schools Board of Education for the superintendent directly addresses the promotion of positive relations with the Nome Community and the Nome Common Council. To this end, the “Learning from Nome” project was initiated as soon as I began work on June 6. Meetings were held the following weeks with over 50 meetings with individuals, 28 meetings with groups and over 60 formal meetings with building-level school staff. Although conversations with community members and school staff are ongoing, the following report identifies core themes that emerged during initial meetings.

During meetings, individuals and groups explained what they viewed as the positive areas of the NPS School District. In addition to providing this information, meetings allowed individuals and groups to identify areas of perceived need. As discussions took place, conversations took many different directions. All conversations were informative to the work of NPS and each person shared perspectives valuable to school improvement planning. All ideas have been collected and will be preserved for future reference. The themes described in this report are those that multiple individuals and/or groups brought forward during meetings. As conversations continue, additional common themes will no doubt emerge and need to be added to this list.

To read the full report of Emerging Themes, please visit the Superintendent’s Corner on the Nome Public Schools’ Website.