Family Priorities Survey

1. Introduction and your priorities

17% of survey complete.

The San Francisco Unified school district’s two-year projected budget shortfall for 2010-11 and 2011-12 now stands at $113 million.

This is a huge number, representing a cut of over $1,000 per student for each of the next two years. According to Superintendent Garcia, "These numbers are large and they will be devastating. The cuts that the State is forcing us to make are the greatest ever made at one time in the history of our district."

In filling out this survey, you will help us let the school board know what our priorities are as parents. The more people who fill out this survey, the stronger we can make our case for which programs to keep funded!

Question Title

* 1. If San Francisco schools were funded adequately, what would you like to see more of at the school or in the district as a whole?

	Not important/could do without it	Want less than now	About the same as exists now	More than exists now	Much, much more than exists now	don't know
Arts programs (visual, performing, music)	Arts programs (visual, performing, music) Not important/could do without it	Arts programs (visual, performing, music) Want less than now	Arts programs (visual, performing, music) About the same as exists now	Arts programs (visual, performing, music) More than exists now	Arts programs (visual, performing, music) Much, much more than exists now	Arts programs (visual, performing, music) don't know
Science instruction	Science instruction Not important/could do without it	Science instruction Want less than now	Science instruction About the same as exists now	Science instruction More than exists now	Science instruction Much, much more than exists now	Science instruction don't know
Quality of school lunches	Quality of school lunches Not important/could do without it	Quality of school lunches Want less than now	Quality of school lunches About the same as exists now	Quality of school lunches More than exists now	Quality of school lunches Much, much more than exists now	Quality of school lunches don't know
Class size reductions (smaller class sizes)	Class size reductions (smaller class sizes) Not important/could do without it	Class size reductions (smaller class sizes) Want less than now	Class size reductions (smaller class sizes) About the same as exists now	Class size reductions (smaller class sizes) More than exists now	Class size reductions (smaller class sizes) Much, much more than exists now	Class size reductions (smaller class sizes) don't know
Quality of teaching instruction	Quality of teaching instruction Not important/could do without it	Quality of teaching instruction Want less than now	Quality of teaching instruction About the same as exists now	Quality of teaching instruction More than exists now	Quality of teaching instruction Much, much more than exists now	Quality of teaching instruction don't know
Mental health services for children	Mental health services for children Not important/could do without it	Mental health services for children Want less than now	Mental health services for children About the same as exists now	Mental health services for children More than exists now	Mental health services for children Much, much more than exists now	Mental health services for children don't know
Teacher support and training	Teacher support and training Not important/could do without it	Teacher support and training Want less than now	Teacher support and training About the same as exists now	Teacher support and training More than exists now	Teacher support and training Much, much more than exists now	Teacher support and training don't know
District administration costs	District administration costs Not important/could do without it	District administration costs Want less than now	District administration costs About the same as exists now	District administration costs More than exists now	District administration costs Much, much more than exists now	District administration costs don't know
Technical infrastructure at schools (school loop/computer)	Technical infrastructure at schools (school loop/computer) Not important/could do without it	Technical infrastructure at schools (school loop/computer) Want less than now	Technical infrastructure at schools (school loop/computer) About the same as exists now	Technical infrastructure at schools (school loop/computer) More than exists now	Technical infrastructure at schools (school loop/computer) Much, much more than exists now	Technical infrastructure at schools (school loop/computer) don't know
P.E./sports	P.E./sports Not important/could do without it	P.E./sports Want less than now	P.E./sports About the same as exists now	P.E./sports More than exists now	P.E./sports Much, much more than exists now	P.E./sports don't know
Closing the achievement gap	Closing the achievement gap Not important/could do without it	Closing the achievement gap Want less than now	Closing the achievement gap About the same as exists now	Closing the achievement gap More than exists now	Closing the achievement gap Much, much more than exists now	Closing the achievement gap don't know
Gardening/outdoor science program	Gardening/outdoor science program Not important/could do without it	Gardening/outdoor science program Want less than now	Gardening/outdoor science program About the same as exists now	Gardening/outdoor science program More than exists now	Gardening/outdoor science program Much, much more than exists now	Gardening/outdoor science program don't know
