Parent & Community - Communication Survey

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* 1. Which school(s) does your child attend?

Upper Perkiomen H.S.

Upper Perkiomen M.S.

Hereford Elementary

Marlborough Elementary

No Child at School

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* 2. Do you receive group emails from your child(ren)'s school?

	YES	NO
Upper Perkiomen H.S.	Upper Perkiomen H.S. YES	Upper Perkiomen H.S. NO
Upper Perkiomen M.S.	Upper Perkiomen M.S. YES	Upper Perkiomen M.S. NO
Hereford Elementary	Hereford Elementary YES	Hereford Elementary NO
Marlborough Elementary	Marlborough Elementary YES	Marlborough Elementary NO
No Child at School	No Child at School YES	No Child at School NO

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* 3. Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: "I am well informed about news, events, and activities that go on at my child(ren)'s school(s)."

Strongly Agree

Somewhat Agree

Somewhat Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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* 4. What is your primary preference for how to receive communication from your child(ren)'s school(s)?(Check all that apply)

Electronically (email)

Printed (paper)

Group Phone Blast

Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Blog etc)

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* 5. Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: "I am well informed about news, events, and activities that go on in the district."

Strongly Agree

Somewhat Agree

Somewhat Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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* 6. Please rank your preference of how you would like to receive communication from the District (with 1 being the best form of communication).

Electronically (email and school website)

N/A

Printed (paper home and mail)

N/A

Group Phone Blast

N/A

Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Blog etc)

N/A

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* 7. How often do you visit the school district website?

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Annually

Do Not Visit

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* 8. What are your main reasons for accessing the school district website (you may check more than one box)?

Local News

Calendar of Events

School Closings

Parent Portal for Skyward/Gradebook

Contact Information for Staff

Sports Scores or Sports Information

Board Meetings Agendas or Minutes/ Board Committee Meetings Agendas or Minutes

Board Meeting Videos

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How important is it for you to know information about each of the following?

	Very	Somewhat	Not at all
Academic Programs	Academic Programs Very	Academic Programs Somewhat	Academic Programs Not at all
Extra-curricular activites	Extra-curricular activites Very	Extra-curricular activites Somewhat	Extra-curricular activites Not at all
Upcoming Activities & Theatre/Musical Performance	Upcoming Activities & Theatre/Musical Performance Very	Upcoming Activities & Theatre/Musical Performance Somewhat	Upcoming Activities & Theatre/Musical Performance Not at all
School/Community Events	School/Community Events Very	School/Community Events Somewhat	School/Community Events Not at all
Volunteer Opportunities at Schools	Volunteer Opportunities at Schools Very	Volunteer Opportunities at Schools Somewhat	Volunteer Opportunities at Schools Not at all
Innovations in Education at UPSD	Innovations in Education at UPSD Very	Innovations in Education at UPSD Somewhat	Innovations in Education at UPSD Not at all
Use of Technology	Use of Technology Very	Use of Technology Somewhat	Use of Technology Not at all
Budget Issues	Budget Issues Very	Budget Issues Somewhat	Budget Issues Not at all
Opportunities to Participate in District Visioning/Planning	Opportunities to Participate in District Visioning/Planning Very	Opportunities to Participate in District Visioning/Planning Somewhat	Opportunities to Participate in District Visioning/Planning Not at all
Special Education Programming and Topics	Special Education Programming and Topics Very	Special Education Programming and Topics Somewhat	Special Education Programming and Topics Not at all
Rationale for Major Decisions	Rationale for Major Decisions Very	Rationale for Major Decisions Somewhat	Rationale for Major Decisions Not at all
Performance Data	Performance Data Very	Performance Data Somewhat	Performance Data Not at all
Statewide Educational Issues	Statewide Educational Issues Very	Statewide Educational Issues Somewhat	Statewide Educational Issues Not at all

Other (please specify)

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* 10. If you want to hear more about Upper Perkiomen School District, what are the best ways for us to connect with you?

Local News/Newspaper

District Communications

From Your Child/Children's School(s)

Word of mouth/Neighbors/Other Parents

Contact Information for Staff

From District Teachers and Staff

I do not usually hear information about the district

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Which school(s) does your child attend?

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* 2. Do you receive group emails from your child(ren)'s school?

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* 3. Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: "I am well informed about news, events, and activities that go on at my child(ren)'s school(s)."

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* 4. What is your primary preference for how to receive communication from your child(ren)'s school(s)?(Check all that apply)

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* 5. Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: "I am well informed about news, events, and activities that go on in the district."

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* 6. Please rank your preference of how you would like to receive communication from the District (with 1 being the best form of communication).

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* 7. How often do you visit the school district website?

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* 8. What are your main reasons for accessing the school district website (you may check more than one box)?

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* 9. How important is it for you to know information about each of the following?

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* 10. If you want to hear more about Upper Perkiomen School District, what are the best ways for us to connect with you?

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* 11. Do you have any suggestions for how the district and schools can better communicate in the upcoming year?