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WCPSS Calendar Surveys
February 2, 2010
WCPSS 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)
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Parent Survey Results
Who responded?
Parent Survey Results
Who responded?Parents of 39,611 students
(28% of district)
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Survey Participation by Race/Ethnic
Am Ind, 0.3%
Asian, 6.7%
Black/AA, 14.6%
Hispanic, 5.7%
Multi, 4.5%White, 68.2%
Am IndAsianBlack/AAHispanicMultiWhite
Race/Ethnic Makeup in WCPSS
Am Ind, 0.3%
Asian, 6.1%
Black/AA, 26.1%
Hispanic, 11.9%
Multi, 4.8%
White, 50.9%
Am IndAsianBlack/AAHispanicMultiWhite
Survey Participants by Calendar Type
Modified, 2.1%
Traditional, 45.3%
Year Round, 52.6%
ModifiedTraditionalYear Round
Assignment to Calendar Type WCPSS
Modified, 2.5%
Traditional, 66.1%
Year Round, 31.5%
ModifiedTraditionalYear Round
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Survey Participation by School Level
Elementary, 65.2%
Middle, 22.3%
High, 12.5%Alternative,
0.1%ElementaryMiddleHighAlternative
Students by School Level, WCPSS
Elementary, 48.8%
Middle, 22.5%
High, 28.4%
Alternative, 0.3%
ElementaryMiddleHighAlternative
49.1%69,30150.2%19,865Female
50.9%71,92349.8%19,746Male
31.5%44,41952.6%20850Year Round
66.1%93,31645.3%17,936Traditional
2.5%3,4892.1%825Modified
100.0%141,224100.0%39,611AllWCPSSRespondents
Respondent CharacteristicsParent Survey
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0.3%4370.1%24Alternative
28.4%40,09412.5%4,960High
22.5%31,83522.3%8,816Middle
48.8%68,85865.2%25,811Elementary
100.0%141,224100.0%39,611All
WCPSSRespondents
Respondent CharacteristicsParent Survey
50.9%71,84568.2%27,028White
4.8%6,7434.5%1,798Multi-racial
11.9%16,7735.7%2,251Hispanic/Lat.
26.1%36,88214.6%5,789Black/Af. Am.
6.1%8,5916.7%2,640Asian
0.3%3900.3%105Am. Indian
100.0%141,224100.0%39,611All
WCPSSRespondents
Respondent CharacteristicsParent Survey
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81.9%115,72377.0%30,489Not AIG18.1%25,50123.0%9,122AIG
87.5%123,51690.4%35,803Not SWD12.5%17,7089.6%3,808SWD
91.1%128,61695.5%37,815Not LEP8.9%12,6084.5%1,796LEP
68.7%96,96485.3%33,772Not FRL31.3%44,26014.7%5,839FRL
100.0%141,224100.0%39,611AllWCPSSRespondents
Respondent CharacteristicsParent Survey
Parent Survey Results
What did they say?
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How satisfied are you with this child's school w/o regard to the calendar?
58.8%
35.7%
4.1% 1.1% 0.3%0.0%
10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%
Very Satis Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissat Noresponse
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How satisfied are you with your experience so far with the calendar for this school?
58.76%
29.99%
6.85% 4.07% 0.33%0.00%
10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%
Very Satis Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissat Noresponse
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How satisfied were you with this child's school assignment at the time he/she was placed at this school?
63.72%
26.60%
5.79% 3.26% 0.63%0.00%
10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%
Very Satis Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissat Noresponse
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How satisfied were you with this child's school calendar at the time he/she was placed at this school?
58.99%
29.58%
7.03% 3.87% 0.54%0.00%
10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%
Very Satis Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissat Noresponse
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Between these two types of calendars, which do you prefer for this child?
48.80%44.75%
6.17%0.29%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Traditional Year Round No Prefer No Response
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Would you still prefer the type of calendar in Question 6...if convenient transportation could not be guaranteed?
67.53%
18.14% 13.61%
0.72%0.00%
10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%
Yes No Not Sure No Response
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Would you still prefer this calendar if this child had a sibling assigned to a different track/school with a different
calendar type?
35.44%
46.58%
17.20%
0.77%0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
Yes No Not Sure No Response
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Would you still prefer this calendar if the nearest school was 0-5 miles from your home?
95.75%
1.67% 2.58%0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
120.00%
Yes No No Response
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Would you still prefer this calendar if the nearest school was 6-10 miles from your home?
