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One of the biggest obstacles is the need for more behavior health help.

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One of the biggest obstacles is the need for more behavior health help.

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Would like more diversity in our district. 

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Would like more diversity in our district. 

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We are growing in numbers and running out of space

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Our facilities are outdated and do nothing to promote a sense of community

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Standard based grades in BMS is a very difficult transition into BHS with no runway for the student

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Cassingham elementary size and exposure to middle school and high school students in the cafeteria.  Bad language and topics are being heard by our younger students.

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Athletics not supported like arts programs.

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We need more help with students that are struggling but dont "meet criteria" for IEP or more directed intervention.

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We need more help with students that are struggling but dont "meet criteria" for IEP or more directed intervention.

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Lack of diversity. I’d like to see more colors, ethnicity, different families

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No continuity of special education from level to level

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Facilities - crowded elementary classrooms with our ever-growing student community.

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Facilities - crowded elementary classrooms with our ever-growing student community.

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Incoming freshmen are under-prepared for the rigors of the high school curriculum

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The "middle of the road" "good" "easy" kids often get ignored/left behind at elementary level. Need to have options outside of gifted to help meet kids at their level and offer challenges. 

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The "middle of the road" "good" "easy" kids often get ignored/left behind at elementary level. Need to have options outside of gifted to help meet kids at their level and offer challenges. 

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Special Education - there has been meaningful and positive progress but we still have a long way to go to be best in class. 

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Special Education - there has been meaningful and positive progress but we still have a long way to go to be best in class. 

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Are our students as prepared as they should be when transitioning from MS to HS with the current practice of SBG?

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Classrooms and facilities were not built for today's learners.

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Classrooms and facilities were not built for today's learners.

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Dated Facilities, needing renovation and to allow for more space for growing community numbers

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Students have told us through surveys that they do not have a positive sense of belonging

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Movement to political activism on all levels.

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So many students make for larger class sizes. 

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So many students make for larger class sizes. 

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Sorely lacking other districts

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We all know we need bigger and more functional facilities. This would include a huge push to support the move toward utilizing technology in classrooms at all levels of education.

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Space Constraints…Create Long Term Challenges to Program Offerings

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Space Constraints…Create Long Term Challenges to Program Offerings

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As wonderful as the community is, the attachment to tradition makes it difficult to introduce change and new ideas. This is not a community that easily looks at itself with a critical eye.

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We need more focus on the mental health of our students particularly focused on middle and high school students.

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We need more focus on the mental health of our students particularly focused on middle and high school students.

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Despite strong efforts with college guidance, a significant number of kids who end up changing or leaving their initial college choice

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Cassingham class selections are poorly created. Same groups of kids are put together year after year causing bullying, exclusion, and overwhelming teachers with cliques in the classrooms.

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Land Locked - inability to grow or add resources to our campus due to lack of space to do so.

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Land Locked - inability to grow or add resources to our campus due to lack of space to do so.

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Need grades in middle school, or at least 8th grade. Kids need to be prepared

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Need grades in middle school, or at least 8th grade. Kids need to be prepared

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Board of Ed and high school are seen as getting lots of administrators, i.e., top heavy. 

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Board of Ed and high school are seen as getting lots of administrators, i.e., top heavy. 

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We are really crunched for space. Enrollment keeps growing and we have run out of room for our students. We also have many classrooms in the Cassingham Complex that have no windows.

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Our classrooms and buildings are bursting at the seams.

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While there are certainly lots of AP courses, we are still relatively traditional in teaching pedagogy and can think more creativity about offering skill based, experiential, and interdisciplinary classes to fully develop our students

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Wokeness in all forms paced ahead of academics.

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It’s simply unsafe

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Go back Grades at least in middle school. 

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Go back Grades at least in middle school. 

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Dated facilities and approach to students that need to move around the classroom or need alternative approaches 

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Dated facilities and approach to students that need to move around the classroom or need alternative approaches 

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Standards based grading in the middle school. 

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Standards based grading in the middle school. 

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I would like to see the district find a way to support the arts in the same way they support sports. The mount of resources that go to sports is vastly greater than the arts

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Too woke - not enough of the middle place 

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Too woke - not enough of the middle place 

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Too many top level administrator jobs added recently.

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We need more opportunities for students to access teachers in the middle school for extra help outside of 2 mornings per week esp since study halls are so full.

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We need more opportunities for students to access teachers in the middle school for extra help outside of 2 mornings per week esp since study halls are so full.

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How do we best attract and serve a more diverse student body?

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More Male Teachers in elementary school 

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More Male Teachers in elementary school 

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Continuing to get community support of schools. Issue of increase staffing needs to be addressed.

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Way too much use of IPADS/screens at all levels.  Community feedback is constant regarding this issue.

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Way too much use of IPADS/screens at all levels.  Community feedback is constant regarding this issue.

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We've made progress with the gifted program in the past few years, but I think there is still room for improvement in helping these families feel supported.

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Students that are not high performing and not in need of extra support (IEP or 504 plan) can fall through the cracks or not be pushed to succeed to their potential

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Athletic coaches need support — some foster inappropriate clique behavior that hurts all.

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Athletic coaches need support — some foster inappropriate clique behavior that hurts all.

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Lack of homework (I understand controversial) does not prepare students for what to expect at higher grade levels and establish learning routines. 

