Education partnership seeks community input

The Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership is seeking input from throughout the community as part of its strategic planning process.

The local nonprofit, founded in 2012, is gathering information from focus groups and an online survey: www.cdaep.org/survey/

CEP is asking everyone with a vested interest in the school district to participate in the survey which will be online until Oct. 15. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and identities of participants will be anonymous.

Comprising volunteers who represent parents, business leaders, and community members, CEP "believes in the value of open and vigorous public dialogue over key decisions affecting public education and strives to ensure that the community is well informed about the issues, challenges, and choices that our state and district face," states a press release.

CEP plans to use the results of the survey and the focus groups, which are being set up by invitation to participants representing broad sectors of the community, to prioritize future projects, resources, and programs.

More information is available by going to www.cdaep.org to join, volunteer, or learn more about the Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership.