| Questionnaire Results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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SAFETY |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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(4) |
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(5) |
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Average |
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(1 + 2) |
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(4 + 5) | |||||
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Neutral |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Strongly Dis. + Disagree |
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Strongly Agr. + Agree | |||||||
| I feel welcome at my child's school | 1 | 1% | 8 | 4% | 6 | 3% | 71 | 39% | 97 | 53% | 4.4 | 5% | 92% | ||||||||
| I am informed about my child's progress | 2 | 1% | 8 | 4% | 27 | 15% | 87 | 48% | 59 | 32% | 4.1 | 5% | 80% | ||||||||
| I know what my child's teacher expects of my child | 2 | 1% | 13 | 7% | 28 | 15% | 87 | 48% | 53 | 29% | 4.0 | 8% | 77% | ||||||||
| My child is safe at school | 2 | 1% | 4 | 2% | 12 | 7% | 95 | 52% | 70 | 38% | 4.2 | 3% | 90% | ||||||||
| My child is safe going to and from school | 4 | 2% | 6 | 3% | 36 | 20% | 88 | 48% | 49 | 27% | 3.9 | 5% | 75% | ||||||||
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SUPERVISION & RESPECT |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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(4) |
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(5) |
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Average |
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(1 + 2) |
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(4 + 5) | |||||
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Neutral |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Strongly Dis. + Disagree |
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Strongly Agr. + Agree | |||||||
| There is adequate supervision during school | 2 | 1% | 6 | 3% | 28 | 15% | 90 | 49% | 57 | 31% | 4.1 | 4% | 80% | ||||||||
| There is adequate supervision before and after school | 2 | 1% | 7 | 4% | 60 | 33% | 71 | 39% | 40 | 22% | 3.8 | 5% | 62% | ||||||||
| Teachers show respect for the students | 0 | 0% | 4 | 2% | 15 | 8% | 92 | 51% | 71 | 39% | 4.3 | 2% | 90% | ||||||||
| Students show respect for other students | 2 | 1% | 10 | 5% | 46 | 25% | 96 | 53% | 28 | 15% | 3.8 | 7% | 68% | ||||||||
| The school meets the social needs of the students | 2 | 1% | 5 | 3% | 24 | 13% | 108 | 59% | 44 | 24% | 4.0 | 4% | 83% | ||||||||
| The school meets the academic needs of the students | 4 | 2% | 10 | 5% | 21 | 12% | 95 | 52% | 52 | 29% | 4.0 | 8% | 81% | ||||||||
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ASSESSMENT |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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(4) |
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(5) |
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Average |
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(1 + 2) |
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(4 + 5) | |||||
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Neutral |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Strongly Dis. + Disagree |
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Strongly Agr. + Agree | |||||||
| The school expects quality work of its students | 1 | 1% | 4 | 2% | 25 | 14% | 101 | 56% | 50 | 28% | 4.1 | 3% | 83% | ||||||||
| The school has an excellent learning environment | 1 | 1% | 5 | 3% | 25 | 14% | 93 | 51% | 59 | 32% | 4.1 | 3% | 83% | ||||||||
| I know how well my child is progressing in school | 2 | 1% | 10 | 5% | 30 | 16% | 93 | 51% | 48 | 26% | 4.0 | 7% | 77% | ||||||||
| I like the school's report card/progress report | 2 | 1% | 18 | 10% | 31 | 17% | 91 | 50% | 40 | 22% | 3.8 | 11% | 72% | ||||||||
| I respect the school's teacher | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1% | 9 | 5% | 88 | 48% | 84 | 46% | 4.4 | 1% | 94% | ||||||||
| I respect the school's principal | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1% | 16 | 9% | 46 | 25% | 118 | 65% | 4.5 | 1% | 90% | ||||||||
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SCHOOL PERFORMANCE |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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(4) |
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(5) |
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Average |
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(1 + 2) |
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(4 + 5) | |||||
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Neutral |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Strongly Dis. + Disagree |
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Strongly Agr. + Agree | |||||||
| Overall, the school performs well academically | 1 | 1% | 5 | 3% | 25 | 14% | 93 | 51% | 59 | 32% | 4.1 | 3% | 83% | ||||||||
| The school succeeds at preparing children for future work | 1 | 1% | 9 | 5% | 34 | 19% | 89 | 49% | 48 | 27% | 4.0 | 6% | 76% | ||||||||
| The school has a good public image | 1 | 1% | 3 | 2% | 15 | 8% | 84 | 46% | 80 | 44% | 4.3 | 2% | 90% | ||||||||
| The school's assessment practices are fair | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1% | 37 | 20% | 104 | 57% | 38 | 21% | 4.0 | 1% | 78% | ||||||||
| My child's teacher helps me to help my child learn at home | 3 | 2% | 19 | 10% | 37 | 20% | 83 | 45% | 41 | 22% | 3.8 | 12% | 68% | ||||||||
| I support my child's learning at home | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 2 | 1% | 74 | 41% | 104 | 57% | 4.5 | 1% | 98% | ||||||||
| I fell good about myself as a parent | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 3% | 77 | 43% | 97 | 54% | 4.5 | 0% | 97% | ||||||||
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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(4) |
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(5) |
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Average |
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(1 + 2) |
