oak knoll site council parent survey results february 2010 (results collected from november 30, 2009...
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Oak Knoll Site Council
Parent Survey Results
February 2010(Results collected from November 30, 2009 to January 15, 2010)
Survey Statistics• 634 total respondents (last year 486)
– 129 from kindergarten– 95 from first grade– 105 from second– 111 from third– 109 from fourth– 85 from fifth
• Collected significant amount of feedback from text boxes or open-ended questions this year:– Classroom experience - 263 comments– Curriculum - 216 comments– Administration - 116 comments– Things that work well - 346 comments– Opportunity areas - 358 comments
Classroom Experience
Classroom Experience Statements
• My child’s teacher has established a home/school communication system that works effectively
• My child’s teacher understands my child as an individual
• Homework has been appropriate and has taken a reasonable amount of time
• My child’s teacher has established an engaging climate that emphasizes hard work and personal growth
• The recess experience provides children with appropriate opportunities to develop social skills and practice self-directed behaviors
As in Years Past, Overall Satisfaction Is High
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Home/school
communication
Understands
my child
Homework
Engaging
climate Recess
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Classroom Experience: Total Respondents
93.0 92.7 88.0 91.5
72.6
89.7 91.9
(Last year’s score on comparable question)
88.4
78.454.4
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Classroom Experience:Home/School Communication
TotalKindergartenFirstSecondThirdFourthFifth
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
My child’s teacher has established a home/school communication system that works effectively.
Responses 589 113 88 100 107 104 77
Last year’s scores
89.7 96.7 83.0 92.9 93.3 88.7 82.3
93.0 94.7 97.7 93.0 96.2 86.4 89.5
Classroom Experience:Understands Child as Individual
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TotalKindergartenFirstSecondThirdFourthFifth
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
My child’s teacher understands my child as an individual.
Responses 589 113 88 100 107 104 77
Last year’s score
91.9 96.7 84.7 93.0 93.2 92.3 89.8
92.7 96.5 93.2 95.0 92.4 83.6 96.2
Classroom Experience:Homework Appropriate
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Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Homework has been appropriate and has taken a reasonable amount of time.
Responses 589 113 88 100 107 104 77
Last year’s score
88.4 90.9 96.6 82.4 89.7 94.8 75.7
88.0 83.4 95.3 92.0 85.7 84.4 88.4
Classroom Experience:Engaging Climate
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85.0
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95.0
100.0
Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
My child’s teacher has established an engaging climate that emphasizes hard work and personal growth.
Responses 589 113 88 100 107 104 77
91.5 95.6 94.2 93.0 88.8 83.7 94.9
Classroom Experience:Recess
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65.0
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85.0
90.0
95.0
100.0
Total
Kindergarten
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Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
The recess experience provides children with appropriate opportunities to develop social skills and practice self-directed behaviors.
Responses 589 113 88 100 107 104 77
Last year’s scores 78.4 84.7 65.1 79.0 78.6 76.9 87.0
54.4 72.8 45.8 56.1 46.1 52.5 55.0
- Playground experience is positive
- Playground supervision is adequate
72.6 78.6 64.8 68.0 67.0 78.8 78.0
Classroom Experience Comments Fall into Three “Buckets”
• Teacher specific -- used by David and Maria as part of the teacher review process
• Homework concerns– Either too much or too little or not challenging enough– David’s “no homework” policy may still be fueling confusion– Most common rating (37.8%) was “meets expectations”
• Concerns about recess– Most common rating (41.2%) was “meets expectations”
Classroom Experience: In Sum
• Overall, parents believe Oak Knoll teachers are still delivering great classroom experiences
• Parents are most concerned about homework and recess
Curriculum
Curriculum
• The ___ program is effective in developing student interest, skills and knowledge– Art– Music– Physical Education– Library– Spanish– Everyday Math
• My child has sufficient access to technology and training
Parents Rate Program Satisfaction Slightly Lower Than Last Year
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Art Music PE Library
Spanish
EverydayMath Technology
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
77.8 74.6 79.8 88.1 31.8 66.2 77.9Scores %
77.9 83.9 83.2 86.5 48.2 na 77.9Last year’s scores
Curriculum: Total Respondents
Many Parents Mentioned Not Knowing Enough About Any of these Programs
• “I get no information on any of the activities my teacher does not lead.”
• There is an opportunity to improve communication about what’s going on
• Most describe basing their assessment on whether their child talks favorably about the program or not, shares any new skills, or participates in a presentation for the parents
Curriculum: Art Program
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% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
The Art Program is effective in developing student interest, skills and knowledge.
Responses 567 107 86 99 103 99 73
Last year’s responses
77.9 83.6 74.2 75.9 78.4 79.3 75.3
77.8 73.8 68.6 79.9 78.6 82.8 83.6
Curriculum: Music Program
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100.0
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
The Music Program is effective in developing student interest, skills and knowledge.
Responses 567 107 86 99 103 99 73
Last year’s scores
83.9 83.7 77.6 85.1 84.0 88.1 92.7
74.6 67.4 70.8 72.8 85.3 72.7 79.4
Curriculum:Physical Education Program
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55.0
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75.0
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85.0
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95.0
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
The Physical Education Program is effective in developing student interest, skills and knowledge.
