Dear Families,
Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey that was sent out last week. I truly appreciate all the feedback that was provided. We had 104 people respond to the survey! I want to personally thank my School Council Members, which is made up of parents, teachers and a community member to help in the creation of the survey and analysis of the results.
Please see below a small summary of the findings:
* Email was by far one of the preferred means of communication from the school to home. As a result, we will continue to use that method for information to travel to and from school.
* 86% of families were satisfied or very satisfied with the frequency and quality of communication that goes home.
* Many families appreciated monthly communication but do want communication on all the topics such as curriculum, events, parental resources and district information.
* Approximately 50% of parents felt that students were reading more at home than in the past.
* The minutes of homework was analyzed and will continue to be a discussion at open house with parents from different grade levels.
* 97 % of parents said that they felt their child was safe at school and 91.3% of parents felt as though if they had an issue with the school it was resolved or they have not had an issue.
The School Council Members and myself also went through the written feedback and we highlighted a few common trends with in it.
Please see the below summary of findings:
Positive Notes
* Readers workshop
* Enrichment programs
* Field Trips
* Projects
* Climate of school
* Kindness initiatives
* Communication
Things to Work on
* Car rider procedures
*Updating and revisiting anti-bullying programs
* Homework time and concerns
* Recess
As a result of this survey, I am looking for any interested parents to meet with me to take a look at car rider procedures prior to the fall. If any parents are interested, please send me an email. I will continue to keep parents informed via email and other methods that meet all needs. We will be launching more of a PBIS approach with lesson planning for a social curriculum next year so that will help to carry on with the kindness and respect initiatives. I will work with teachers at the beginning of the year and families to better track amount of homework and encourage families to reach out if it is longer than the allotted amount. Many parents want more recess time or outside time. This is always an issue to have the students be more active. The teachers and I will explore some physical activities for the days when indoor recess occurs such as the gonoodle website.
Thank you again for taking the time to complete this survey. It is very much appreciated.
Mrs. King
