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	0	0%	2	3%	2	3%	16	25%	45	69%	4.6	3%	94%
I feel that the staff cares about me	0	0%	1	2%	3	5%	21	33%	39	61%	4.5	2%	94%
I feel that learning can be fun	0	0%	0	0%	1	2%	18	28%	45	70%	4.7	0%	98%
I feel that learning is fun at this school	0	0%	0	0%	4	6%	26	41%	34	53%	4.5	0%	94%
I feel recognized for good work	0	0%	1	2%	5	8%	21	32%	38	58%	4.5	2%	91%
I feel intrinsically rewarded for doing my job well	0	0%	1	2%	6	10%	18	29%	38	60%	4.5	2%	89%
I work with people who treat me with respect	0	0%	1	2%	5	8%	22	35%	35	56%	4.4	2%	90%
I work with people who listen if I have ideas about doing things better	0	0%	3	5%	8	13%	25	39%	28	44%	4.2	5%	83%
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%	1	2%	2	3%	18	28%	43	67%	4.6	2%	95%
My administrator is an effective instructional leader	0	0%	0	0%	7	11%	23	36%	34	53%	4.4	0%	89%
My administrator facilitates communication effectively	0	0%	1	2%	5	8%	31	48%	27	42%	4.3	2%	91%
My administrator supports me in my work with students	0	0%	0	0%	4	6%	15	24%	44	70%	4.6	0%	94%
My administrator supports shared decision making	0	0%	1	2%	11	17%	21	33%	30	48%	4.3	2%	81%
My administrator allows me to be an effective instructional leader	0	0%	0	0%	5	8%	20	32%	37	60%	4.5	0%	92%
My administrator is effective in helping us reach our vision	0	0%	1	2%	6	10%	20	32%	36	57%	4.4	2%	89%
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	1	2%	1	2%	2	3%	24	37%	37	57%	4.5	3%	92%
I have the opportunity to think for myself, not just carry out instructions	0	0%	2	3%	3	5%	26	40%	34	52%	4.4	3%	92%
I love working at this school	0	0%	2	3%	2	3%	14	22%	47	72%	4.6	3%	94%
I love seeing the results of my work with students	0	0%	0	0%	1	2%	17	26%	47	72%	4.7	0%	98%
I work effectively with special education students	0	0%	1	2%	8	13%	25	41%	27	44%	4.3	2%	85%
I work effectively with English language learners	1	2%	0	0%	13	21%	29	48%	18	30%	4.0	2%	77%
I work effectively with ethnically/racially diverse students	0	0%	1	2%	7	11%	31	51%	22	36%	4.2	2%	87%
I work effectively with heterogeneously grouped classes	0	0%	1	2%	3	5%	29	48%	28	46%	4.4	2%	93%
I work effectively with low-achieving students	0	0%	0	0%	2	3%	24	38%	37	59%	4.6	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%	0	0%	13	21%	49	79%	4.8	0%	100%
I believe student achievement can increase through effective professional development related to our vision	0	0%	0	0%	3	5%	23	38%	35	57%	4.5	0%	95%
I believe student achievement can increase through integrating instruction across the curriculum	0	0%	0	0%	4	7%	19	31%	38	62%	4.6	0%	93%
I believe student achievement can increase through thematic instruction	0	0%	0	4%	5	8%	17	28%	39	64%	4.6	0%	92%
I believe student achievement can increase through cooperative learning	0	0%	0	0%	5	8%	23	38%	33	54%	4.5	0%	92%
I believe student achievement can increase through multi-age classrooms	2	3%	8	13	28	45%	11	18%	13	21%	3.4	16%	39%
I believe student achievement can increase through student self-assessment	1	2%	6	10%	15	24%	27	44%	13	21%	3.7	11%	65%
I believe student achievement can increase through authentic assessment	1	2%	1	2%	15	24%	27	44%	18	29%	4.0	3%	73%
I believe student achievement can increase through the use of computers	0	0%	1	2%	12	19%	38	60%	12	19%	4.0	2%	79%
I believe student achievement can increase through the use of varied technologies	0	0%	0	0%	7	11%	34	54%	22	35%	4.2	0%	89%
I believe student achievement can increase through providing a threat-free environment	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	17	27%	47	73%	4.7	0%	100%
I believe student achievement can increase through close personal relationships between students and teachers	1	2%	2	3%	5	8%	18	28%	38	59%	4.4	5%	88%
I believe student achievement can increase through addressing student learning styles	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	18	29%	45	71%	4.7	0%	100%
I believe student achievement can increase through effective parent involvement	0	0%	0	0%	4	6%	20	31%	40	63%	4.6	0%	94%
I believe student achievement can increase through partnerships with business	0	0%	2	3%	24	38%	28	44%	9	14%	3.7	3%	59%
I believe student achievement can increase through teacher use of student achievement data	0	0%	1	2%	15	24%	37	59%	10	16%	3.9	2%	75%
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%	2	3%	22	34%	40	63%	4.6	0%	97%
I believe the school provides an atmosphere where every student can succeed	0	0%	2	3%	3	5%	34	53%	25	39%	4.3	3%	92%
I believe quality work is expected of all students at this school	0	0%	1	2%	1	2%	30	47%	32	50%	4.5	2%	97%
