Decatur ISD is progressing in our strategic planning process centered around four main perspectives: staff, students, community and finance. A community advisory committee, the school board, the staff and the district leadership have provided feedback in the form of SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis finds common trends regarding strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. DISD invited staff and community feedback as part of the SWOT analysis over a period of months this fall. The following highlights the results of the survey.
Feedback Compiled from Community SWOT Survey
153 Responses (as of 11-18-22 which was close of survey)
Strengths
Teachers and Staff
Community / Pride / Spirit
Current Leadership
Hometown feel / Small size district
Communication
Students
STEM campus
Athletic Programs
Academic Opportunities
Weaknesses
Size and age of facilities (majority response by large margin)
Lack of equitable academic rigor for all
School board trust
Needs of diverse and minority populations
Allowing transfer students to enter DISD
Athletics over academics
Support for staff
Behavior / Bullying
Communication from classroom to home
Transparency in all areas of district
Recurrent changes in leadership
Opportunities
Facilities- Build, Renovate, Add (majority response by large margin)
Growth of community
Academic rigor
Rebuilding of school / community relationships
Social and emotional learning / Bullying prevention
Communication
Teacher retention (support the staff and increase pay)
Threats
Overcrowding (majority response by large margin)
Age of facilities
Teacher retention
Students become lost in the system with growth
Opportunities for differentiated learning opportunities K-12 for all populations