Draft Harris Poll Stakeholder Survey Questions (1-18-11)

Parents

Note- the “*” symbol indicates that the question is similar across all stakeholder groups.

*1. Do you feel your child’s classroom has enough space for the number of students?

*2. Is your school’s handbook written in an understandable way?

*3. Same as #6 on Teachers

*4. Is the amount of required training/meetings for teachers during class-time negatively impacting the students?

*5. Do you feel that your teachers have the authority to deal with disruptive students?

*6. Would your family benefit from…

  • A gifted program
  • A latch-key program
  • Additional foreign language offerings
  • More critical thinking programs

7. Would you like to see the district use a weighted GPA?

8. Are you in favor of the zero tolerance policy?

9. Do you feel that the coaching staff has a positive and respectful influence on athletes?

10. Would you support increased staffing for…

  • Nursing
  • Counseling
  • Librarians
  • Aides
  • ELL
  • Interventionists
  • Speech

Students-Secondary

  • *1. Do you feel your classrooms have enough space for the number of students?
  • *2. Is your school’s student handbook written in an understandable way?
  • *3. Same as #6 on Teachers
  • *4. Repeat #5 on Elementary Students
  • *5. Repeat Parents #5
  • *6. Would you benefit from: (repeat choices on #6 Parents, minus latch key)
  • 7. Same as Parents #7
  • 8. Same as Parents #9
  • *9. Same as #8 Elementary Students
  • 10. Does your teacher inspire you to learn?

Students – Elementary

*1. Is your classroom crowded?

*2. Do you understand your school’s handbook?

*3. Do you have challenging choices when you finish your work early?

*4. If you don’t understand your work, does your teacher give you enough help?

*5. Is your teacher out of the room too much for meetings?

*6. Do you feel your teacher knows how to deal with students who misbehave?

*7. Would you like to learn another language?

*8. Would you like your school to have more:

  • Nurses
  • Counselors
  • Librarians
  • Teacher helpers

9. Does your teacher make learning fun?

10. Is lunch time fun?

Teachers

1. Do you understand how RtI relates to the BLT?

2. Does the professional development offered meet your needs?

*3. Do you feel you have enough space for the amount of students in your room?

*4. Are you knowledgeable of the policies and referral processes for your building?

5. Are you satisfied with your compensation/benefits?

*6. Does the District provide adequate support for:

  • Students transitioning to/within our district?
  • Gifted/talented students?
  • Special education/low-achieving students?

7. In your area of discipline:

  • Do you currently use common assessments to monitor student learning?
  • Have you established essential skills?
  • Do you identify students who need additional support?
  • Do you identify students who need enrichment?
  • Are expectations consistent among the faculty?
  • Do you agree on the criteria to assess student work?

*8. Do you feel you have the authority to deal with disruptive students?

*9. Would your students benefit from: (repeat choices on #6 parents)

*10. Same as #10 Parents