Patron Survey Results

May 2013

DEMOGRAPHICS• 400 respondents, random selection• 53% female• 49% have children/grandchildren attending

21%

40%

40%

AGE GROUPS

18-3435-5455+

10%25%

65%

YEARS IN DISTRICT

<55-1515+

SURVEY STRUCTURE• Register voter head of household, landlines and

cell• District quadrants• Margin of error ±5%

• HOT BUTTON FACTORS: Over 80% responseo School sprit (4.34-4.36)o Education quality (4.33)o Safety, quality of buildings (4.31, 3.98)o Administrator, board, teacher performance (3.91, 3.85, 4.29)o College preparation (4.12)o Taxpayer value (3.64)

FINDINGS• 9 of 10 Hot Button issues scored “B” or higher• 11 of 16 total factors scored “B” or higher

Class

size

Tax $

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Teach

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Admin

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Board

Educa

tion

College

pre

p

Techn

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y

Build

ings

Safet

y

Spirit

Invo

lvem

ent

Prom

ises

Conce

rns

Repor

ting

Grade

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Approve

Don't know

Disapprove

IMPROVEMENT

Area DisapprovalNo

knowledgeTotal

Responsiveness to citizen concerns 35% 23% 58%

Efforts to involve citizens in decision-making

35% 22% 57%

Record on making and fulfilling promises 24% 30% 54%

Value received for tax dollar spent 35% 14% 49%

Quality of technology available to students

12% 36% 48%

Class sizes 21% 24% 45%

Board 26% 16% 42%

Admins 22% 19% 41%

Quality of school buildings 26% 5% 31%

• Threshold: 20% or higher disapproval or no knowledge/answer

• Threshold: 30% total disapproval and no knowledge/answer

ADDITIONAL DATA• Top 3 disapproval/no knowledge items deal with public involvement• A more detailed survey of ways to involve the community is needed• A pilot questionnaire may assist in revealing the potential areas of

school-community cooperation• An in-house paper + online survey may serve the purpose• Multiple choice, rating, and written response questions seem most

appropriate• Random sampling, if complete survey not feasible

POSSIBLE ITEMS FOR ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY INPUT

• Tutoring/mentoring opportunities• Mini-grants for school projects

• Guest speaker/demonstration

• Incentives/recognition programs

• Donations of equipment/supplies• Promote businesspartnerships• Support for tax issues

• Providing workshops• Input at school forums, meetings

• Participation in school committees

• Fundraising

• Public relations efforts

• Identification of new assessment strategies

• Building coalitions for education