Communications Survey 2015

Smithville School District welcomes your input as it begins working towards creating a plan to develop and implement policies and action plans effectively promoting communication between students, school personnel, families and the community.

Please take a few minutes to complete the communications survey. In December, the district will share survey results, including comments edited for taste.

Thank you for participating!

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* 1. What is your association with Smithville School District (SSD)?

Parent/Guardian

Student

Grandparent

Teacher or Administrator

Support Staff

Community Member

District Friend

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* 2. Please rank:

	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent
Communication between teachers and parents/guardians	Communication between teachers and parents/guardians Poor	Communication between teachers and parents/guardians Fair	Communication between teachers and parents/guardians Good	Communication between teachers and parents/guardians Very good	Communication between teachers and parents/guardians Excellent
Communication with employees of the district	Communication with employees of the district Poor	Communication with employees of the district Fair	Communication with employees of the district Good	Communication with employees of the district Very good	Communication with employees of the district Excellent
Communication with patrons of the community	Communication with patrons of the community Poor	Communication with patrons of the community Fair	Communication with patrons of the community Good	Communication with patrons of the community Very good	Communication with patrons of the community Excellent
Communication with media	Communication with media Poor	Communication with media Fair	Communication with media Good	Communication with media Very good	Communication with media Excellent

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* 3. How do you receive most of your information about SSD?

	Never	Rarely	Occasionally	A moderate amount	A great deal
My child's teacher	My child's teacher Never	My child's teacher Rarely	My child's teacher Occasionally	My child's teacher A moderate amount	My child's teacher A great deal
Neighbors and friends	Neighbors and friends Never	Neighbors and friends Rarely	Neighbors and friends Occasionally	Neighbors and friends A moderate amount	Neighbors and friends A great deal
District website	District website Never	District website Rarely	District website Occasionally	District website A moderate amount	District website A great deal
Newspaper	Newspaper Never	Newspaper Rarely	Newspaper Occasionally	Newspaper A moderate amount	Newspaper A great deal
Television	Television Never	Television Rarely	Television Occasionally	Television A moderate amount	Television A great deal
Warrior QuickNews (e-newsletter)	Warrior QuickNews (e-newsletter) Never	Warrior QuickNews (e-newsletter) Rarely	Warrior QuickNews (e-newsletter) Occasionally	Warrior QuickNews (e-newsletter) A moderate amount	Warrior QuickNews (e-newsletter) A great deal
Individual building newsletters/e-newsletter	Individual building newsletters/e-newsletter Never	Individual building newsletters/e-newsletter Rarely	Individual building newsletters/e-newsletter Occasionally	Individual building newsletters/e-newsletter A moderate amount	Individual building newsletters/e-newsletter A great deal
Print publications	Print publications Never	Print publications Rarely	Print publications Occasionally	Print publications A moderate amount	Print publications A great deal
Automated calls	Automated calls Never	Automated calls Rarely	Automated calls Occasionally	Automated calls A moderate amount	Automated calls A great deal
School marquee sign	School marquee sign Never	School marquee sign Rarely	School marquee sign Occasionally	School marquee sign A moderate amount	School marquee sign A great deal
School board meetings	School board meetings Never	School board meetings Rarely	School board meetings Occasionally	School board meetings A moderate amount	School board meetings A great deal

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How do you prefer to receive information from SSD? Select up to three choices.

My child's teacher

Neighbors and friends

District website

Newspaper

Television

Warrior QuickNews (e-newsletter)

Individual building newsletters/e-newsletter

Print publications

Automated calls

School marquee sign

School board meetings

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What kind of school information is important to you?

