GOAL 3: STRENGTHEN PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS FOR EDUCATION

MILESTONE 3: All schools are welcoming to our diverse student and parent communities and provide varied opportunities for engaging parents as partners.

DATA POINT: Parent and Student Satisfaction Survey

OVERVIEW

Parents are better able to support their children’s learning and students are more engaged in their learning, when their schools are inviting and welcoming and where school staff are sensitive to the unique cultural diversity of their school community. The Surveys of School Environment give parents and students the opportunity to express how they perceive their school environments. Each school community reviews their data, and the School Improvement Team may include goals in the School Improvement Plan to address specific areas of concern that arise from survey results. Community superintendents from the Office of School Performance also consider the survey results as they support and advise principals.

Parents of all students in Grades 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11, as well as a random sample of parents of students in all grades, were surveyed in 2006–2007, with a total of 8,158 parents responding. A total of 49,847 students from elementary, middle, and high schools also responded. Systemwide results for 2006–2007 indicate that the vast majority of parents who responded feel positive about their school’s environment and feel welcome at their school. Students posted lower rates of agreement than parents with the statement, “I feel welcome at this school,” with middle school students indicating the least amount of agreement.

Parent Survey—Percentage Responding
  2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007
Elementary Schools 23 27 36
Middle Schools 14 24 26
High Schools 11 19 19

Parent Survey—I feel welcome at this school ( percent agreement)
  2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007
Elementary Schools 94.5 94.3 94.5
Middle Schools 93.1 92.0 91.9
High Schools 91.2 90.4 90.3

Student Survey—Percentage Responding
  2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007
Elementary Schools 87 88 87
Middle Schools 87 82 80
High Schools 76 79 70

Student Survey—I feel welcome at this school ( percent agreement)
  2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007
Elementary Schools n/a 87.9 87.7
Middle Schools n/a 77.1 78.8
High Schools n/a 77.7 79.3

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