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WCPSS Calendar Surveys

February 2, 2010

WCPSS Calendar Surveys

• All active K-12 parents– Online w/ paper option– 10 day response window– Surveys mailed to Track 4 parents (tracked out)

• All school staff– Intranet only– 5 day response window– Internet web link for Track 3 staff (tracked out)

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Parent Survey Results

Who responded?

Parent Survey Results

Who responded?Parents of 39,611 students

(28% of district)

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Survey Participation by Race/Ethnic

Am Ind, 0.3%

Asian, 6.7%

Black/AA, 14.6%

Hispanic, 5.7%

Multi, 4.5%White, 68.2%

Am IndAsianBlack/AAHispanicMultiWhite

Race/Ethnic Makeup in WCPSS

Am Ind, 0.3%

Asian, 6.1%

Black/AA, 26.1%

Hispanic, 11.9%

Multi, 4.8%

White, 50.9%

Am IndAsianBlack/AAHispanicMultiWhite

Survey Participants by Calendar Type

Modified, 2.1%

Traditional, 45.3%

Year Round, 52.6%

ModifiedTraditionalYear Round

Assignment to Calendar Type WCPSS

Modified, 2.5%

Traditional, 66.1%

Year Round, 31.5%

ModifiedTraditionalYear Round

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Survey Participation by School Level

Elementary, 65.2%

Middle, 22.3%

High, 12.5%Alternative,

0.1%ElementaryMiddleHighAlternative

Students by School Level, WCPSS

Elementary, 48.8%

Middle, 22.5%

High, 28.4%

Alternative, 0.3%

ElementaryMiddleHighAlternative

49.1%69,30150.2%19,865Female

50.9%71,92349.8%19,746Male

31.5%44,41952.6%20850Year Round

66.1%93,31645.3%17,936Traditional

2.5%3,4892.1%825Modified

100.0%141,224100.0%39,611AllWCPSSRespondents

Respondent CharacteristicsParent Survey

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0.3%4370.1%24Alternative

28.4%40,09412.5%4,960High

22.5%31,83522.3%8,816Middle

48.8%68,85865.2%25,811Elementary

100.0%141,224100.0%39,611All

WCPSSRespondents

Respondent CharacteristicsParent Survey

50.9%71,84568.2%27,028White

4.8%6,7434.5%1,798Multi-racial

11.9%16,7735.7%2,251Hispanic/Lat.

26.1%36,88214.6%5,789Black/Af. Am.

6.1%8,5916.7%2,640Asian

0.3%3900.3%105Am. Indian

100.0%141,224100.0%39,611All

WCPSSRespondents

Respondent CharacteristicsParent Survey

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81.9%115,72377.0%30,489Not AIG18.1%25,50123.0%9,122AIG

87.5%123,51690.4%35,803Not SWD12.5%17,7089.6%3,808SWD

91.1%128,61695.5%37,815Not LEP8.9%12,6084.5%1,796LEP

68.7%96,96485.3%33,772Not FRL31.3%44,26014.7%5,839FRL

100.0%141,224100.0%39,611AllWCPSSRespondents

Respondent CharacteristicsParent Survey

Parent Survey Results

What did they say?

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How satisfied are you with this child's school w/o regard to the calendar?

58.8%

35.7%

4.1% 1.1% 0.3%0.0%

10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%

Very Satis Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissat Noresponse

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How satisfied are you with your experience so far with the calendar for this school?

58.76%

29.99%

6.85% 4.07% 0.33%0.00%

10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%

Very Satis Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissat Noresponse

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How satisfied were you with this child's school assignment at the time he/she was placed at this school?

63.72%

26.60%

5.79% 3.26% 0.63%0.00%

10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%

Very Satis Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissat Noresponse

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How satisfied were you with this child's school calendar at the time he/she was placed at this school?

58.99%

29.58%

7.03% 3.87% 0.54%0.00%

10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%

Very Satis Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissat Noresponse

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Between these two types of calendars, which do you prefer for this child?

48.80%44.75%

6.17%0.29%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

Traditional Year Round No Prefer No Response

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Would you still prefer the type of calendar in Question 6...if convenient transportation could not be guaranteed?

67.53%

18.14% 13.61%

0.72%0.00%

10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%

Yes No Not Sure No Response

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Would you still prefer this calendar if this child had a sibling assigned to a different track/school with a different

calendar type?

35.44%

46.58%

17.20%

0.77%0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

Yes No Not Sure No Response

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Would you still prefer this calendar if the nearest school was 0-5 miles from your home?

