1. YouthTruth and Housing Surveys Overview March 20, 2018

2. Hearing From Our Community Students, Staff and Families
YouthTruth Survey

3. Novato Unified Community Members
Who did we hear from?
We heard from over 7,500
(7,513 to be exact)
Novato Unified Community Members
5,188 students across on their school’s climate and culture (90% response rate across the district!)
1,778 parents/guardians about their perceptions of their child’s school
547 staff about their experience working in their school

4. Student Responses

5. Parent/Guardian (Family) Responses

6. Staff Responses

7. Accessing YouthTruth Survey Results
Login:
Password: youthtruthnusd

8. Survey Themes Family School Culture Communications & Feedback
Engagement & Empowerment
Relationships
School Safety
Resources
Students
Classroom Culture
Student Engagement
Personal Relationships
Academic Rigor
Relevance
Instructional Materials
Staff
Culture & Communication
Engagement & Empowerment
Relationships
Professional Development &
Support

9. Themes Rated the Highest
Staff
Students
Family
Elementary
Relationships and Engagement and Empowerment
Personal Relationships and Student Engagement
Relationships and School Culture
Middle
Engagement and Empowerment and Relationships
Academic Rigor and Student Engagement
High
Academic Rigor and Relationships with Peers

10. Themes Rated the Lowest
Staff
Students
Family
Elementary
Professional Development and Support and Culture and Communication
Relevance and Classroom Culture
Resources and School Safety
Middle
School Culture and Relationships with Peers
Communication and Feedback and Resources
High
Culture and Communication and Professional Development and Support
College & Career Readiness and School Culture

11. Lots of information!

12. Share the analysis!
Student Advocacy Councils: Personal Relationships &
Student Engagement
District Advisory Committee: Divided into 5 themes and gave each
group a theme to analyze.
Student Services & Bullying
Healthy Novato:

13. Aware of Equity Imperative?

14. Aware of Graduate Profile?

15. Next Steps
Continue to work with District Advisory Committee, Students, Parent Groups, etc. on themes that scored low to conduct further analysis and identity trim tabs
Equity Imperative: revise and increase visibility, communication, and focus
Graduate Profile: produce graphic for every classroom to increase visibility, communication, and focus

16. Attracting and Retaining Talent NUSD Housing

17. We administered a district survey to evaluate staff needs
Why?
Provide the highest level of education for our students
Compete to be the top District in the County
Retain current talent
Attract top talent
Maintain staff’s work-life balance (live in the community they serve)
Add value to NUSD as a workplace
We administered a district survey to evaluate staff needs

18. 57%, or 59 Respondents, said that the
Reasons
57%, or 59 Respondents, said that the
Inability to Find Affordable Housing was one of the primary reasons that would influence decision to leave NUSD
63%, or 130 Respondents, are considering leaving NUSD within the next five years due to housing costs

19. Who responded?

20. Commute 53%, or 198 Respondents, 93%, or 431 Respondents, Drive Alone
travel between minutes - one-way
93%, or 431 Respondents, Drive Alone

21. 77%, or 240 Respondents, said that Rental or Home Prices are Too High
Why not live closer?
77%, or 240 Respondents, said that
Rental or Home Prices are Too High

22. Are you interested?

23. Of those that are interested

24. What about purchase option

25. Next steps
City of Novato conducted housing survey and received similar results
MCF, Haas Foundation, and City of Novato funding Feasibility Study: March - June 2018
Community meetings and outreach: March - June 2018
Request for quote/proposal: July - August 2018

26. Feasibility Study to Include
Title Report and copies of all easements
Boundary Survey (identify encroachments)
Aerial Topographic Survey
Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation
Phase 1 Environmental Study
Biological Assessment
Archeological Records & Initial Surface survey