CAC PTO Parent Survey
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Citizens Advisory Council
Best-Practices: Parent Teacher Organizations
November, 2009

The Best Practices in Parent Teacher Organizations subcommittee of the Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) is currently conducting a survey of parents regarding their opinions of PTO and PTO activities. We are interested in knowing why you do or do not participate in PTO or PTO activities at your school.

This survey should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. The information from your individual survey will be kept confidential, unless you note otherwise. The information obtained from the surveys will be grouped by school level (high school, junior high, elementary), and by location (rural, in town, etc.). The information will be presented to the CAC and the Unit 5 School Board. Principals will be given a copy of the results, as well.

Thank you for your time and effort completing this survey.

1. How many children do you currently have attending unit 5 schools?

 0123456+
PreK or early childhood:
Elementary school:
Junior high
High school

2. Approximately how many years have you had children attending Unit 5 schools?

3. What is your age range:

4. What is your gender?

5. What is your current living situation?

6. Are you a grandparent who cares full time for a child attending Unit 5 schools?

7. Do you currently live with a spouse or partner?

8. What is your approximate family income?

9. Does your child's school currently have a Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)?

 YesNoDon't KnowNot Applicable
early childhood/pre K school
elementary school
junior high school
high school

10. Did you join your child's school PTO this year?

 YesNoNot Sure
PreK/Early childhood
Elementary
Junior High
High School

11. Do you attend your child's school PTO meetings?

 Yes, almost alwaysOccasionallySometimesRarelyNever
PreK/early childhood
Elementary
Junior High
High School

12. Have you ever served in any of the following positions at your child's school?

 Elementary schoolJunior High SchoolHigh SchoolNone
Room Parent
PTO Committee Chair
PTO Committee Member
PTO Officer
volunteer at an event
Classroom volunteer

13. Do you attend PTO events (carnival, back to school nights, etc.) at your child's school?

 AlwaysSometimesOccasionallyOnce in a whileNeverNot applicable
PreK/Early Childhood
Elementary
Junior High
High School

14. Do you participate in fundraising for the PTO at your child's school?

 AlwaysSometimesOccasionallyOnce in a whileNeverNot applicable
PreK/Early Childhood
Elementary
Junior High
High School

15. How do you prefer to receive information about PTO meetings and activities?

16. Would you be willing to have some percentage of your school's PTO fundraising money be put in a special district-wide fund that would be available by application for any school's special project or special needs?

17. Please read each of the following statements and mark the answer which best describes your opinion.

 Strongly AgreeAgreeSomewhat AgreeNo opinionSomewhat DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
I believe it is important to be involved in PTO.
I believe it is important to be involved in activities at my child’s school.
Volunteering in my child’s school is important to me.
PTO does a lot for my children and me.
PTO provides many opportunities for volunteering.
PTO meetings are scheduled at a good time for me.
Because I have no transportation, I cannot attend PTO meetings.
Because I have no babysitter, I cannot attend PTO meetings.
I do not have enough time to attend PTO meetings.
I would attend PTO meetings if the meetings were at a better time.
PTO meetings are not worth my time.
I feel welcomed and accepted at PTO meetings.
I would like to attend PTO but do not know who to ask.
I would attend PTO meetings if I knew the people better.
I would like to help, but I do not know if I have the skills.
I would like to volunteer for PTO but I do not know who to ask.
I would volunteer for PTO, but I do not feel welcomed.
I am not interested in the activities of PTO meetings.
I do not know when the PTO meetings are.
I do not know when PTO activities are held at my child’s school.
I believe PTO fundraising is important for my child's school.
I am tired of PTO fundraising at my child's school.
I believe there is too much emphasis on PTO fundraising.
These last set of questions are an opportunity to tell us about your thoughts regarding PTO. Please answer the question in the text box below each question.

18. How does PTO help you or your child?

19. What is the best memory about an activity or event at your child's school? Why was this event or memory most special?

20. What would you like PTO to do for you and your child that it is currently NOT doing?

21. If you are involved in PTO, what is the most important reason that you participate?

22. If you are NOT involved in PTO, what is the biggest obstacle that prevents you from being involved?

23. What other things would you like us to know about your PTO or how you feel about PTO and volunteering at your child's school?