Necedah Schools

Our District has established priorities to inform, listen, and engage with all stakeholders in our school community. During my transition, I listened to various perspectives of frustration regarding a lack of consistent communication from the school district. These concerns were primarily from community members, who wanted to keep a pulse of their public school.  As such, I designed a School Community Communication Plan, which includes strategies to inform, listen and engage with various stakeholders in my community. The following Link includes this communication plan. Link to External Communication Plan

We have infused mailings as part of our overall plan. I understand this is the only method of communication that reaches all members of my school community, so this method was developed as a top priority.  Funding for the newsletter, and other communication strategies, are being secured through a new federal title grant, in which “community engagement” is listed as a viable commitment of monies. I have budgeted to send two school newsletters to all members of our school community and to send intermittent postcards with important school updates. I am hopeful this increased communication will help me to positively connect with individual members of our larger school community.

I have also committed to helping stakeholders more effectively navigate our district website. Through an innovative upgrade, we will not only benefit our regular website guests, but will also attract talented staff, showcase the strengths and talents of our school community, and effectively connect and engage with our stakeholders.  

Through increased communication efforts, I hope to transform the relationships with all stakeholders in my school community.  Every person in my school community matters, and is important to me. We may have differing opinions and experiences, but that doesn't limit our collaborative efforts to find common ground, model mutual respect, and positively promote our wonderful community. Together, we can do wonderful things for our children, families, citizens, business and industry, and shared municipalities. Together, we are our best!

Tanya Kotlowski, Superintendent