SAU 16 Survey Results 2004-05

Questionnaire Results
School Environment	(1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		Average Rating	(1 + 2)	(4 + 5)
School Environment	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree		Average Rating	Strongly Dis. + Disagree	Strongly Agr. + Agree
I feel like I belong at this school	1	2%	2	3%	6	9%	24	38%	31	48%	4.3	5%	86%
I feel that the staff cares about me	1	2%	2	3%	6	9%	29	45%	26	41%	4.2	5%	86%
I feel that learning can be fun	0	0%	1	2%	1	2%	16	25%	45	71%	4.7	2%	97%
I feel that learning is fun at this school	0	0%	2	3%	4	6%	37	59%	20	32%	4.2	3%	90%
I feel recognized for good work	1	2%	1	2%	8	13%	29	45%	25	39%	4.2	3%	84%
I feel intrinsically rewarded for doing my job well	0	0%	2	3%	6	9%	33	52%	23	36%	4.2	3%	88%
I work with people who treat me with respect	3	5%	1	2%	2	3%	35	55%	23	36%	4.2	6%	91%
I work with people who listen if I have ideas about doing things better	2	3%	0	0%	11	18%	28	45%	21	34%	4.1	3%	79%
Administration	(1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		Average Rating	(1 + 2)	(4 + 5)
Administration	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree		Average Rating	Strongly Dis. + Disagree	Strongly Agr. + Agree
My administrator treats me with respect	0	0%	3	5%	0	0%	29	45%	33	51%	4.4	5%	95%
My administrator is an effective instructional leader	0	0%	0	0%	11	17%	31	48%	22	34%	4.2	0%	83%
My administrator facilitates communication effectively	1	2%	1	2%	6	9%	38	59%	18	28%	4.1	3%	88%
My administrator supports me in my work with students	0	0%	1	2%	6	10%	25	40%	30	48%	4.4	2%	89%
My administrator supports shared decision making	0	0%	1	2%	10	16%	29	47%	22	35%	4.2	2%	82%
My administrator allows me to be an effective instructional leader	0	0%	2	3%	5	8%	26	41%	30	48%	4.3	3%	89%
My administrator is effective in helping us reach our vision	0	0%	1	2%	12	19%	29	46%	21	33%	4.1	2%	79%
Teaching Opportunities	(1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		Average Rating	(1 + 2)	(4 + 5)
Teaching Opportunities	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree		Average Rating	Strongly Dis. + Disagree	Strongly Agr. + Agree
I have the opportunity to develop my skills	0	0%	1	2%	4	6%	28	44%	31	48%	4.4	2%	92%
I have the opportunity to think for myself, not just carry out instructions	1	2%	1	2%	6	9%	29	45%	27	42%	4.3	3%	88%
I love working at this school	0	0%	2	3%	6	9%	24	38%	32	50%	4.3	3%	88%
I love seeing the results of my work with students	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	13	21%	49	79%	4.8	0%	100%
I work effectively with special education students	0	0%	1	2%	5	8%	23	37%	33	53%	4.4	2%	90%
I work effectively with English language learners	0	0%	1	2%	16	27%	23	38%	20	33%	4.0	2%	72%
I work effectively with ethnically/racially diverse students	0	0%	0	0%	4	7%	27	45%	29	48%	4.4	0%	93%
I work effectively with heterogeneously grouped classes	0	0%	0	0%	7	12%	22	37%	31	52%	4.4	0%	88%
I work effectively with low-achieving students	0	0%	0	0%	2	3%	26	42%	34	55%	4.5	0%	97%
Student Achievement	(1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		Average Rating	(1 + 2)	(4 + 5)
Student Achievement	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree		Average Rating	Strongly Dis. + Disagree	Strongly Agr. + Agree
I believe student achievement can increase through hands-on learning	0	0%	0	0%	4	6%	8	13%	50	81%	4.7	0%	94%
I believe student achievement can increase through effective professional development related to our vision	0	0%	0	0%	4	6%	20	32%	38	61%	4.5	0%	94%
I believe student achievement can increase through integrating instruction across the curriculum	0	0%	0	0%	6	10%	17	27%	39	63%	4.5	0%	90%
I believe student achievement can increase through thematic instruction	0	0%	01	0%	7	11%	24	39%	31	50%	4.4	0%	89%
I believe student achievement can increase through cooperative learning	0	0%	1	2%	8	13%	18	29%	35	56%	4.4	2%	85%
I believe student achievement can increase through multi-age classrooms	3	5%	11	18%	28	45%	13	21%	7	11%	3.2	23%	32%
I believe student achievement can increase through student self-assessment	0	0%	6	10%	17	27%	21	34%	18	29%	3.8	10%	63%
I believe student achievement can increase through authentic assessment	0	0%	0	0%	13	21%	28	45%	21	34%	4.1	0%	79%
I believe student achievement can increase through the use of computers	2	3%	0	0%	5	8%	30	48%	26	41%	4.2	3%	89%
I believe student achievement can increase through the use of varied technologies	0	0%	0	0%	3	5%	29	46%	31	49%	4.4	0%	95%
