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GMUHS Climate Study Termed Well Done By Superintendent

Posted on: Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 21:00 CDT

Aug. 22--CHESTER -- A study of the learning and working environment within Green Mountain Union High School has just come in, with administrators preparing to give it the once over before handing it to the school board next week.

Windsor Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Ed Brown informed the GMUHS Board Thursday the so-called climate study from education consultant Roy Proulx was received on Thursday. Brown plans to meet with Principal Carol Gilbert on Monday in order to provide administrative comments to the study for the school board.

The study would then either be discussed at a special board meeting or during the next regularly scheduled board meeting next month.

Brown said the report is "of significance" but declined to go into details.

He is checking with the supervisory union's attorney in order to comply with public records law before it is released to the press.

"It should be helpful," he said, describing the 15-page report as "rather extensive. I think the report is well done." However, the superintendent said he did not necessarily agree with all aspects of the study.

Brown brought the study idea before the board after Rachel Root, head of the Chester Education Association, said a climate study would be a good idea for Green Mountain earlier this year.

The study, according to a proposal submitted by Proulx in October 2003, would use questionnaires and interviews to determine the pros and cons of Green Mountain from the point of view many within the school and the community.

According to his proposal, some of the goals of the study would be to:

--Identify assets and liabilities that either facilitate or inhibit the development of a healthy and wholesome working and learning environment.

--Provide a report of findings that will assist administration and policy makers in decision making and planning.

--Provide a listing of options that may lead to improvements and continued growth.

The board is spending $5,000 for Proulx, who has held many positions in education and is performing many similar climate studies across the state.

Brown said every teacher, administrator and Green Mountain board member was interviewed by Proulx. Two community meetings offering the public a chance to make comments were advertised and held, but only seven people took part.

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Source: Eagle Times, Claremont, New Hampshire

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