Wake County public schools calendar survey results

WCPSS Calendar SurveysFebruary 2, 2010WCPSS Calendar Surveys• All active K-12 parents– Online w/ paper option– 10 day response window– Surveys mailed to Track 4 parents (tracked out)• All school staff– Intranet only– 5 day response window– Internet web link for Track 3 staff (tracked out)1Parent Survey ResultsWho responded?Parent Survey ResultsWho responded?Parents of 39,611 students(28% of district)2Survey Participation by Race/EthnicAm Ind, 0.3%Asian, 6.7%Black/AA, Am Ind14.6%AsianHispanic, 5.7%Black/AAHispanicMulti, 4.5%White, 68.2%MultiWhiteRace/Ethnic Makeup in WCPSSAm Ind, 0.3%Asian, 6.1%Am IndBlack/AA, Asian26.1%Black/AAWhite, 50.9%HispanicHispanic, Multi11.9%WhiteMulti, 4.8%Survey Participants by Calendar TypeModified, 2.1%ModifiedTraditional, Year Round, 45.3%Traditional52.6%Year RoundAssignment to Calendar Type WCPSSModified, 2.5%Year Round, 31.5%ModifiedTraditionalYear RoundTraditional, 66.1%3Survey Participation by School LevelAlternative, High, 12.5%0.1%ElementaryMiddle, 22.3%MiddleHighElementary, Alternative65.2%Students by School Level, WCPSSAlternative, 0.3%High, 28.4%ElementaryElementary, Middle48.8%HighAlternativeMiddle, 22.5%Respondent CharacteristicsParent SurveyRespondentsWCPSSAll39,611100.0%141,224100.0%Modified8252.1%3,4892.5%Traditional17,93645.3%93,31666.1%Year Round2085052.6%44,41931.5%Male19,74649.8%71,92350.9%Female19,86550.2%69,30149.1%4Respondent CharacteristicsParent SurveyRespondentsWCPSSAll39,611 100.0%141,224 100.0%Elementary25,81165.2%68,85848.8%Middle8,81622.3%31,83522.5%High4,96012.5%40,09428.4%Alternative240.1%4370.3%Respondent CharacteristicsParent SurveyRespondentsWCPSSAll39,611100.0%141,224100.0%Am. Indian1050.3%3900.3%Asian2,6406.7%8,5916.1%Black/Af. Am.5,78914.6%36,88226.1%Hispanic/Lat.2,2515.7%16,77311.9%Multi-racial1,7984.5%6,7434.8%White27,02868.2%71,84550.9%5Respondent CharacteristicsParent SurveyRespondentsWCPSSAll39,611100.0%141,224100.0%FRL5,83914.7%44,26031.3%Not FRL33,77285.3%96,96468.7%LEP1,7964.5%12,6088.9%Not LEP37,81595.5%128,61691.1%SWD3,8089.6%17,70812.5%Not SWD35,80390.4%123,51687.5%AIG9,12223.0%25,50118.1%Not AIG30,48977.0%115,72381.9%Parent Survey ResultsWhat did they say?6How satisfied are you with this child's school w/o regard to the calendar?70.0%58.8%60.0%50.0%35.7%40.0%Series130.0%20.0%10.0%4.1%1.1%0.3%0.0%Very SatisSatisfiedDissatisfied Very DissatNoresponseHow satisfied are you with your experience so far with the calendar for this school?70.00%58.76%60.00%50.00%40.00%29.99%Series130.00%20.00%6.85%10.00%4.07%0.33%0.00%Very SatisSatisfiedDissatisfied Very DissatNoresponse7How satisfied were you with this child's school assignment at the time he/she was placed at this school?70.00%63.72%60.00%50.00%40.00%26.60%Series130.00%20.00%5.79%10.00%3.26%0.63%0.00%Very SatisSatisfiedDissatisfied Very DissatNoresponseHow satisfied were you with this child's school calendar at the time he/she was placed at this school?70.00%58.99%60.00%50.00%40.00%29.58%Series130.00%20.00%7.03%10.00%3.87%0.54%0.00%Very SatisSatisfiedDissatisfied Very DissatNoresponse8Between these two types of calendars, which do you prefer for this child?60.00%48.80%50.00%44.75%40.00%30.00%Series120.00%6.17%10.00%0.29%0.00%TraditionalYear RoundNo PreferNo ResponseWould you still prefer the type of calendar in Question 6...if convenient transportation could not be guaranteed?80.00%67.53%70.00%60.00%50.00%40.00%Series130.00%18.14%20.00%13.61%10.00%0.72%0.00%YesNoNot SureNo Response9Would you still prefer this calendar if this child had a sibling assigned to a different track/school with a different calendar type?46.58%50.00%40.00%35.44%30.00%Series117.20%20.00%10.00%0.77%0.00%YesNoNot SureNo ResponseWould you still prefer this calendar if the nearest school was 0-5 miles from your home?120.00%95.75%100.00%80.00%60.00%Series140.00%20.00%1.67%2.58%0.00%YesNoNo Response10