Your Voice

Engaging the wisdom and support of students, parents, and the community at-large is imperative as steps are determined and efforts focused in moving forward to improve academic achievement for African American male students. Fifteen focus group sessions were held with parents, students, teachers, and community members and leaders; two focus group sessions were held with African American male students attending summer school;two community forums took place —one in High Point and one in Greensboro; and a focus group session was held with young African American males who attended a leadership summit sponsored by NCA&T State University and GCS. In addition to the focus groups and community forums, approximately 600 responses to an online questionnaire were received between August 10, 2011 and September 1, 2011.

To view a summary report of the focus group sessions facilitated by the Center for Creative Leadership, click here.

To view a summary report of the focus group sessions facilitated by John Modest and Barbara Zwadyk, click here.

To view a summary report of the community forums, click here.  A summary of the focus group session held during the leadership summit is included in this report.

To view verbatim responses to the online questionnaire that were received during the period of August 10, 2011 to September 1, 2011, click here. To view a summary report of the responses, click here. 

The online questionnaire will remain open although responses received after September 1, 2011, will not be included in the summary report.  To respond to the online questionnaire, click here. 

If you have additional comments that were not addressed when responding to the online questionnaire, please candidly share your thoughts and experiences via direct email toaamaleachievement@gcsnc.com

Thank you in advance for your input and for partnering with us to attain excellence in education and to improve academic achievement for every student.