Constant Contact Survey Results Survey Name: Red Oak Needs Assessment 2014-2015 1. Please mark all that apply to you: Live in the Red Oak School District I am a parent of a current Red Oak student I am the parent of a former Red Oak student I am a graduate of the ROHS I am an employee of the Red Oak School District I am a junior or senior attending Red Oak 102 88.6% 82 71.3% 34 29.5% 36 31.3% 26 22.6% 9 7.8% 115 100% 2. Please mark all that apply to you: I have a child currently attending I have a child currently attending I have a child currently attending Washington Elem. I have a child currently attending RO I have a child currently attending RO I do not have a child currently attending the RO School District 4 3.5% 23 20.3% 22 19.4% 65 57.5% 57 50.4% 19 16.8% 113 100%
3. Please indicate your age 18 or younger 19-23 24-29 30-50 51 or over No Responses 11 9.4% 0 0.0% 3 2.5% 86 73.5% 14 11.9% 3 2.5% 117 100% 4. Students receive a quality education while attending: 7 10 48 2 0 10% 15% 72% 3% 0% 36 33 13 2 0 43% 39% 15% 2% 0% 17 46 13 7 0 20% 55% 16% 8% 0% 23 61 9 9 1 22% 59% 9% 9% 1% 13 46 23 15 3 13% 46% 23% 15% 3% 5. Students are respectful of one another while attending:
6 13 48 2 0 9% 19% 70% 3% 0% 19 36 24 4 0 23% 43% 29% 5% 0% 7 42 24 9 2 8% 50% 29% 11% 2% 6 46 23 23 6 6% 44% 22% 22% 6% 2 38 31 20 6 2% 39% 32% 21% 6% 6. Students feel safe while attending: 11 10 43 0 0 17% 16% 67% 0% 0% 31 31 21 0 0 37% 37% 25% 0% 0% 22 37 23 3 0 26% 44% 27% 4% 0% 19 58 17 9 0 18% 56% 17% 9% 0% 17 49 23 9 1 17% 49% 23% 9% 1% 7. There is a level of consistent discipline maintained, which enables all students to focus on learning while attending:
7 10 46 1 0 11% 16% 72% 2% 0% 20 34 22 5 0 25% 42% 27% 6% 0% 12 38 23 10 0 14% 46% 28% 12% 0% 10 52 21 20 1 10% 50% 20% 19% 1% 9 35 29 22 4 9% 35% 29% 22% 4% 8. Staff treats students with fairness, dignity and respect at: 7 12 45 0 0 11% 19% 70% 0% 0% 26 34 20 0 0 33% 43% 25% 0% 0% 24 37 19 6 0 28% 43% 22% 7% 0% 23 58 13 10 0 22% 56% 13% 10% 0% 14 51 20 13 2 14% 51% 20% 13% 2% 9. The building is clean and well maintained at:
4 10 47 3 0 6% 16% 73% 5% 0% 31 34 16 1 0 38% 41% 20% 1% 0% 12 44 17 11 0 14% 52% 20% 13% 0% 15 52 16 18 2 15% 50% 16% 17% 2% 15 53 19 11 2 15% 53% 19% 11% 2% 10. Family conferences provide an opportunity for informative two-way communication with teachers. They are valuable and should be scheduled for all students and parents. 17 11 36 0 0 27% 17% 56% 0% 0% 40 23 14 1 0 51% 29% 18% 1% 0% 40 23 15 1 0 51% 29% 19% 1% 0% 44 44 5 6 1 44% 44% 5% 6% 1% 38 32 15 10 3 39% 33% 15% 10% 3% 11. Requiring homework is appropriate for students attending:
2 9 39 12 2 3% 14% 61% 19% 3% 14 36 21 9 2 17% 44% 26% 11% 2% 22 43 17 4 0 26% 50% 20% 5% 0% 37 57 6 4 1 35% 54% 6% 4% 1% 39 48 9 4 0 39% 48% 9% 4% 0% 12. Effective programs are provided for students in the area of special education while attending: 5 8 56 0 0 7% 12% 81% 0% 0% 11 18 50 2 0 14% 22% 62% 2% 0% 9 16 53 2 1 11% 20% 65% 2% 1% 12 25 57 5 1 12% 25% 57% 5% 1% 11 26 52 6 1 11% 27% 54% 6% 1% 13. Effective programs are provided for students in the area of talented and gifted education while attending:
3 4 59 2 1 4% 6% 86% 3% 1% 13 18 43 6 1 16% 22% 53% 7% 1% 9 18 42 10 3 11% 22% 51% 12% 4% 11 29 44 12 4 11% 29% 44% 12% 4% 8 19 49 13 7 8% 20% 51% 14% 7% 14. Effective programs are provided for students in the area of English as a second language education while attending: 2 3 64 1 0 3% 4% 91% 1% 0% 9 5 64 2 0 11% 6% 80% 3% 0% 5 10 65 2 0 6% 12% 79% 2% 0% 9 8 77 4 1 9% 8% 78% 4% 1% 6 15 65 7 1 6% 16% 69% 7% 1% 15. 1. Red Oak students at the elementary level are prepared for work in the middle school.