I believe that every student can learn	0	0%	1	2%	2	3%	16	25%	45	70%	4.6	2%	95%
I believe quality work is expected of me	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	18	28%	47	72%	4.7	0%	100%
I believe quality work is expected of all the adults working at this school	0	0%	0	0%	4	6%	27	42%	34	52%	4.5	0%	94%
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	0	0%	3	5%	8	12%	23	35%	31	48%	4.3	5%	83%
I believe the vision for this school is shared	1	2%	1	2%	9	14%	27	42%	26	26%	4.2	3%	83%
I believe we have an action plan in place which can get us to our vision	1	2%	2	3%	16	25%	25	39%	20	20%	4.0	5%	70%
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%	2	3%	25	39%	36	56%	4.5	2%	95%
I believe it is important to communicate often with parents	0	0%	0	1%	1	2%	18	29%	44	70%	4.7	0%	98%
I believe I communicate with parents often about their child's progress	3	5%	6	17%	17	28%	19	31%	16	26%	3.6	15%	57%
I believe I communicate with parents often about class activities	3	5%	5	17%	17	29%	21	36%	13	22%	3.6	14%	58%
I believe I am clear about what my job is at this school	0	0%	2	1%	1	2%	15	23%	46	72%	4.6	3%	95%
I feel that others are clear about what my job is at this school	0	0%	9	14%	4	6%	15	23%	36	56%	4.2	14%	80%
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	0	0%	3	5%	7	11%	28	44%	26	41%	4.2	5%	84%
Morale is high on the part of students	0	0%	0	0%	4	6%	28	43%	33	51%	4.4	0%	94%
Morale is high on the part of support staff	0	0%	2	3%	15	23%	34	52%	14	22%	3.9	3%	74%
Morale is high on the part of administrators	0	0%	1	2%	6	9%	31	48%	27	42%	4.3	2%	89%
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%	3	6%	23	47%	23	47%	4.4	0%	94%
Student outcomes for my class(es) are clear to my students	0	0%	1	2%	4	8%	27	55%	17	35%	4.2	2%	90%
Teachers in this school communicate with each other to make student learning consistent across grades	1	2%	2	4%	7	14%	27	55%	12	24%	4.0	6%	80%
Learning is fun in my classroom	0	0%	0	0%	2	4%	20	42%	26	54%	4.5	0%	96%
I love to teach	0	0%	0	0%	1	2%	12	24%	36	73%	4.7	0%	96%

Question 1 - What do you like about this school?
Topic 1 - Academic
	Challenge (6)	Challenging curriculum
		Creative avenues to teach
	Excellent (1)	Goal of excellence
Topic 2 - Administration
	Caring (1)
	Principal (3)	Paul cares about each one of us.
	Respected (1)	The respect and support I get from our administration to do the jobs we have been trained to do.
	Supportive (4)	A principal who is very supportive and understands my work.
Topic 3 - School
	Atmosphere (15)	The atmosphere with adults, students, parents, etc. The support given by all.
	Parent Involvement (4)	Good parent involvement/support
	Size (2)	I like the small size
Topic 4 - Staff
	Caring (4)	The caring nature of the staff to one another as well as to their students. They take full responsibility of their students.
	Closeness (2)	Closeness of staff
	Friendly (2)	The staff - they are all very friendly, warm and caring people
	Positive (4)	Positive approach
		Positive adult role models
	Wonderful (3)	The staff are wonderful
Topic 5 - Students
	Children (9)	I love working with the children
		Working with the students who thrive under the work, support and attention make coming to work one of the most enriching parts of my life.
Topic 6 - Teaching
	Great (2)	Great group of educators
	Respected (2)	Respect for profession of teaching
	Supportive (6)	High level of expectation and support for all learners
		Support available from a myriad of sources
		Lots of support

Question 2 - What do you wish was different at this school?
Topic 1 - Academic
	Curriculum (3)	Pacing/demands of curriculum
	Kindergarten (2)	Full day kindergarten
		Less expectations in kindergarten
	Testing (4)	Less standardized testing
		Pressure related to standardized testing could be reduced
Topic 2 - School
	Facility (1)	More spacious room at the facility - we are out growing the space
	Lunch (2)	Improve the food program
	Parking (13)	Improve parking
	Playground (7)	Blacktop playing area looks too inner-city
		Playground location
	Playground Aides (1)	Recess aides could receive training to improve their skills at behavior management.
	Schedule (2)	It seems hard to find time to teach
Topic 3 - Staff
	Communication (7)	Better communication between the adults in this school
		More honesty between teachers
Topic 4 - Teachers
	Aides (3)	Clear paraprofessionals guidelines
		I wish for higher pay for paras in order to keep good, qualified people in this position
		Paras invited to more staff meetings
	Time (2)	More shared decision making, more time
		More time to do what is needed