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GFW Schools seeks community strategic planning input

Survey, listening sessions set

GIBBON — The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop Public School District is in the initial stage of developing a strategic plan.

The school board is working with the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) to provide guidance and assist with the planning.

The school board seeks input from school district residents and staff to help in identifying the school district’s strengths and areas for improvement.

School district residents and staff can give the school board feedback by completing a survey or attending a virtual community forum scheduled during the community Supt Talk forum on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. The information gathered from the survey and community forum will be analyzed by the MSBA and used to help identify school district strategic priorities.

Visit https://gfwschools.org/getinvolved for listening session access information and survey link.

Residents can provide input by filling out the online version of the “GFW Strategic Planning Survey” before Feb. 21 to fill it out.

You can stop by the GFW office at 323 E. 11th Street, Gibbon MN 55335, or any school building to pick up a copy and fill it out. Completed surveys should be returned by 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 19, to the district office at the above address;

• Or, you can either call Julie Elmer at (507) 207-2200 to request a copy to be sent to your home, or request a copy of the survey via email by contacting julie.elmer@gfwschools.org

• Or, you can attend the virtual community forum scheduled for Feb. 16, at 7 p.m.

The survey will be open until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21.

Superintendent Jeff Horton will host additional community listening sessions that will be part of the process and help inform the strategic plan.

Session dates are:

* Fairfax (all sessions from 6-7 p.m. at the Fairfax Community Center) – Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Thursday, March 4 – Wednesday, March 10.

* Winthrop (all sessions from 6-7 p.m. at Hahn’s Dining and Lounge) – Wednesday, Feb. 24 – Tuesday, March 2 – Thursday, March 11).

* Gibbon (all sessions at the Gibbon Community Center) Thursday, Feb. 25 6-7 p.m. – Wednesday, March 3 5-6 p.m. – Tuesday, March 9 5-6 p.m.

Upcoming talk sessions will also be utilized as listening sessions. The next LatinX community session takes place on Feb. 23, the next GFW Parent Session takes place March 2, and the GFW Community sessions take place on Feb. 16 and March 16.

Participation will be greatly appreciated by the GFW School Board. If you have any questions about the survey or strategic planning process, please contact MSBA’s Gail Gilman at 507-934-2450, or ggilman@mnmsba.org or Superintendent Horton at jeff.horton@gfwschools.org

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