67.89%
27.19%
4.93%
0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%
Yes No No Response
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Would you still prefer this calendar if the nearest school was 10 or more miles from your home?
36.70%
57.32%
5.98%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
Yes No No Response
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Please rate Y-R Calendar Track 1 according to how acceptable it would be for this child.
29.35% 26.88%
12.41%
24.73%
6.63%
0.00%5.00%
10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%
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Please rate Y-R Calendar Track 2 according to how acceptable it would be for this child.
11.99%
24.52%19.94%
35.83%
7.72%
0.00%5.00%
10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%
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Please rate Y-R Calendar Track 3 according to how acceptable it would be for this child.
14.38%
26.35%19.89%
31.74%
7.64%
0.00%5.00%
10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%
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Please rate Y-R Calendar Track 4 according to how acceptable it would be for this child.
37.82%
27.02%
9.76%18.52%
6.87%
0.00%5.00%
10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%
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Would you still desire a year-round calendar for this child if he/she could not have the track that you wanted?
40.18%
21.88%
36.48%
1.46%0.00%5.00%
10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%
Yes No DO NOT WANT No Response
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Assuming that your child were to stay at his/her current school, would you prefer to keep the same calendar or
change to another type?
80.90%
18.04%
1.06%0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
Keep Change No Response
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If your child's school converted to a calendar different from the one it now has, how likely would you be to try to
move your child to another school?
27.87%
18.83%
29.61%
22.90%
0.80%0.00%5.00%
10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%
Very Likely Likely Unlikely VeryUnlikely
NoResponse
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Have you ever tried to move your child to another school specifically to have a year-round calendar?
20.11%
79.09%
0.80%0.00%
10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%
Yes No No Response
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If your child attended a WCPSS school before high school, what type of calendar did this child experience in elementary school?
58.41%
16.31%
4.86%
17.16%
3.45%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
Traditional Year Round Both NA NoResponse
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If your child attended a WCPSS school before high school, what type of calendar did this child experience in middle school?
60.34%
21.25%
6.67% 9.19%2.54%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
Traditional Year Round Both NA NoResponse
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If your child attended a year-round WCPSS elementary school before high school, were you satisfied with the experience?
32.38%
2.64%
56.29%
8.69%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Yes No No YR No Response
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If your child attended a year-round WCPSS middle school before high school, were you satisfied with the experience?
35.75%
6.67%
50.12%
7.46%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Yes No No YR No Response
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Other Results
• Response rates by school• Survey responses by:
– Level (elem/ms/high/alt)– Calendar type (trad/mod/yr)– Individual school
• Crosstabulations of selected survey items
Staff Survey Results
Who responded?
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Staff Survey Results
Who responded?7377 staff members
(46% of district)
2.68%197Other22.99%1689Support Staff
2.78%204Administrator9.96%732Other Certified Staff9.94%730Special Education Teacher
14.09%1035Special Subject Teacher
37.57%2760Core Area TeacherPercentNJob title
Which of the following most closely describes your job?
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Staff Survey Results
What did they say?
212026851983Least Preferred
355814691657Somewhat Preferred
105527883486Most Preferred
ModifiedYear-RoundTraditional
Rank the following calendar types in the order of where you would prefer to work.
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1.85%136Very unimportant
12.53%921Unimportant
36.59%2690Important
49.03%3605Very important
PercentNOption
How important is the school calendar type in your decision about where to work?
24.98%1824NOT SURE
32.97%2407NO
42.05%3070YES
PercentNOption
Would you still prefer your first choice of calendar if you had a child assigned to a different track or a different calendar?
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33.74%2347NO
66.26%4609YES
PercentNOption
Would you still prefer your 1st choice of calendar if the nearest school with this calendar was 10 or more miles from home?
38.60%2668DO NOT WANT YR
14.74%1019NO
46.66%3225YES
PercentNOption
If your first choice is YR, would you still want this calendar if you could not have the track you want?
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21.04%1540Change Calendar
78.96%5778Keep Calendar
PercentNOption
Assuming that you continue to work at your current school, would you prefer that the school keep the same calendar or change to another type?
23.61%1725Very Unlikely
35.82%2617Unlikely
20.94%1530Likely
19.62%1433Very Likely
PercentNOption
If your school converted to a different calendar, how likely would you be to try to get a job at another school?