I believe student achievement can increase through providing a threat-free environment	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	12	19%	51	81%	4.8	0%	100%
I believe student achievement can increase through close personal relationships between students and teachers	0	0%	1	2%	10	16%	16	26%	35	56%	4.4	2%	82%
I believe student achievement can increase through addressing student learning styles	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	16	25%	47	75%	4.7	0%	100%
I believe student achievement can increase through effective parent involvement	0	0%	0	0%	2	3%	13	21%	48	77%	4.7	0%	97%
I believe student achievement can increase through partnerships with business	0	0%	0	0%	19	31%	32	52%	11	18%	3.9	0%	69%
I believe student achievement can increase through teacher use of student achievement data	1	2%	0	0%	17	27%	26	42%	18	29%	4.0	2%	71%
Academic Rigor	(1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		Average Rating	(1 + 2)	(4 + 5)
Academic Rigor	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree		Average Rating	Strongly Dis. + Disagree	Strongly Agr. + Agree
I believe the instructional program at this school is challenging	0	0%	0	0%	7	11%	27	43%	29	46%	4.3	0%	89%
I believe the school provides an atmosphere where every student can succeed	0	0%	2	3%	5	8%	31	49%	25	40%	4.3	3%	89%
I believe quality work is expected of all students at this school	0	0%	1	2%	8	13%	32	52%	21	34%	4.2	2%	85%
I believe that every student can learn	0	0%	1	2%	1	2%	21	33%	41	64%	4.6	2%	97%
I believe quality work is expected of me	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	16	25%	48	75%	4.8	0%	100%
I believe quality work is expected of all the adults working at this school	1	2%	2	3%	4	6%	27	42%	30	47%	4.3	5%	89%
School Vision	(1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		Average Rating	(1 + 2)	(4 + 5)
School Vision	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree		Average Rating	Strongly Dis. + Disagree	Strongly Agr. + Agree
I believe the vision for this school is clear	1	2%	1	2%	14	22%	30	47%	18	28%	4.0	3%	75%
I believe the vision for this school is shared	1	2%	0	0%	17	27%	32	51%	13	21%	3.9	2%	71%
I believe we have an action plan in place which can get us to our vision	1	2%	0	0%	17	27%	31	49%	14	22%	3.9	2%	71%
Communication	(1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		Average Rating	(1 + 2)	(4 + 5)
Communication	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree		Average Rating	Strongly Dis. + Disagree	Strongly Agr. + Agree
I believe this school has a good public image	0	0%	1	2%	1	2%	32	50%	30	47%	4.4	2%	97%
I believe it is important to communicate often with parents	0	0%	0	0%	3	5%	23	36%	38	59%	4.5	0%	95%
I believe I communicate with parents often about their child's progress	3	5%	3	5%	12	19%	22	35%	23	37%	3.9	10%	71%
I believe I communicate with parents often about class activities	1	2%	3	5%	18	30%	24	39%	15	25%	3.8	7%	64%
I believe I am clear about what my job is at this school	0	0%	1	2%	1	2%	22	35%	39	62%	4.6	2%	97%
I feel that others are clear about what my job is at this school	1	2%	3	5%	10	16%	25	40%	24	38%	4.1	6%	78%
School Morale	(1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		Average Rating	(1 + 2)	(4 + 5)
School Morale	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree		Average Rating	Strongly Dis. + Disagree	Strongly Agr. + Agree
Morale is high on the part of teachers	1	2%	2	3%	15	24%	36	58%	8	13%	3.8	5%	71%
Morale is high on the part of students	0	0%	0	0%	8	13%	44	70%	11	17%	4.0	0%	87%
Morale is high on the part of support staff	1	2%	4	6%	17	27%	31	49%	10	16%	3.7	8%	65%
Morale is high on the part of administrators	1	2%	2	3%	11	17%	36	57%	13	21%	3.9	5%	78%
Expectations	(1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		Average Rating	(1 + 2)	(4 + 5)
Expectations	Strongly Disagree		Disagree		Neutral		Agree		Strongly Agree		Average Rating	Strongly Dis. + Disagree	Strongly Agr. + Agree
Student outcomes for my class(es) are clear to me	0	0%	0	0%	1	2%	27	55%	21	43%	4.4	0%	98%
Student outcomes for my class(es) are clear to my students	0	0%	1	2%	3	6%	28	57%	17	35%	4.2	2%	92%
Teachers in this school communicate with each other to make student learning consistent across grades	1	2%	6	12%	17	35%	18	37%	18	14%	3.5	14%	51%
Learning is fun in my classroom	0	0.0%	0	0%	2	4%	25	52%	25	44%	4.4	0%	96%
I love to teach	0	0%	0	0%	1	2%	9	18%	9	80%	4.8	0%	98%

Question 1 - What do you like about this school?
