Needs Assessment
Needs Assessment
Full copy of East's Fall 2018 Needs Assessment
Executive Summary of East's Fall 2018 Needs Assessment
When the partnership between East and the University of Rochester started, a comprehensive needs assessment was conducted. Much of the findings from that needs assessment can be found in the East EPO. The needs assessmenet process is reconducted every three years, thus the second needs assessment was completed in the Fall of 2018.
The needs assessment is the process which guides the community school strategy. The needs assessment identifies what needs and assets exist and which programs, services, or policies can be pursued in order to address needs and leverage assets for scholar learning and development. Most needs assessment processes follow similar steps:
- Assemble needs assessment team
- Review archival data
- Perform an initital analysis of the archival data
- Adminster surveys
- Conduct key informant interviews
- Conduct focus groups
- Perform a final analysis of data
- Write the final report
The needs assessment team strives to solicit input from as many stakeholders as possible, including scholars, families, staff, faculty, community partners, and neighbors. Each of these partners can provide valuable insight on what needs and assets exist, and provide opportunities for new collaborative partnerships. At the end of the process, the needs assessment team writes a final report, outlining the most important findings and making recommendations which address those findings. The report is transparent and public, meant to collectively guide the community school work.
Timeline
East's second needs assessment was completed in the Fall of 2018 using the National Center for Community Schools Needs Assessment Toolkit. The timeline was as follows:
- July
- Assemble needs assessment team
- Review archival data (ongoing)
- Perform an initital anlysis of the archival data
- August
- Custodial focus groups
- Clerical focus groups
- School Security Officer focus groups
- September
- Parent/Family focus groups
- Administrative focus groups
- Community partner focus groups
- Neighborhood focus groups
- October
- Parent/Family focus groups
- Scholar focus groups
- Teacher focus groups
- Teacher-leader focus group
- November
- Re-conduct focus groups as needed
- Key informant interviews
- Final data analysis
- December
- Write final needs assessment report
- January and beyond
- Implementation and monitoring
Needs Assessment Team
East's current needs assessment team is made up of a variety of stakeholders. If you have any questions or are interested in joining the team, please reach out to Jason Taylor, Community Coordinator, at Jason.Taylor@rcsdk12.org or (585) 288-3130 ext. 2178.
| Name | Role |
| Jason Taylor |
Community Coordinator, Chair |
| Angel Alicea |
Home-School Assistant |
| Maya Crane | Connected Communities |
| Sarah Dickinson | Center for Youth, Agency Coordinator |
| Shaquana Divers | Parent |
| Julie Garcia | Parent |
| Christine Gervais | Parent |
| Natasha Green | Parent |
| Daniel Hart | Upper School Teacher |
| Nahoko Kawakyu-O'Connor | University of Rochester |
| Joanne Larson | University of Rochester |
| Marsha Peone | Community Member |
| Tammy Tuttobene | Senior School Secretary |
| Marcos V. | Scholar |
| Lorna Washington |
Special Assistant to East EPO Superintendent |
| Catherine Wilson | Parent |