95.75%

1.67% 2.58%0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

120.00%

Yes No No Response

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Would you still prefer this calendar if the nearest school was 6-10 miles from your home?

67.89%

27.19%

4.93%

0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%

Yes No No Response

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Would you still prefer this calendar if the nearest school was 10 or more miles from your home?

36.70%

57.32%

5.98%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

Yes No No Response

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Please rate Y-R Calendar Track 1 according to how acceptable it would be for this child.

29.35% 26.88%

12.41%

24.73%

6.63%

0.00%5.00%

10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%

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Please rate Y-R Calendar Track 2 according to how acceptable it would be for this child.

11.99%

24.52%19.94%

35.83%

7.72%

0.00%5.00%

10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%

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Please rate Y-R Calendar Track 3 according to how acceptable it would be for this child.

14.38%

26.35%19.89%

31.74%

7.64%

0.00%5.00%

10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%

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Please rate Y-R Calendar Track 4 according to how acceptable it would be for this child.

37.82%

27.02%

9.76%18.52%

6.87%

0.00%5.00%

10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%

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Would you still desire a year-round calendar for this child if he/she could not have the track that you wanted?

40.18%

21.88%

36.48%

1.46%0.00%5.00%

10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%

Yes No DO NOT WANT No Response

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Assuming that your child were to stay at his/her current school, would you prefer to keep the same calendar or

change to another type?

80.90%

18.04%

1.06%0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

Keep Change No Response

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If your child's school converted to a calendar different from the one it now has, how likely would you be to try to

move your child to another school?

27.87%

18.83%

29.61%

22.90%

0.80%0.00%5.00%

10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%

Very Likely Likely Unlikely VeryUnlikely

NoResponse

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Have you ever tried to move your child to another school specifically to have a year-round calendar?

20.11%

79.09%

0.80%0.00%

10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%

Yes No No Response

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If your child attended a WCPSS school before high school, what type of calendar did this child experience in elementary school?

58.41%

16.31%

4.86%

17.16%

3.45%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

Traditional Year Round Both NA NoResponse

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If your child attended a WCPSS school before high school, what type of calendar did this child experience in middle school?

60.34%

21.25%

6.67% 9.19%2.54%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

Traditional Year Round Both NA NoResponse

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If your child attended a year-round WCPSS elementary school before high school, were you satisfied with the experience?

32.38%

2.64%

56.29%

8.69%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

Yes No No YR No Response

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If your child attended a year-round WCPSS middle school before high school, were you satisfied with the experience?

35.75%

6.67%

50.12%

7.46%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

Yes No No YR No Response

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Other Results

• Response rates by school• Survey responses by:

– Level (elem/ms/high/alt)– Calendar type (trad/mod/yr)– Individual school

• Crosstabulations of selected survey items

Staff Survey Results

Who responded?

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Staff Survey Results

Who responded?7377 staff members

(46% of district)

2.68%197Other22.99%1689Support Staff

2.78%204Administrator9.96%732Other Certified Staff9.94%730Special Education Teacher

14.09%1035Special Subject Teacher

37.57%2760Core Area TeacherPercentNJob title

Which of the following most closely describes your job?

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Staff Survey Results

What did they say?

212026851983Least Preferred

355814691657Somewhat Preferred

105527883486Most Preferred

ModifiedYear-RoundTraditional

Rank the following calendar types in the order of where you would prefer to work.

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1.85%136Very unimportant

12.53%921Unimportant

36.59%2690Important

49.03%3605Very important

PercentNOption

How important is the school calendar type in your decision about where to work?

24.98%1824NOT SURE

32.97%2407NO

42.05%3070YES

PercentNOption

Would you still prefer your first choice of calendar if you had a child assigned to a different track or a different calendar?

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33.74%2347NO

66.26%4609YES

PercentNOption

Would you still prefer your 1st choice of calendar if the nearest school with this calendar was 10 or more miles from home?

38.60%2668DO NOT WANT YR

14.74%1019NO

46.66%3225YES

PercentNOption

If your first choice is YR, would you still want this calendar if you could not have the track you want?

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21.04%1540Change Calendar

78.96%5778Keep Calendar

PercentNOption

Assuming that you continue to work at your current school, would you prefer that the school keep the same calendar or change to another type?

23.61%1725Very Unlikely

35.82%2617Unlikely

20.94%1530Likely

19.62%1433Very Likely

PercentNOption

If your school converted to a different calendar, how likely would you be to try to get a job at another school?