Character development (curriculum) 76%
Facilities adequate 72%
Communication with parents 72%
Professional dev’t sufficient 72%
Summary Results, Survey 2003
In a nutshell, parents and faculty/staff members are pleased with their overall experience at BCCS, and feel that it is a good choice for the families of our area. Primary areas (most-mentioned) that need improvement included:
§ Communication schoolwide.
§ Increasing the focus on character development.
§ Increasing the focus on good discipline.
§ Increasing academic enrichment and remediation for students of all learning abilities.
§ Increasing safety and usefulness of the BCCS facilities.
§ Implementing more formalized sports activities.
7th-9th grade students at BCCS expressed their belief that the teachers at BCCS really care about their students. They said the amount of homework given is “about right,” and that they, too, would like to see more sports opportunities and better sports facilities. They also suggested a number of new classes they would like to see offered at BCCS.
Survey results were shared with the BCCS Board of Directors and with Ms.Pinson. Thank you to everyone who so thoughtfully completed a survey. For more detailed results, see below.
Parent Satisfaction Survey
§ Of 243 surveys distributed, 109 were returned, for a response rate of 45%.
§ Families who responded had children in the following grades:
§ K-2 66
§ 3rd-5th 39
§ 6th-7th 14
§ 8th-9th 16
§ Families who responded live this distance from the school (by percentage):
§ 0-3 miles 19%
§ 4-8 miles 21%
§ 8-15 miles 38%
§ 15-20 miles 15%
§ 20+ miles 6%
§ No response .9%
§ Of those responding, 80% or more expressed satisfaction (excellent/very good, strongly agree/agree, very satisfied/satisfied) on the following topics:
§ Rewarding volunteer opportunities 86%
§ Enrichment offered students 85%
§ Communication with teachers 82%
§ Performance of office staff 82%
§ Rigorous curriculum 81%
§ Fundraising amount 80%
§ Of those responding, 70-79% expressed satisfaction (excellent/very good, strongly agree/agree, very satisfied/satisfied) on the following topics:
§ Character development 76%
§ Fundraising is clear 75%
§ Afterschool program 73%
§ Communication with administration 73%
§ Discipline 72%
§ On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the very best, responses were:
§ 1-4 0%
§ 5 3%
§ 6 0%
§ 7 8%
§ 8 17%
§ 9 27%
§ 10 45%
§ Based on narrative comments made, primary areas of concern are (ranked in order of frequency mentioned):
§ Need a regular newsletter, or increased use of website, to improve communication schoolwide. (9 responders)
§ More intentional character development in all grades; tolerance and treating others with respect, less teasing. (6 responders)
§ Improved cleanliness of facility, specifically bathrooms (5 responders)
§ More access to arts/music during the school day. (5 responders)
§ Need football, basketball, baseball, other sports. (5 responders)
§ Need more ethnic diversity. (3 responders)
§ Get rid of unhealthy snack/drink machines (3 responders)
§ Need a new gym. (3 responders)
§ With regard to academics, two responders mentioned each of the following:
§ More library time, better-equipped library
§ More help for slower learners, including tutoring at school
§ With regard to facilities, two responders mentioned each of the following:
§ Improve safety, water drainage of all play areas.
§ Remove old gym.
§ With regard to faculty/staff issues, two responders mentioned each of the following:
§ Need more frequent communication with teachers, when problems arise.
§ Noise level in classes, hallway is too high.
§ Uniform requirement must be emphasized.
§ Need a guidance counselor
§ With regard to volunteer requirements, two responders suggested alternatives to actual physical time spent on a task:
§ Buy-out option, to “purchase” a set number of hours, at an hourly rate.
§ Donation of supplies.
§ Positive comments were numerous, with the most common listed below in order of frequency:
§ Great School 25 responses
§ Appreciate the loving/safe environment 17 responses
§ Pleased with academics 6 responses
§ Really like extended day program 3 responses
Faculty/Staff Survey
§ Of 42 surveys distributed, 32 were returned, for a response rate of 76%.
§ The percentage of responders at BCCS for 1, 2, or 3 years is:
§ First year 53%
§ Second year 25%
§ Third year 22%
§ The percentage of responders with number of years working in a school setting is:
§ 0-5 years 63%
§ 6-10 years 16%
§ >10 years 22%
§ Of those responding, 90% or more expressed satisfaction (excellent/very good, strongly agree/agree, very satisfied/satisfied) on the following topics:
§ Their input is validated 97%
§ Textbooks/materials are adequate 93%
§ Feel professionally challenged 91%
§ Of those responding, 80-89% expressed satisfaction (excellent/very good, strongly agree/agree, very satisfied/satisfied) on the following topics:
§ Rigorous curriculum 84%
§ Communication with administration 82%
§ Of those responding, 70-79% expressed satisfaction (excellent/very good, strongly agree/agree, very satisfied/satisfied) on the following topics:
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Character development (curriculum) 76% |
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Facilities adequate 72% |
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Communication with parents 72% |
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Professional dev’t sufficient 72% |
§ Of those responding, 69% expressed satisfaction (excellent/very good, strongly agree/agree, very satisfied/satisfied) on the topic of adequate discipline in the school.
§ 50% of responders have a school-aged child. Of those, 75% attend BCCS.
§ On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the very best, responses were:
§ 1-6 0%
§ 7 3%
§ 8 19%
§ 9 34%
§ 10 44%
§ Of those responding, 88% said they would recommend working at BCCS to a friend.
Faculty/staff members made many comments that were shared with Ms.Pinson. the most-mentioned are listed below:
§ I enjoy my job
§ Another copier would be nice.
§ Need a new PE facility badly.
§ Need full time school counselor (developmental guidance program, character development, documentation of testing and ongoing progress, SST team leader)
§ Shortage in funding has hurt us this year, when we couldn’t hire more staff.
§ Teachers must be examples, when it comes to volunteer hours.
Student Survey (7th-9th)
§ 59 surveys were distributed, completed in class, and returned.
§ The percentage of responders at BCCS in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade is:
§ 7th 44%
§ 8th 34%
§ 9th 22%
§ The percentage of responders at BCCS for 1, 2, or 3 years is:
§ First year 42%
§ Second year 37%
§ Third year 20%
§ On the topic of homework at BCCS, responses were:
§ Too much 31%%
§ About right 66%
§ Too little 3%
§ Do you plan to attend college?
§ Yes 95%
§ No 3%
§ No response 2%
§ Of those responding, 90% expressed agreement (strongly agree/agree) with the statement that teachers at BCCS really care about their students.
§ Of those responding, 78% expressed agreement (strongly agree/agree) with the statement that BCCS is preparing them well for life after high school.
§ Of those responding, only 64% expressed agreement (strongly agree/agree) with the statement that they enjoy the extracurricular activities offered to them at BCCS.
§ On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the very best, responses were:
§ 1-3 0%
§ 4 3%
§ 5 7%
§ 6 5%
§ 7 10%
§ 8 17%
§ 9 25%
§ 10 30%
§ no response 2%
The best thing about BCCS is:
§ (15) The teachers; they try to help you; teachers act like they enjoy teaching
§ (8) The people; we are mostly equal
Other classes/courses I would like to see offered at BCCS:
§ (11) Art
§ (9) More foreign Languages
§ (9) Home Economics
Important things to be improved/attained are:
§ (36) Sports: basketball, tennis, track, soccer, softball, wrestling, baseball, swim team, drill team, rodeo; need a “real” P.E. program with a gym and equipment
§ (13) Food in lunchroom, bigger lunchroom
§ (11) No uniforms, different color shirts, wear jeans more
§ (8) Band
§ (7) Lockers