	Not at all important	Slightly important	Neutral	Moderately important	Extremely important
Information on school safety	Information on school safety Not at all important	Information on school safety Slightly important	Information on school safety Neutral	Information on school safety Moderately important	Information on school safety Extremely important
How my child or grandchild is doing in school	How my child or grandchild is doing in school Not at all important	How my child or grandchild is doing in school Slightly important	How my child or grandchild is doing in school Neutral	How my child or grandchild is doing in school Moderately important	How my child or grandchild is doing in school Extremely important
How the district is spending money	How the district is spending money Not at all important	How the district is spending money Slightly important	How the district is spending money Neutral	How the district is spending money Moderately important	How the district is spending money Extremely important
District plans for the future (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, Master Building Plan, etc.)	District plans for the future (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, Master Building Plan, etc.) Not at all important	District plans for the future (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, Master Building Plan, etc.) Slightly important	District plans for the future (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, Master Building Plan, etc.) Neutral	District plans for the future (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, Master Building Plan, etc.) Moderately important	District plans for the future (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, Master Building Plan, etc.) Extremely important
Information about the teaching staff	Information about the teaching staff Not at all important	Information about the teaching staff Slightly important	Information about the teaching staff Neutral	Information about the teaching staff Moderately important	Information about the teaching staff Extremely important
Calendar of events and daily lunch menu	Calendar of events and daily lunch menu Not at all important	Calendar of events and daily lunch menu Slightly important	Calendar of events and daily lunch menu Neutral	Calendar of events and daily lunch menu Moderately important	Calendar of events and daily lunch menu Extremely important
Information about the Board of Education	Information about the Board of Education Not at all important	Information about the Board of Education Slightly important	Information about the Board of Education Neutral	Information about the Board of Education Moderately important	Information about the Board of Education Extremely important
Board of Education meeting results	Board of Education meeting results Not at all important	Board of Education meeting results Slightly important	Board of Education meeting results Neutral	Board of Education meeting results Moderately important	Board of Education meeting results Extremely important
Information about bond and levy election	Information about bond and levy election Not at all important	Information about bond and levy election Slightly important	Information about bond and levy election Neutral	Information about bond and levy election Moderately important	Information about bond and levy election Extremely important
Academic achievement	Academic achievement Not at all important	Academic achievement Slightly important	Academic achievement Neutral	Academic achievement Moderately important	Academic achievement Extremely important
Athletics	Athletics Not at all important	Athletics Slightly important	Athletics Neutral	Athletics Moderately important	Athletics Extremely important
Band, vocal music and/or theater	Band, vocal music and/or theater Not at all important	Band, vocal music and/or theater Slightly important	Band, vocal music and/or theater Neutral	Band, vocal music and/or theater Moderately important	Band, vocal music and/or theater Extremely important
Student and employee success stories	Student and employee success stories Not at all important	Student and employee success stories Slightly important	Student and employee success stories Neutral	Student and employee success stories Moderately important	Student and employee success stories Extremely important
Advertisements and fundraising opportunities	Advertisements and fundraising opportunities Not at all important	Advertisements and fundraising opportunities Slightly important	Advertisements and fundraising opportunities Neutral	Advertisements and fundraising opportunities Moderately important	Advertisements and fundraising opportunities Extremely important
Information about what is happening in the community	Information about what is happening in the community Not at all important	Information about what is happening in the community Slightly important	Information about what is happening in the community Neutral	Information about what is happening in the community Moderately important	Information about what is happening in the community Extremely important

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What kind of school district information is MOST IMPORTANT to you? Select up to four choices.

Information on school safety

How my child or grandchild is doing in school

How the district is spending money

District plans for the future (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, Master Building Plan, etc.)

Information about the teaching staff

Calendar of events and daily lunch menu

Information about the Board of Education

Board of Education meeting results

Information about bond and levy election

Academic achievement

Athletics

Band, vocal music and/or theater

Student and employee success stories

Advertisements and fundraising opportunities

Information about what is happening in the community

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How often do you want to receive communication from SSD?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What is one thing SSD could do tomorrow to improve its overall communication efforts?

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* 9. What is your level of satisfaction with the district's overall communication effort?

Not at all satisfied

Slightly satisfied

Moderately satisfied

Very satisfied

Extremely satisfied