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Lack of homework (I understand controversial) does not prepare students for what to expect at higher grade levels and establish learning routines. 

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Our district talks the talk, but does not walk the walk when it comes to zero tolerance for bullying

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Middle schoolers are not prepared for the rigor AND grades of high school.

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staff is responsive to parents but it often takes parental advocacy for students to bring issues to teachers attention

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staff is responsive to parents but it often takes parental advocacy for students to bring issues to teachers attention

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Site size and structure size limit what district can provide at the Cassingham complex

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Bullying, cliques starting in elementary school. 

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Bullying, cliques starting in elementary school. 

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Supporting mental health in the area of sports. Easy to miss a class due to mental health; however, penalized for missing a practice due to mental health. 

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Supporting mental health in the area of sports. Easy to miss a class due to mental health; however, penalized for missing a practice due to mental health. 

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We need more summer offerings to help with students struggling in particular areas to try to bridge any gaps before a new school year starts.

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We need more summer offerings to help with students struggling in particular areas to try to bridge any gaps before a new school year starts.

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High school students that are graduating are still feeling very lost with respect to potential career paths and opportunities that may be a good fit for their strengths

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Need more non-college pathways shown to our kids

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Need more non-college pathways shown to our kids

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Athletic Communication is terrible! Can we please use an app for communication and calendars? Theater could use a like app as well 

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Athletic Communication is terrible! Can we please use an app for communication and calendars? Theater could use a like app as well 

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Preparing middle school students for the demands of high school. 

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Preparing middle school students for the demands of high school. 

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Communication - challenge to know everything going on in the district.  Website - especially athletics- is clunky

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Communication - challenge to know everything going on in the district.  Website - especially athletics- is clunky

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experiential learning - we need more "out of the classroom" learning.

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experiential learning - we need more "out of the classroom" learning.

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Grades are one part of the equation, but how to we better develop well-rounded, healthy students ready for the life beyond HS. AP classes and high GPA’s do not equal
success.

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In need of well-trained and qualified reading/OG specialists in the upper grades. 

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In need of well-trained and qualified reading/OG specialists in the upper grades. 

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The tone of the HS administration to students & parents is at time adversarial 

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The tone of the HS administration to students & parents is at time adversarial 

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Giving our kids with challenges the same quality education as their peers

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opportunity for more student-led community work

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opportunity for more student-led community work

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It is super frustrating that more middle school kids can’t access competitive sports like basketball - I understand there are limited spots in a team but when else can they learn and grow if not in middle school?

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Would like to see more experiential programming…trips to D.C, Philly, etc..

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Would like to see more experiential programming…trips to D.C, Philly, etc..

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DEI is inherently racist — not appropriate.

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DEI is inherently racist — not appropriate.

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While the very high expectations for academic excellence and college admissions is an important reason families value Bexley schools, this expectation can
be problematic for many students who may not be involved in AP/Honors track and feel undervalued.

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More emphasis on kindness in human interactions would go a long way.

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More emphasis on kindness in human interactions would go a long way.

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More equitable monetary support for extra curricular activities. Theatre is operating on the same budget from 16 years ago.

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Assistive technology behind other districts. 

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Assistive technology behind other districts. 

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Too much pressure to take AP classes, etc and kids being pushed to an extreme.

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Too much pressure to take AP classes, etc and kids being pushed to an extreme.

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Ours seems to be lacking relative to other strong school districts

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Aging facilities could be a hindrance in district finances.  Bexley is a very mature community and the city’s infrastructure and school properties are going to require significant financial outlays.  

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Aging facilities could be a hindrance in district finances.  Bexley is a very mature community and the city’s infrastructure and school properties are going to require significant financial outlays.  

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In a district with resources we are constantly behind like kind districts

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RECESS!!  The lack of support and awareness as to what is really going on during this time.  The same kids cause issues on a daily basis and are not held accountable. 

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RECESS!!  The lack of support and awareness as to what is really going on during this time.  The same kids cause issues on a daily basis and are not held accountable. 

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Cassingham classrooms in particular do a poor job of organizing equitable classes amongst teachers in a grade. 

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Cassingham classrooms in particular do a poor job of organizing equitable classes amongst teachers in a grade. 

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Too much focus on ratings and numbers instead of individuals and their progress.

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Too much focus on ratings and numbers instead of individuals and their progress.

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Nurses are not sending home incident reports when kids are being injured by other students.  

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Nurses are not sending home incident reports when kids are being injured by other students.  

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It seems like everyone is encouraged to go to college, but not all kids can be successful in that capacity. We need to encourage other avenues so kids who either don’t get into college or who drop out after a semester have other options than working in a fast food joint.

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Return to efforts in the anti-bullying initiative in lieu of woke agenda.

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Return to efforts in the anti-bullying initiative in lieu of woke agenda.

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Elementary principles overly defensive and protective of teachers

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Elementary principles overly defensive and protective of teachers

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concerns that legislation or other influences will limit  what is allowed to be taught or accepted.  safety is a one of my biggest concerns everywhere but now especially in schools.  Behavioral health needs. 

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concerns that legislation or other influences will limit  what is allowed to be taught or accepted.  safety is a one of my biggest concerns everywhere but now especially in schools.  Behavioral health needs. 

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Better cohesion between gen ed and spec ed.

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Better cohesion between gen ed and spec ed.