Quality before and aftercare on-site	Quality before and aftercare on-site Not important/could do without it	Quality before and aftercare on-site Want less than now	Quality before and aftercare on-site About the same as exists now	Quality before and aftercare on-site More than exists now	Quality before and aftercare on-site Much, much more than exists now	Quality before and aftercare on-site don't know
Parent involvement in classroom	Parent involvement in classroom Not important/could do without it	Parent involvement in classroom Want less than now	Parent involvement in classroom About the same as exists now	Parent involvement in classroom More than exists now	Parent involvement in classroom Much, much more than exists now	Parent involvement in classroom don't know
Sense of community at school	Sense of community at school Not important/could do without it	Sense of community at school Want less than now	Sense of community at school About the same as exists now	Sense of community at school More than exists now	Sense of community at school Much, much more than exists now	Sense of community at school don't know
Learning a second language	Learning a second language Not important/could do without it	Learning a second language Want less than now	Learning a second language About the same as exists now	Learning a second language More than exists now	Learning a second language Much, much more than exists now	Learning a second language don't know
Yard monitoring	Yard monitoring Not important/could do without it	Yard monitoring Want less than now	Yard monitoring About the same as exists now	Yard monitoring More than exists now	Yard monitoring Much, much more than exists now	Yard monitoring don't know
Programs to maintain classroom discipline	Programs to maintain classroom discipline Not important/could do without it	Programs to maintain classroom discipline Want less than now	Programs to maintain classroom discipline About the same as exists now	Programs to maintain classroom discipline More than exists now	Programs to maintain classroom discipline Much, much more than exists now	Programs to maintain classroom discipline don't know
Libraries/library programs	Libraries/library programs Not important/could do without it	Libraries/library programs Want less than now	Libraries/library programs About the same as exists now	Libraries/library programs More than exists now	Libraries/library programs Much, much more than exists now	Libraries/library programs don't know
Paraprofessionals/teacher's assistants	Paraprofessionals/teacher's assistants Not important/could do without it	Paraprofessionals/teacher's assistants Want less than now	Paraprofessionals/teacher's assistants About the same as exists now	Paraprofessionals/teacher's assistants More than exists now	Paraprofessionals/teacher's assistants Much, much more than exists now	Paraprofessionals/teacher's assistants don't know
Length of school year	Length of school year Not important/could do without it	Length of school year Want less than now	Length of school year About the same as exists now	Length of school year More than exists now	Length of school year Much, much more than exists now	Length of school year don't know
Parent liaisons	Parent liaisons Not important/could do without it	Parent liaisons Want less than now	Parent liaisons About the same as exists now	Parent liaisons More than exists now	Parent liaisons Much, much more than exists now	Parent liaisons don't know
Programs to address needs of students behind grade level	Programs to address needs of students behind grade level Not important/could do without it	Programs to address needs of students behind grade level Want less than now	Programs to address needs of students behind grade level About the same as exists now	Programs to address needs of students behind grade level More than exists now	Programs to address needs of students behind grade level Much, much more than exists now	Programs to address needs of students behind grade level don't know
GATE and AP classes (including teacher prep. time)	GATE and AP classes (including teacher prep. time) Not important/could do without it	GATE and AP classes (including teacher prep. time) Want less than now	GATE and AP classes (including teacher prep. time) About the same as exists now	GATE and AP classes (including teacher prep. time) More than exists now	GATE and AP classes (including teacher prep. time) Much, much more than exists now	GATE and AP classes (including teacher prep. time) don't know
Translation and interpretation services	Translation and interpretation services Not important/could do without it	Translation and interpretation services Want less than now	Translation and interpretation services About the same as exists now	Translation and interpretation services More than exists now	Translation and interpretation services Much, much more than exists now	Translation and interpretation services don't know
Transportation/Busing	Transportation/Busing Not important/could do without it	Transportation/Busing Want less than now	Transportation/Busing About the same as exists now	Transportation/Busing More than exists now	Transportation/Busing Much, much more than exists now	Transportation/Busing don't know
Summer school	Summer school Not important/could do without it	Summer school Want less than now	Summer school About the same as exists now	Summer school More than exists now	Summer school Much, much more than exists now	Summer school don't know

Other (please specify if you want more or less of this option!)