NYS PTA Member Priorities Survey

Thank you for participating in this survey. Your responses will help NYS PTA focus on the issues and services that matter most to children and families. The survey should take no longer than about five minutes and your individual responses will be kept strictly confidential.

1. How important is each of the following programs and services to you and your PTA?

	Extremely Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important	I am not familiar with this program
Training and support to help you run your local PTA	*How important is each of the following programs and services to you and your PTA? Training and support to help you run your local PTA Extremely Important	Training and support to help you run your local PTA Somewhat Important	Training and support to help you run your local PTA Not Important	Training and support to help you run your local PTA I am not familiar with this program
Reflections	Reflections Extremely Important	Reflections Somewhat Important	Reflections Not Important	Reflections I am not familiar with this program
Parents as Reading Partners	Parents as Reading Partners Extremely Important	Parents as Reading Partners Somewhat Important	Parents as Reading Partners Not Important	Parents as Reading Partners I am not familiar with this program
PTA scholarships, grants and awards	PTA scholarships, grants and awards Extremely Important	PTA scholarships, grants and awards Somewhat Important	PTA scholarships, grants and awards Not Important	PTA scholarships, grants and awards I am not familiar with this program
Legislative advocacy, improving laws and speaking up for all children	Legislative advocacy, improving laws and speaking up for all children Extremely Important	Legislative advocacy, improving laws and speaking up for all children Somewhat Important	Legislative advocacy, improving laws and speaking up for all children Not Important	Legislative advocacy, improving laws and speaking up for all children I am not familiar with this program
ByLaws EZ	ByLaws EZ Extremely Important	ByLaws EZ Somewhat Important	ByLaws EZ Not Important	ByLaws EZ I am not familiar with this program
CapWiz	CapWiz Extremely Important	CapWiz Somewhat Important	CapWiz Not Important	CapWiz I am not familiar with this program
Conferences and events	Conferences and events Extremely Important	Conferences and events Somewhat Important	Conferences and events Not Important	Conferences and events I am not familiar with this program
Website	Website Extremely Important	Website Somewhat Important	Website Not Important	Website I am not familiar with this program
Membership recruitment materials	Membership recruitment materials Extremely Important	Membership recruitment materials Somewhat Important	Membership recruitment materials Not Important	Membership recruitment materials I am not familiar with this program
Fundraising ideas	Fundraising ideas Extremely Important	Fundraising ideas Somewhat Important	Fundraising ideas Not Important	Fundraising ideas I am not familiar with this program
Ideas that help my child with school	Ideas that help my child with school Extremely Important	Ideas that help my child with school Somewhat Important	Ideas that help my child with school Not Important	Ideas that help my child with school I am not familiar with this program
Ideas that help me with today's parenting issues	Ideas that help me with today's parenting issues Extremely Important	Ideas that help me with today's parenting issues Somewhat Important	Ideas that help me with today's parenting issues Not Important	Ideas that help me with today's parenting issues I am not familiar with this program
Low-cost group insurance for our PTA unit	Low-cost group insurance for our PTA unit Extremely Important	Low-cost group insurance for our PTA unit Somewhat Important	Low-cost group insurance for our PTA unit Not Important	Low-cost group insurance for our PTA unit I am not familiar with this program
PTA Members-only discounts on products and services	PTA Members-only discounts on products and services Extremely Important	PTA Members-only discounts on products and services Somewhat Important	PTA Members-only discounts on products and services Not Important	PTA Members-only discounts on products and services I am not familiar with this program

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2. What are the most difficult challenges faced by your school that PTA could help to address?

	Very Difficult	Moderately Difficult	Not At All Difficult
Improving student achievement	*What are the most difficult challenges faced by your school that PTA could help to address? Improving student achievement Very Difficult	Improving student achievement Moderately Difficult	Improving student achievement Not At All Difficult
Reducing dropout rate	Reducing dropout rate Very Difficult	Reducing dropout rate Moderately Difficult	Reducing dropout rate Not At All Difficult
Paying for state or federally mandated items	Paying for state or federally mandated items Very Difficult	Paying for state or federally mandated items Moderately Difficult	Paying for state or federally mandated items Not At All Difficult
Ensuring that schools have sufficient funding	Ensuring that schools have sufficient funding Very Difficult	Ensuring that schools have sufficient funding Moderately Difficult	Ensuring that schools have sufficient funding Not At All Difficult
Improving communication between families and schools	Improving communication between families and schools Very Difficult	Improving communication between families and schools Moderately Difficult	Improving communication between families and schools Not At All Difficult
Improving teacher/ principal effectiveness	Improving teacher/ principal effectiveness Very Difficult	Improving teacher/ principal effectiveness Moderately Difficult	Improving teacher/ principal effectiveness Not At All Difficult
Reducing substance abuse and risky student behavior	Reducing substance abuse and risky student behavior Very Difficult	Reducing substance abuse and risky student behavior Moderately Difficult	Reducing substance abuse and risky student behavior Not At All Difficult
Assuring a safe, harassment-free environment	Assuring a safe, harassment-free environment Very Difficult	Assuring a safe, harassment-free environment Moderately Difficult	Assuring a safe, harassment-free environment Not At All Difficult
Improving/expanding course offerings	Improving/expanding course offerings Very Difficult	Improving/expanding course offerings Moderately Difficult	Improving/expanding course offerings Not At All Difficult
Reducing class sizes	Reducing class sizes Very Difficult	Reducing class sizes Moderately Difficult	Reducing class sizes Not At All Difficult
Increasing opportunities for physical activity	Increasing opportunities for physical activity Very Difficult	Increasing opportunities for physical activity Moderately Difficult	Increasing opportunities for physical activity Not At All Difficult
Increasing opportunities for instruction in the arts	Increasing opportunities for instruction in the arts Very Difficult	Increasing opportunities for instruction in the arts Moderately Difficult	Increasing opportunities for instruction in the arts Not At All Difficult

Other (please specify)

3. NYS PTA's mission describes PTA as a voice for children and families. If you had to name the one most important issue you believe our state needs to focus on during the next year to help our children, what would it be?

NYS PTA's mission describes PTA as a voice for children and families. If you had to name the one most important issue you believe our state needs to focus on during the next year to help our children, what would it be?

4. How involved do you personally want to be in addressing these challenges? (Please choose only one response)

How involved do you personally want to be in addressing these challenges? (Please choose only one response) I'm not interested

I think advocacy is important but I would prefer that others do it

I only want to get involved at my local school or community level

I am interested in participating in advocacy efforts at all levels

5. In the past few years, have budget cuts forced your school to reduce or eliminate student programs ?

In the past few years, have budget cuts forced your school to reduce or eliminate student programs ? Yes

I don't know

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