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Bexley is geographically limited in its ability to grow and modernize its facilities. This will be a huge challenge moving forward, as our current facilities are struggling with routine maintenance (not the most efficient outlay of $$), and our student population continues a growth spurt.

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Small Community (both a positive and a negative)

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Small Community (both a positive and a negative)

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While being in a small community with small class sizes is a positive, by staying together through middle school and high school students may be placed in a bucket and not given the opportunity to change the perception of who they are as the grow and mature.

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Bexley has a wide range of socioeconomic statuses. However, this is something that not everyone recognizes. Certain things that many folks take for granted aren't accessible or applicable to some of our families.

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This is not unique to Bexley, but I worry about all that is being asked of teachers at this time. I'm hoping that Bexley is willing to increase both teaching staff and support staff as needed to help alleviate the burden that teachers face.

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Sports facilities and practice spaces are far behind other districts.

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Our buildings are full. Finding space for new classrooms as our district grows is a challenge

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while results, tests scores, and measurable data are imported to accountability, recognition and funding, we must not let the score or data become more important than the teacher, the ideas, the student, the family

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Old buildings with no place to build/rebuild

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we are limited in footprint and are in need of facilities upgrades and expansion to support our growing student body.

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Bexley is known for academic excellence and students and teachers can feel pressure to achieve at these high standards

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Intervention specialists have too many students with varying needs to adequately serve everyone.

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there is currently a lack of additional language studies for our young elementary students

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especially at the Cassingham Complex. The lunch schedule to attempt to accommodate elementary, MS, HS with a shared Cafe = elementary BRUNCH 10:45

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Bexley has made strides in its commitment to DEI, but I would like to see this extend to issues of economic diversity and ableism.

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Close Captioning needs to be on everything in the school from videos, announcements, etc.

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sometimes it's hard for bexley folks to see how diverse our community actually is and service the needs of different groups in our community

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Technology can be great and is needed nowadays but can also be very scary when it comes to what our elementary kids have access to. 2nd grade up they have their own school chromebook which is great when being monitored and being used for educational purposes. Allowing growth and learning to happen on a device while still protecting our children.

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Our students live in a beautiful community that has a lot of wealth and resources. This is not the reality of communities that are physically very close to us in Columbus. How do we get them to understand the reality of the world that we live in and what a privilege it is to go to school here?

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Sometimes changes in processes aren't well communicated or thought through from an end-to-end perspective prior to implementing

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there is a dissconnect with how each organization works within the whole. EX. there are 5 PTO groups, but limited cross-share and optimization.

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open access with devices for young learners operating with internet protections that are a black list vs white list mentality, specifically for k-2

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One of our greatest attributes is some of our experienced teachers but they are also feeling more burnout after coming out of COVID and not having much outside help during that time and being forced to constantly adapt and maneuver.

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We ask for too much additional funding from parents

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We ask for too much additional funding from parents

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more community outreach and service opportunities

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For all its advantages, our small size can also be an obstacle--students can be pigeon-holed, resources for IEP/504 kids might not be easily attainable

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there seems to be a lack of clarity on how, when, where people intervene during student conflicts.  Even small slights, can escalate or hurt and it seems to be confusing when and how to respond before it escalates.  It's almost like there needs to be a pre bullying step?

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Many folks have lived in Bexley their whole lives or a large part of it. They can tend to take basic information for granted and not think about what a newcomer to the community might not know

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The range of wealth in Bexley is broad and as the children become more cognizant of it, I have heard comments about it. How do we make ALL children feel comfortable in the community to raise their hand if they need support?

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Transparency in respect to communication, disciplinary actions, reporting, next steps in a process/plan, etc.

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All the testing that is required and staff feeling like they need to prepare students to do well on tests. Pressure put on our kids to perform well on tests can in return cause anxiety in children around tests/performance.

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let's think OUTSIDE the box for how to teach, what each year, each class needs to help the student love learning, outdoor classroom opportunities, bringing in community members with lived experienced to help share and immerse our students starting in early elementary

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Technology can be great but the tools that the kids are given to learn can also become an obstacle when there isn't instruction given on how to use/appropriate ways to use. OR when instruction isn't intentional/purposeful

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Why is it only ELA? should there be one for math and science?

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We are working to get a handle on how to implement tech in the classroom, but we are also trying limit how much tech our kids consume. These two goals can feel oppositional at times

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too much testing/too many things to be accountable for might lead teachers to be less creative/add fewer fun things into curriculum

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creating community with students from different backgrounds

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creating community with students from different backgrounds

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as a small community that is fairly homogeneous, bexley has had limited experience with the needs of students from diverse backgrounds. in particular, the needs of students with disabilities are not well understood and are often overlooked.

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we want to be careful to not become top heavy with "executive" positions while not giving our classrooms, students and teachers the resources they need.

example: hiring new positions at district level while rolling our new LA curriculum without budgeting or adequately funding new resources that might be needed for the change at the classroom level

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this is the #1 thing I hear from parents, yet staff is open and responsive as we read on the strengths.  I think it's a matter of today's parent wanting more info, yet how could you add this to teachers plate when we want them focused on their students?

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while students are presented with some experiential learning opportunities, due to rigorous state requirements, there is not enough freedom to choose and receive "outside the classroom" learning.

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Dismissive behavior around bulleying behaviors. 

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Dismissive behavior around bulleying behaviors. 

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Lots of excuses are used. "Boys will be boys"... "Oh well she has had it hard." or "She is immature."

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Cassingham is the hub for everything, but it's probably the location that is the toughest logistically. Kids in the northernmost and southernmost parts of our city can have trouble accessing activities, special events, summer school activities, etc at the central campus.

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Main complex cafeteria is at capacity and often students have 15 mins to rush and eat.

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Cultural growth and changes and student/ family voices and respect

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Cultural growth and changes and student/ family voices and respect

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ensuring that students and families feel empowered as they raise their children with their specific families values and priorities while being respectful and kind to all.

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love the 1:1, yet certain grades seem very focused on students reaching a certain level of Lexia, Raz, etc.. which is truly just time. the programs aren't responsive in that students can "pass" out. I worry we focus on the tech so much, we sacrifice interpersonal skills from partner work

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additional focus needed for special education 

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additional focus needed for special education 

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special education in bexley is largely focused on compliance and meeting statutory requirements from the government. parents of students with special education needs seek a higher bar than this. they want the same opportunities for their children's growth that is reflected in the broader school culture.

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streamlined over missing unique relational opportunities

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streamlined over missing unique relational opportunities

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as a small district we can allow for multiple voices and unique needs within each elementary school specifically, empowering each level of leadership

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Students are not able to use speech to text, co writer, additional tech supports that students in special education would benefit from. This was mentioned twice during conferences.

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prioritize character over accomplishments 

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prioritize character over accomplishments 

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seeing the whole person/student/teacher

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don't substitute teaching for technology!!!!