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Jeffco Public Schools
School Enrollment and Choice Study
Prepared by Instructional Data Services
BOE Questions Addressed
1. What is the current demand for school choice from Jeffco parents? (survey)
a) Based on the information we have today, do we think Jeffco’s “marketplace” could support new schools? If so, what and where should they be? (survey)
b) Does charging for transportation, etc., to choice programs inhibit choice? (survey OE & focus groups)
2. What is the ease of ‘choicing’ and open enrolling for Jeffco Families? (survey OE & focus group)
a) Is it easy enough to apply to choice options? (focus groups)
b) Do families have sufficient information about schools and the choice? (survey)
Parent Survey: • Collaborated with subcommittee of the BOE School
Choice and Enrollment Committee and district leadership to design the survey
• Administered September 17th to October 20th • Met with subcommittee to review preliminary results
November 6th
Focus Groups: • Conducted 4 Focus Groups with Parents identified as
low income • Preliminary results today to begin dialogue
Research Method
Response Rates:
• 7,683 people responded to the survey. Estimate is that this is 11% of all parents (71,633).
• Within schools the response rate varied from 0% to 28%. Median response rate was 7%.
• 66% of respondents used their Jeffco Connect login.
• Jeffco IT Security reviewed system logs and found no evidence of duplicate submissions.
Respondents
Demographics • 82% of respondents were female (72% complete) • 1.2% (86) surveys were completed in Spanish • Overall the ethnicity demographics are reflective of the
district with the exception of Hispanic/Latino – 3% of respondents identified as Hispanic/Latino
(compared to an estimated 23% in the district)
Ethnicity Survey Respondents
(22% missing) District
White 65% 68% Black or African American 0.4% 1.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 0.6% Asian 0.3% 3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Multi-ethnic 8.5% 4%
Respondents
Household Characteristics
• Most parents (95.5%) indicated they had one, two or three children. Only 1.4% (99) respondents indicated they had no children.
• 72% of parents live in households with between 2- 6 family members. Most (35.4%) had 4 family members (73% complete).
• Still working on geo-coding data with the district GIS expert (addresses and zip)
Respondents
• Overall in Jeffco, 28% of parents meet the criteria for their children to be eligible for FRL (33.8% FRL students in 13-14). 14% of parents who responded meet the criteria for their children to be eligible for FRL.
5% 3%
3% 4%
3%
5%
7%
70%
59% complete
$0-$28,694
$28,695-$36,131
$36,132-$43,568
$43,569-$51,005
$51,006-$58,442
$58,443-$65,879
$65,880-$73,316
$73,317 and above
Respondents
Income Ranges
Grade Level Combinations (% of all survey respondents)
*Duplicate counts
796
4414
1915 2098
0
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1500
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2500
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3500
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4500
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PreK/<5 KG/Elem MS HS
62%
11%
27% 30%
Respondents
Respondents
Margin of Error (95% CI)
• Overall data for all items, within +/-1% margin of error
• School level data (EMH) for all items, within +/-2% margin of error
• Low Income for all items, within +/-3% margin of error
• Minority status or white for all items, within +/-3% margin of error (much higher within ethnicities)
Enrollment Process
Information
• 68% of respondents indicated that they were familiar or very familiar with Jeffco Schools open enrollment process.
• 84.7% of parents indicated that they had enough or more than enough information to make school enrollment decisions for their child.
What top three source(s) of information did you use to learn about the various K-12 schools available for your child(ren)?
57%
40%
37%
33%
21%
12%
9%
8%
6%
4%
2%
2%
1%
1%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Family and Friends
Jeffco schools’ websites
Academic achievement information
In-person visit(s) to the school
Parent/student interest nights hosted by the school
Information provided by my school or preschool
I have not looked for this information
Other non-Jeffco Internet/Websites
Student visit day
Letters/brochures/Information sent from the school
Visits by principal or staff members from another school to my school
Realtors
Church, synagogue, mosque or other religious community
Newspapers
Enrollment Process
Decision Points Percent of parents who consider more than one school:
• Elementary – 62% • Middle – 49% • High – 53%
Percent of parents who apply to more than one school • Elementary – 26% • Middle – 16% • High – 16%
Percent of parents who get into more than one school • Elementary – 17% • Middle – 12% • High – 15%
Enrollment Process
Enrollment Process
Reasons for Selecting
School
“XYZ high school is a great school with a strong
reputation. I went to the showcase night and was
very impressed with all of the teachers and
administrators so decided not to look anywhere else.