Responses 567 107 86 99 103 99 73
Last year’s scores
83.2 80.0 84.5 81.5 84.1 89.7 88.2
79.8 74.8 69.8 79.5 78.3 87.9 90.3
Curriculum: Library Program
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% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
The Library Program is effective in developing student interest, skills and knowledge.
Responses 567 107 86 99 103 99 73
Last year’s scores
86.5 88.9 91.3 79.6 83.0 88.4 86.9
88.1 85.0 84.8 93.8 87.2 87.9 90.3
Curriculum: Spanish Program
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% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
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Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
The Spanish Program (4th and 5th graders) is effective in developing student interest, skills and knowledge.
55.1% of parents (237 respondents) “don’t know” if the Spanish Program is effective. Last year, 44.7% (188
respondents) checked “don’t know.”
Responses 567 99 73
Last year’s scores
48.2
79.3 75.3
31.8
58.2 58.9
Curriculum:Everyday Math Program
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% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
The new Everyday Math Program is effective in developing student interest, skills and knowledge.
Responses 567 107 86 99 103 99 73
66.2 61.4 67.7 62.3 62.7 67.7 79.1
Curriculum: Technology
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% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
My child has sufficient access to technology and training.
Responses 567 107 86 99 103 99 73
Last year’s scores
77.9 64.8 64.4 65.5 73.9 78.0 82.5
77.9 65.7 70.9 81.7 80.5 84.7 84.9
Curriculum: In Sum
• In parents’ eyes, art and music are beginning to suffer due to stretched resources
• More minutes of all of these programs, particularly PE is desired
• Increase educational component of library time• Perception of Spanish program’s effectiveness is low• First year approval ratings of Everyday Math lower
than other established curriculum• Technology is too teacher dependent
Administration
Administration
• The school office operates in an efficient and supportive manner
• The principal and vice principal are responsive to parent concerns and student issues
• Health issues are handled by the office appropriately
Satisfaction With the Administration is High and Comparable to Last Year
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Office efficientand supportive
Principal and VPresponsive to
concerns and issues
Health issueshandled
appropriately
% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
94.2
81.682.9
90.2
80.6
Last year’s scores on comparable questions
Administration: Total Respondents
Administration: Office
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% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
The school office operates in an efficient and supportive manner.
Responses 561 105 85 98 102 99 72
94.2 89.5 100 90.8 94.1 96.0 95.8
90.2
Administration:Principal and Vice Principal
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% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
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Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
The principal and vice principal are responsive to parent concerns and student issues.
Responses 561 105 85 98 102 99 72
81.6 75.7 82.4 80.7 79.4 92.0 78.9
80.6
Administration: Health Issues
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% scoring “Meets Expectations,
Exceeds Expectations, or
Outstanding”
Total
Kindergarten
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Health issues are handled by the office appropriately.
Responses 561 105 85 98 102 99 72
82.9
68.4
87.1 82.7 87.3 88.0 85.9
Administration: In Sum
• Office and administrators are doing a good job– Leadership is accessible, responsive– Office is organized and helpful
• Kindergarten parents feel insufficiently prepared for the day-to-day of OK (e.g., drop off and pick up, snacks, events), don’t like being forced to “learn on the fly”
• Parents perceive that Office needs help handling medical issues, unsure of capabilities is something major happened
In your view, what are three things at Oak Knoll that work really well?
The Following Were Listed Repeatedly
• Outstanding teachers• Dedicated staff• Well-organized school• Curriculum in general• Parent involvement and community support• “Small-school feel” despite large student body• OK traditions, e.g., Otter Run, Book Fair,
Chinese New Year Parade, buddy program, KNOL
The Following Were Listed Repeatedly (cont.)
• Library, music and art• New traffic flow• Spirit of innovation and accessibility, as seen
in the development of the multi-age classes• Opportunities for kids, e.g., curriculum
enhancement programs, assemblies, after school classes
• Communication in general• Individualized attention to kids
In your view, what are three areas at Oak Knoll that need to change or improve?
Parents Brought Up Many of the Issues We Have Already Covered
• Drop off & pick up lines (access to campus for 2:20 K pick up a repeated problem)
• Effectiveness of Spanish• Recess• More PE and Art• Support for Music teachers• Effectiveness of Everyday Math• Updates on what’s going on in Spanish, art, music,
PE, math classes with non-homeroom teachers
Other Ideas Were New
• Organization and time management skills for 5th graders, more emphasis on the transition to middle school
• Less focus on standardized tests• Clear and consistent approach to homework and
grades that narrows the variation between teachers• More sharing of best practices between teachers,
particularly around parent communication; focus on improving inconsistent teaching quality
Other Ideas Were New (cont.)
• Later start time (too early for young kids, no more Spanish for most kids)
• Smaller class sizes• Character program• One electronic location for classroom information --
teacher news, homework updates, upcoming events -- for all OK classrooms
• More transparency in the class assignment process • Second parent/teacher conference in the spring