Cherokee Parent Survey 2009

1. Cherokee Parent Survey 2009

At Cherokee we are constantly looking for ways to improve our curriculum, our programs, and our communication with parents. Our on-going school improvement goals are:
1. 80% of all students will be reading at their grade level benchmark by the end of the school year.
2. All students will improve their writing skills, specifically in organization; and adding details and relevant examples to develop the main idea.
3. All students will increase their use of technology in core academic areas.
4. All Cherokee students will behave in a positive manner according to our PAWS pledge, which will improve school climate and therefore increase instructional time on task. This will lead to improved student achievement in all areas.

In an effort to continue our improvement in these areas and get parents involved in the process, we would LOVE to have your feedback on the following questions. Your answers will help us continue on our school improvement journey. Your input is invaluable. Thank you for your time and support.

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* 1. How many years have/ has your child(ren) attended Cherokee Elementary?

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

3 or more years

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* 2. What grade level is your oldest child at Cherokee?

kindergarten

1st grade

2nd grade

3rd grade

4th grade

5th grade

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* 3. Does your child have what you feel is an appropriate amount of homework most nights?

Right amount

Too much

Too little

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Please rate how you feel we do on communicating with you in the following areas:

	very well	pretty well	I would like more information	I need lots more information
How informed do you feel about school-wide procedures?	How informed do you feel about school-wide procedures? very well	How informed do you feel about school-wide procedures? pretty well	How informed do you feel about school-wide procedures? I would like more information	How informed do you feel about school-wide procedures? I need lots more information
How informed do you feel about school-wide student behavior expectations?	How informed do you feel about school-wide student behavior expectations? very well	How informed do you feel about school-wide student behavior expectations? pretty well	How informed do you feel about school-wide student behavior expectations? I would like more information	How informed do you feel about school-wide student behavior expectations? I need lots more information
How informed do you feel about individual classroom procedures?	How informed do you feel about individual classroom procedures? very well	How informed do you feel about individual classroom procedures? pretty well	How informed do you feel about individual classroom procedures? I would like more information	How informed do you feel about individual classroom procedures? I need lots more information
How informed do you feel about individual classroom student expectations?	How informed do you feel about individual classroom student expectations? very well	How informed do you feel about individual classroom student expectations? pretty well	How informed do you feel about individual classroom student expectations? I would like more information	How informed do you feel about individual classroom student expectations? I need lots more information
How informed do you feel about school wide school improvement goals?	How informed do you feel about school wide school improvement goals? very well	How informed do you feel about school wide school improvement goals? pretty well	How informed do you feel about school wide school improvement goals? I would like more information	How informed do you feel about school wide school improvement goals? I need lots more information
How informed do you feel about your child's individual academic goals and achievement progress?	How informed do you feel about your child's individual academic goals and achievement progress? very well	How informed do you feel about your child's individual academic goals and achievement progress? pretty well	How informed do you feel about your child's individual academic goals and achievement progress? I would like more information	How informed do you feel about your child's individual academic goals and achievement progress? I need lots more information

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* 5. Please let us know how often you use the following methods of communication:

	very often	sometimes	not often	never
How often do you use the Cherokee website?	How often do you use the Cherokee website? very often	How often do you use the Cherokee website? sometimes	How often do you use the Cherokee website? not often	How often do you use the Cherokee website? never
How often do you use the Chippewa Valley Schools' district mail-out system?	How often do you use the Chippewa Valley Schools' district mail-out system? very often	How often do you use the Chippewa Valley Schools' district mail-out system? sometimes	How often do you use the Chippewa Valley Schools' district mail-out system? not often	How often do you use the Chippewa Valley Schools' district mail-out system? never
How often do you communicate with the teacher by e-mail?	How often do you communicate with the teacher by e-mail? very often	How often do you communicate with the teacher by e-mail? sometimes	How often do you communicate with the teacher by e-mail? not often	How often do you communicate with the teacher by e-mail? never
How often do you communicate with the teacher by voice-mail?	How often do you communicate with the teacher by voice-mail? very often	How often do you communicate with the teacher by voice-mail? sometimes	How often do you communicate with the teacher by voice-mail? not often	How often do you communicate with the teacher by voice-mail? never
How often do you attend Curriculum information nights in the fall?	How often do you attend Curriculum information nights in the fall? very often	How often do you attend Curriculum information nights in the fall? sometimes	How often do you attend Curriculum information nights in the fall? not often	How often do you attend Curriculum information nights in the fall? never
How often do you attend parent-teacher conferences?	How often do you attend parent-teacher conferences? very often	How often do you attend parent-teacher conferences? sometimes	How often do you attend parent-teacher conferences? not often	How often do you attend parent-teacher conferences? never
How often do you use the student agenda/ folder or notebook for communication with the teacher?	How often do you use the student agenda/ folder or notebook for communication with the teacher? very often	How often do you use the student agenda/ folder or notebook for communication with the teacher? sometimes	How often do you use the student agenda/ folder or notebook for communication with the teacher? not often	How often do you use the student agenda/ folder or notebook for communication with the teacher? never

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* 6. If you do use the following communication tools, How easy or difficult do you feel that they are to access and navigate?

