Understand school community needs and build a foundation of stakeholder trust with Panorama's First 100 Days Survey, a tool for new superintendents designed to facilitate effective listening tours and informed strategic planning.
This article covers an overview of the First 100 Days Survey and includes a sample of research-backed questions from the instrument. To learn more about using this new instrument, contact your Panorama representative.
About the First 100 Days Survey
Newly hired superintendents face the daunting challenge of quickly gathering essential information to understand the unique needs of their stakeholders and building trust with the communities they serve.
To achieve this, it is crucial for new superintendents to find ways to efficiently engage with representatives from all district stakeholders. This approach helps uncover hidden needs and build confidence in the new leadership. Without direct data and insights from the community, formulating impactful strategic plans becomes significantly more challenging.
Panorama’s First 100 Days Survey empowers leaders embarking on listening tours by capturing comprehensive feedback from students, teachers, central office staff, families, and community members, ensuring strategic plans are grounded in relevant, high leverage insights.
Use Research-Backed Questions for Key Stakeholder Groups
The below table includes a subset of research-backed items available as part of this survey offering.
Stakeholder Group |
Survey Item |
Students |
“What are two things your school does really well?” "What are two things that your school should work to improve?" |
Teachers + In-School Staff |
"What are 1-2 things your school does really well? "What are 1-2 things your school should work to improve?" "What are the most important things for your school district to focus on, for it to be successful over the next several years?" |
Principals |
"On most days, how enthusiastic are the students about being at school?" "How positive are the attitudes of the staff at your school?" "When new initiatives are presented at your school, how supportive are staff?" |
Central Office |
“To what extent are staff trusted to work in the way they think is best?” "How positive are the attitudes of your colleagues?" "Overall, how positive is the working environment in your district?" |
Families |
"What are 1-2 things your child’s school does really well?" "What are 1-2 things your child’s school should work to improve?" |
Community Members |
"What are the most important things for your school district to focus on, for it to be successful over the next several years?" |
Next Steps
Interesting in utilizing the First 100 Days survey? Please contact your Panorama representative to receive more information on how to get started.