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(4 + 5) | |||||
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Neutral |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Strongly Dis. + Disagree |
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Strongly Agr. + Agree | |||||||
| For information on SAU 16 schools I access the SAU 16 website | 3 | 2% | 11 | 6% | 26 | 14% | 96 | 53% | 44 | 24% | 3.9 | 8% | 78% | ||||||||
| I feel communication between the school and parents are good | 7 | 4% | 6 | 3% | 45 | 25% | 43 | 24% | 78 | 44% | 4.0 | 7% | 68% | ||||||||
| SAU 16 should increase the transportation budget to accommodate not more than two students per seat | 8 | 4% | 18 | 10% | 43 | 24% | 75 | 41% | 38 | 21% | 3.6 | 14% | 62% | ||||||||
| Comments |
A majority of the respondents to this survey answered
the following questions. This information was analyzed in the following
manner:
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| Question 1 - What are the strengths of your child's school? | ||
| Topic 1 - Academics | ||
| Curriculum (29) | Challenging curriculum; | |
| Higher expectations that children will master a subject before moving on. | ||
| Kindergarten (2) | Extended day | |
| Special Ed (8) | Great program | |
| Topic 2 - Administration | ||
| Principal (39) | Engaged, positive and caring principal | |
| Topic 3 - Extra Curricular Activities | ||
| Enrichment (2) | Diverse extra curricular activities are promoted | |
| Topic 4 - School | ||
| Environment (22) | Positive, wonderful and nurturing environment | |
| Facility (7) | Nice appearance | |
| Safety (3) | Children feel safe; Safe learning environment | |
| Volunteers (14) | Great parental support | |
| Topic 5 - Staff | ||
| Dedicated (9) | Dedicated staff that promote high self esteem in children | |
| Topic 6 - Student | ||
| Respect (2) | Respect and accountability | |
| Topic 7 - Teachers | ||
| Caring (2) | ||
| Communication (22) | Great communication | |
| Dedicated (3) | ||
| Encourage (2) | Teacher are encouraging and encouraged to seek professional development | |
| Excellent/Good/Outstanding (36) | Outstanding, friendly and concerned teachers | |
| Ratio (3) | Excellent Teacher/Student ratio | |
| Question 2 - What needs to be strengthened at your child's school? | ||
| Topic 1 - Academics | ||
| Challenge (17) | Program for advanced children | |
| Curriculum (22) | More writing, language arts and computer classes; Provide foreign language | |
| Consistency in workload between classrooms; Basic of math - too many methods taught | ||
| Extra Help (3) | More one on one work with kids; More help for students | |
| Homework (3) | Clear homework expectations; Clearly written assignments posted on the web | |
| Level (5) | Advanced classes and levels; Classes evenly distributed with kids of varying abilities | |
| Related (4) | More activities in Music, Art, etc. | |
| Topic 2 - Administration | ||
| Office (4) | Office staff needs to respond to visitors/parents. | |
| Topic 3 - School | ||
| Communication (3) | The communication from school to home could use substantial work | |
| Early Release (1) | Better accommodations Re: working parents | |
| Facility (3) | New gym and cafeteria | |
| More bookcases in the library | ||
| Lunch (10) | More time for the kids to eat; More supervision during lunch | |
| Safety (14) | Recess monitoring needs improvement; Bullies | |
| Size (5) | Fewer students per class | |
| Transportation (7) | Bus supervision; Less children on bus; Shorter bus ride; Seat belts on bus | |
| Topic 6 - Teachers | ||
| Related Arts (8) | Need teachers who can work with students | |
| Communication (25) | More communication | |
| Question 3 - What would make the school better? | ||
| Topic 1 - Academics | ||
| Challenge (7) | Academically challenge opportunities integrated into the curriculum | |
| Allow children of all abilities to be challenged | ||
| Curriculum (13) | Language program; More writing | |
| Starting the school year with a progressive academic program rather than spending so much time reviewing and "getting to know" each other. | ||
| Homework (6) | More of a standard for homework | |
| Topic 2 - Administration | ||
| Office (3) | Friendlier office staff | |
| Topic 3 - Extra Curricular Activities | ||
| After School Program (3) | More after school enrichment programs | |
| Topic 4 - School | ||
| Communication (5) | Better communication; Web communication | |
| Facility (5) | Brighter hallways; Cleaner bathroom | |
| Lunch/Recess (14) | More time to eat lunch; More recess for more exercise; More supervision at recess and lunch | |
| Safety (4) | Bullying | |
| Transportation (5) | Bus monitors; Only 2 in a seat | |
| Topic 4 - Teachers | ||
| Related Arts (9) | Need teachers with better skills for working with students for related arts | |
| Communication (2) | Improved communication between teachers | |
| Question 4 - Do you have any concerns about your child's transition from Grade 5 to Grade 6 at CMS? If so, please list your top three concerns? | ||
| Topic 1 - Academics | ||
| 504 (4) | 504 accommodations being taken seriously | |
| Challenge (6) | Will they be academically challenged | |
| Curriculum (8) | Standards are not high enough at CMS; Inconsistency of the pods | |
| Homework (4) | Requirement of projects | |
| Level (7) | Heterogeneous grouping; Homogeneous levels - wrong, very wrong | |
| Prepared (3) | Are they prepared academically | |
| Schedule (2) | Block scheduling | |
| Topic 2 - School | ||
| Behavior (2) | Exposure to "fresh" misbehaving older kids | |
| Communication (9) | CMS fail to communicate with parents | |
| Safety (12) | Bullying, drugs, peer pressure | |
| Size (21) | Larger school; More students | |
| Social (16) | New friends; Socialization - larger classes, may not have current friends | |
| Start-time (3) | School starting so early | |
| Transportation (11) | Older kids on bus; Unsupervised and crowded buses | |
| Topic 3 - Teachers | ||
| Communication (9) | A news letter from each pod each week; Communication between teachers and home | |
| Question 5 - I already had a child transition from grade 5 to grade 6 at CMS prior to the 2004-2005 school year? | ||
| YES | 52 | |
| NO | 88 | |