	Very easy	fairly easy	difficult	extremely difficult
The Cherokee School website	The Cherokee School website Very easy	The Cherokee School website fairly easy	The Cherokee School website difficult	The Cherokee School website extremely difficult
The Chippewa Valley School's mail-out system	The Chippewa Valley School's mail-out system Very easy	The Chippewa Valley School's mail-out system fairly easy	The Chippewa Valley School's mail-out system difficult	The Chippewa Valley School's mail-out system extremely difficult
The District e-mail system	The District e-mail system Very easy	The District e-mail system fairly easy	The District e-mail system difficult	The District e-mail system extremely difficult
The Teacher's voice mail	The Teacher's voice mail Very easy	The Teacher's voice mail fairly easy	The Teacher's voice mail difficult	The Teacher's voice mail extremely difficult
The student agenda/ folders or weekly notes	The student agenda/ folders or weekly notes Very easy	The student agenda/ folders or weekly notes fairly easy	The student agenda/ folders or weekly notes difficult	The student agenda/ folders or weekly notes extremely difficult

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* 7. How helpful or beneficial have you found the following to be in providing you information about your child or Cherokee's educational programs?

	very useful	somewhat useful	I would like more useful information	No useful at all
The Cherokee website	The Cherokee website very useful	The Cherokee website somewhat useful	The Cherokee website I would like more useful information	The Cherokee website No useful at all
The monthly Cherokee newsletter	The monthly Cherokee newsletter very useful	The monthly Cherokee newsletter somewhat useful	The monthly Cherokee newsletter I would like more useful information	The monthly Cherokee newsletter No useful at all
Mail-out	Mail-out very useful	Mail-out somewhat useful	Mail-out I would like more useful information	Mail-out No useful at all
Curriculum nights in the fall or Kindergarten Round-up	Curriculum nights in the fall or Kindergarten Round-up very useful	Curriculum nights in the fall or Kindergarten Round-up somewhat useful	Curriculum nights in the fall or Kindergarten Round-up I would like more useful information	Curriculum nights in the fall or Kindergarten Round-up No useful at all
Parent-teacher conferences	Parent-teacher conferences very useful	Parent-teacher conferences somewhat useful	Parent-teacher conferences I would like more useful information	Parent-teacher conferences No useful at all
Printed Flyers that come home in your child's backpack	Printed Flyers that come home in your child's backpack very useful	Printed Flyers that come home in your child's backpack somewhat useful	Printed Flyers that come home in your child's backpack I would like more useful information	Printed Flyers that come home in your child's backpack No useful at all
The student agenda (older grades)	The student agenda (older grades) very useful	The student agenda (older grades) somewhat useful	The student agenda (older grades) I would like more useful information	The student agenda (older grades) No useful at all
Weekly folder (some grades)	Weekly folder (some grades) very useful	Weekly folder (some grades) somewhat useful	Weekly folder (some grades) I would like more useful information	Weekly folder (some grades) No useful at all

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* 8. Please rate the quality of education you feel we are providing your child(ren) in the areas of:

	very good	good	poor
Reading instruction	Reading instruction very good	Reading instruction good	Reading instruction poor
Writing	Writing very good	Writing good	Writing poor
Mathematics	Mathematics very good	Mathematics good	Mathematics poor
Technology	Technology very good	Technology good	Technology poor

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* 9. Do you know what interventions (additional academic support) Cherokee has available if your child is struggling? And if your child has been involved in an intervention program (i.e.: summer school, afterschool tutoring, Title I services, reading help, etc.) do you feel this program has been beneficial?

	Yes- very informed/ very helpful	somewhat informed/ somewhat helpful	No - I need more information/ Not helpful
I am aware of interventions available	I am aware of interventions available Yes- very informed/ very helpful	I am aware of interventions available somewhat informed/ somewhat helpful	I am aware of interventions available No - I need more information/ Not helpful
If my child has been in an intervention program it was beneficial	If my child has been in an intervention program it was beneficial Yes- very informed/ very helpful	If my child has been in an intervention program it was beneficial somewhat informed/ somewhat helpful	If my child has been in an intervention program it was beneficial No - I need more information/ Not helpful

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* 10. What suggestions would you have for us to improve on:

Our Cherokee Website

Curriculum nights

General parent-school communication

Our intervention (additional academic support) programs

Our Positive Behavior Support (PAWS) program