Topic 1 - Administration
	Curriculum (7)	One of the things that I like most about this school is that if a child doesn't learn the same way as most, they are helped and taught different strategies to come up with the same conclusions. The one on one aides are great with the special ed students.
		In my experience with the third and fourth grade teams, I feel that learning has been made very fun and interactive.
	Level (2)	Every student is given an opportunity to learn at his or her level of achievement
	Resources (7)	Many great resources and materials are available to use with the students.
Topic 2 - Administration
	Supportive (9)	Supportive administration
Topic 3 - Community / Parents
	Volunteer (2)	I enjoy the amount of parent involvement and the level of materials we have to use for instruction.
		The parent involvement in PTO and volunteering
Topic 4 - School
	Environment (7)	Pleasant working environment
	PTO (1)	The PTO support/spirit and enrichment
	Size (1)	I appreciate the small class size and heterogeneous grouping.
	Technology (2)	Technology available and technology support available
Topic 5 - Staff
	Friendly/Supportive	The friendliness of most of the employees
		I like the professionalism, support and friendliness of all staff members. Classrooms are warm, inviting and stimulating. Workshops are well prepared and informative. There is a real sense of community where each child's welfare is the concern of all.
Topic 6 - Students
	Students (4)	Student are perfect and fabulous

Question 2 - What do you wish was different at this school?
Topic 1 - Academic
	Curriculum (4)	I wish teachers had more of a say in the curriculum that is taught.
		I would like to see a curriculum developed for the bright and gifted population
		Less worksheets and more authentic instruction.
	Flexibility (1)	I wish there was a little more flexibility in the materials purchased especially around reading.
	Testing (3)	Not as much time spent on testing
Topic 2 - Administration
	Principal	Administrators not to buckle or fold in the face of a parental threat. BE STRONG! Tell parents "this is how we do it here".
		I wish that we would get more positive reinforcement and compliments when we do our jobs well.
Topic 3 - School
	Facility (8)	I wish the floors could be kept cleaner and not wax over dirt.
		I wish the physical plant was in better shape. Heating/cooling issues often make the learning environment uncomfortable and unhealthy.
		The teachers' rooms is not inviting. It is too small and doesn't have privacy. There are very few opportunities to interact with staff at other grade levels.
	Field Trip (1)	I would like to see a reduced cost of buses for field trips
	Playground Aides (2)	I wish a couple of the recess aides could be less snappy and better benefits to others.
Topic 4 - Staff
	Involvement (2)	More staff involvement (moral, commitment)
	Workshop (1)	Staff development workshops to benefit specialist as well
Topic 5 - Students
	Behavior (3)	Stated consequences for stated behaviors
		Students should be expected to show respect toward adults and others
	Enrollment (1)	Lower enrollment
Topic 6 - Teacher
	Aides (3)	I wish that paraprofessionals were either invited to or able to give input to IEP/SPED meetings. We are the ones who are responsible for facilitating the educational and behavioral plans on a daily basis and also the ones who really get to know the child. I would feel more appreciated and valued if my ideas/suggestions were represented.
		Students should be expected to show respect toward adults and others
		I wish that some (not all) teachers who want a paraprofessional to be responsible for any classroom duties like walking a class to a special or covering a class for a short time should teach the students that they need to have the same respect for the para as they do the teacher. Kids should have the same respect for all adults in the building and are very aware of the differences in the roles if the teacher does not make this apparent.
	Communication (14)	Better communication with all teachers
	Salary (3)	Too low
	Time (4)	I wish we had more time (scheduled) to meet about students, especially Special Ed.