SCHOOL SURVEY SEES POOR RESPONSE, BUT MOSTLY POSTIVE VIEWS

The Board of Education released its annual satisfaction survey of students, parents and staff this week, with results indicating mostly positive views of the district's work.

Students said there was a problem with student behavior toward peers and teachers, while some parents were concerned with communication from the board on new initiatives.

One area of concern is the poor response rate among parents and staff. While 77% of students filled out the survey, only 20% of staff, less than last year, and just 20% of parents. That would seem to indicate the results are limited at best.

Still, here is what the summary stated:

 Summary
•Satisfaction with curriculum and instruction is high across all groups.
•Satisfaction is generally high among the students, parents and guardians who responded.
•Satisfaction is mixed among the faculty that responded.
–Areas of higher satisfaction include curriculum and instruction, school climate and communications.
–Areas in need of additional support include new initiatives and professional development.

Overview Students and Parents & Guardians

•“Satisfactory” or “Very Satisfactory” selected most frequently in all questions.
•Areas of highest satisfaction:
–Parents and Guardians include Music, Art, Notification of School Closings and knowing how to contact your child’s teacher.
–Students include placement and engagement in Social Studies, Music, Language Arts and Art.
•Areas of lowest satisfaction:
–Parents and Guardians include communications about level placement and about high stake tests and what they mean.
–Students includes students are well behaved and respectful toward school facilities and students are treated fairly.

 Overview - Faculty
•Very Satisfactory or Satisfactory was selected most frequently in 21 of the 26 questions on curriculum and instruction, school climate and communications.
•Very Effective or Effective was selected most frequently in 6 of the 20 areas support for new initiatives and on professional development.
•Faculty rates the district as highly focused on state assessments and the achievement gap.
•Collegiality among faculty members in your department consistently received the highest rating the past 4 years.
•The ability to influence decisions in the district consistently receives low ratings by the faculty.

See the entire report HERE.