Saturday, April 3, 2010

12% RESPONSE MAKES IT OFFICIAL

From the SNH

This is the second occasion the school system conducted the biennial survey. In 2007, only 910 parents of the 13,029 students responded to the survey. This year, 1,505 parents responded.

In both years, elementary parents were more satisfied than middle school parents, and middle school parents were more satisfied than high school parents.

Notices were sent home to parents on Nov. 30 asking them to give their input on what they think about their children’s education. All responses were anonymous.

The survey is designed to gauge the level of “customer service” that the school system provides, along with the level of satisfaction among parents, school officials said.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

If the nit wits at the SPS would like greater participation they should have the survey attached to the student's report cards. Parents must sign the report cards and fill out the survey. It should be obvious the SPS doesn't care what parents think or they would be trying much harder. Also remember this is an election year for four School Board members. They wouldn't want to stir the waters and encourage angry parents to run for their seat. Indifferent parents breeds government dependent workers.

Deborah Wahlstrom said...

I've completed my first review of the Parent Survey Analysis Report for 2009. Initial thoughts: If the data reported for determining the response rate is incorrect, can we have trust in the rest of the data?

tom said...

I believe the 12% response shows that the schools flunked the review.

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