Exit this survey 04/2012 - Education Reform 2012 50% of survey complete. Education Reform 2012 Question Title * 1. Overall, how well do you think Louisiana's public schools prepare students for college? Would you say they do an excellent job, good job, fair job or poor job? Excellent Good Fair Poor Don’t Know/Not Sure Question Title * 2. How well do you think Louisiana's public schools prepare students for the workforce? Would you say they do an excellent job, good job, fair job or poor job? Excellent Good Fair Poor Don’t Know/Not Sure Question Title * 3. Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of Louisiana’s system for primary and secondary public education? On the whole, public education in Louisiana works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in public education in Louisiana, but fundamental changes are needed. Our system of public education in Louisiana has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it. Question Title * 4. A charter school is a public school that functions independently of local school district control. Would you favor or oppose opening more charter public schools, as long as they maintain certain standards set by the state government? Strongly favor Favor Oppose Strongly oppose Don’t Know/Not Sure Question Title * 5. When it comes to teacher pay at public schools grades K-12, do you think teachers should be paid based on how well their students do on a variety of different measures, or do you think all teachers should be paid equally and get pay increases based solely on seniority? Pay based on how well their students perform Pay based on seniority Question Title * 6. Most public school teachers have tenure, that is, after a two- or three-year trial period, school administrators must ensure a policy that a teacher be given a formal legal review before they can be terminated. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy? Approve Disapprove Question Title * 7. Do you favor or oppose providing parents with children in failing public schools with tax money in the form of school vouchers to help pay for their children to attend private or religious schools? Strongly favor Favor Oppose Strongly oppose Don’t Know/Not Sure Question Title * 8. If you had a child getting ready to attend school in Louisiana – would you want to send them to a public school, a private school, or a charter school? Public School Private School Charter School Question Title * 9. For the next eight questions please answer as if you had a child getting ready to attend school in Louisiana – please rate the following five factors on a scale of 1 to 5 (with 1 being not at all important and 5 being very important) with how important each factor would be in deciding where to send your child to school: Not at all Important Very Important Safety Safety Not at all Important Safety Safety Safety Safety Very Important Grade in the Louisiana rating system Grade in the Louisiana rating system Not at all Important Grade in the Louisiana rating system Grade in the Louisiana rating system Grade in the Louisiana rating system Grade in the Louisiana rating system Very Important Proximity to your home Proximity to your home Not at all Important Proximity to your home Proximity to your home Proximity to your home Proximity to your home Very Important Number of certified teachers Number of certified teachers Not at all Important Number of certified teachers Number of certified teachers Number of certified teachers Number of certified teachers Very Important Cost Cost Not at all Important Cost Cost Cost Cost Very Important Quality of the student body Quality of the student body Not at all Important Quality of the student body Quality of the student body Quality of the student body Quality of the student body Very Important Reputation (word of mouth) Reputation (word of mouth) Not at all Important Reputation (word of mouth) Reputation (word of mouth) Reputation (word of mouth) Reputation (word of mouth) Very Important Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep) Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep) Not at all Important Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep) Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep) Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep) Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep) Very Important Question Title * 10. Which is the main way that you think teachers should be evaluated? By the grades of their pupils on standardized test By the overall grades of their pupils By evaluations of other faculty at the school By evaluations of other administrations at the school Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. In your opinion is there a direct connection between how much money is spent on public schools in Louisiana to how well the students in those schools perform? Yes – spend more money and the children perform better Yes – spend more money and the children perform worse No – spending more money will not affect the student’s performance Question Title * 12. As you may know there are currently education reforms being passed in the state of Louisiana. In your opinion will Louisiana students perform better or worse after these education reforms are fully in effect? Better Worse No change Next