It was a great choice!” “We selected our
neighborhood high school because we
feel that the sense of community that it
fosters is important for our child.”
“In the end, we decided that being able to walk to
school and being engaged in our physical community
were more important than test scores or any other
selection criteria. We are very happy with our
neighborhood school and have become involved
there.” “Excellent teachers and administrators
who are friendly, well-organized, make
learning fun, maintain firm discipline
policies.”
“My son loves his high school. He has amazing
teachers and staff members that care about him and his
education.”
“It has good test results and has had a great reputation for a
long time.”
Reasons for Selecting School
Reputation
Neighborhood School / Location
Teachers/Staff
Choices
Overview of Data
• Over 90% of parents are satisfied with the decision to attend the school they attended last year.
• Over 80% and in some cases 90% of parents are satisfied with the literacy & math curriculum as well as electives offered.
• Over 70% of parents are satisfied with the types of schools available in the district.
• STEM programming seems to be the type of school that over 70% of parents desire, followed by special needs/GT and arts schools.
Satisfaction with Current
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
% Agree or Strongly Agree
Elementary
Middle
High
Choices
Offerings Wanted within School
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
% Probably or Definitely
Elementary
Middle
High
Choices
Types of Schools Wanted
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
% Yes
Elementary
Middle
High
Choices
Make Your Voice Heard Student Survey
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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Interest Areas: Percentage Selected by Grade Level
Middle School
High School
Choices: Student Voice
Common theme of access issues in the decision making process, during the enrollment process, and when considering programmatic offerings or types of schools.
Decision Making •Access to transportation/location •Access to information to aid in decisions
Enrollment Process •Access to computers/internet to enroll •Access to information regarding the process
Program Offerings •Access to programs and schools
Focus Group Findings
Enrollment Decision Making
“I want my daughter to get the best education but I have [no] way to
get her across town everyday.”
“We picked it because it
was a neighborhood school, but once we got
there... The teachers were great. The staff
were great.”
Teachers/Staff
“I was really focusing on the way they present the
curriculum. This is my thing.”
“My cousin’s kids went to the same
school and my kids go there.”
Family / Friends
Academic Experiences
“She didn’t pick up her grades by the end of
the year... [So] we’re gonna move her to a
different school. “
“Location for me. It’s the simplest.”
Location
Decision Making
Enrollment Process
“I like the online idea… [but] I don’t have
internet. I can’t afford the internet.”
Access
“I’ve tried to pull up Jeffco Connect… that’s
the only roadblock that I have right now.”
“They said this isn’t
your home school… So I just assumed that he had to go to… your
home school.”
“I believe that they are very selective.”
Awareness / Information
“So now we are smart
enough to know January is the time to do the
choice enrollment since it
isn’t advertised.” “I just heard it was an
open district but I have no experience.”
Enrollment Process
Desired Offerings and Schools
“I’m sure you can say ‘Catholic school,’
‘Montessori school’ but we just need a great
school.” “I just think charter
schools give students some more selection…
Each school is so different and they learn
differently.”
“My daughter was so
crushed when she didn’t get the grant and we couldn’t pay for the class. I felt horrible.”
“They have like the
afterschool program, but the problem with
that is there’s no transportation.”
Types of Schools
Access
“I like the fact that they offer Spanish. I think
that’s important to start kids even in younger
schools.”
“High school is very sports focused,
elementary is not.”
Types of Programs
Offerings
• Add preschool results
• Analyze additional open ended comments
• Dig deeper into the data based on direction from BOE and Superintendent
Next Steps