6 69 23 14 0 5% 62% 21% 13% 0% 16. 2. Red Oak students at the middle school level are prepared for work in the high school. 5 61 24 20 3 4% 54% 21% 18% 3% 17. 3. Red Oak students at the high school level are prepared to continue education after graduation. 6 41 31 17 16 5% 37% 28% 15% 14% 18. 4. Red Oak students at the high school level are prepared to enter the world of work after graduation. 5 35 36 26 7 5% 32% 33% 24% 6%
19. 5. Red Oak graduates have the skills and knowledge to achieve success and continue life-long learning in a changing world. 7 44 30 24 7 6% 39% 27% 21% 6% 20. 6. The Red Oak School District places appropriate emphasis on career education and technical skills. 8 36 34 23 11 7% 32% 30% 21% 10% 21. 7. Our school district places appropriate emphasis on extracurricular activities such as music, speech, drama. 18 60 15 13 5 16% 54% 14% 12% 5%
22. 8. Our school district places appropriate emphasis on extracurricular activities in athletics. 16 67 9 14 7 14% 59% 8% 12% 6% 23. 9. Our school district provides ample opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities. 18 74 13 5 1 16% 67% 12% 5% 1% 24. 10. Red Oak Community School District prepares students well for the future. 8 41 34 20 8 7% 37% 31% 18% 7% 25. 11. Red Oak Community Schools should add foreign language instruction to the K-8 curriculum.
26 32 27 24 5 23% 28% 24% 21% 4% 26. 12, The Red Oak School District provides quality school nurse services. 12 44 40 10 7 11% 39% 35% 9% 6% 27. 13. Our school district uses money wisely. 6 22 42 26 15 5% 20% 38% 23% 14% 28. 14. Overall I am pleased with my school district. 8 62 15 17 8 7% 56% 14% 15% 7%
29. Employability Skills Early Childhood Center 5 6 61 1 0 7% 8% 84% 1% 0% 5 22 54 1 0 6% 27% 66% 1% 0% 4 25 53 3 0 5% 29% 62% 4% 0% 6 35 40 15 1 6% 36% 41% 15% 1% 6 35 36 16 6 6% 35% 36% 16% 6% 30. Health Literacy Early Childhood Center 3 7 58 2 0 4% 10% 83% 3% 0% 4 26 48 2 0 5% 33% 60% 3% 0% 4 32 46 3 0 5% 38% 54% 4% 0% 6 48 36 6 0 6% 50% 38% 6% 0% 5 41 42 7 1 5% 43% 44% 7% 1%
31. Technology Literacy Early Childhood Center 4 6 55 2 0 6% 9% 82% 3% 0% 6 33 35 6 0 8% 41% 44% 8% 0% 8 34 32 6 1 10% 42% 40% 7% 1% 15 54 19 8 1 15% 56% 20% 8% 1% 12 47 27 7 2 13% 49% 28% 7% 2% 32. Civic Literacy Early Childhood Center 3 8 54 1 0 5% 12% 82% 2% 0% 7 25 44 3 0 9% 32% 56% 4% 0% 3 31 41 7 0 4% 38% 50% 9% 0% 8 34 36 14 1 9% 37% 39% 15% 1% 7 35 36 14 2 7% 37% 38% 15% 2%
33. Multicultural Literacy Early Childhood Center 5 5 57 2 0 7% 7% 83% 3% 0% 8 15 50 5 0 10% 19% 64% 6% 0% 6 16 50 9 0 7% 20% 62% 11% 0% 5 20 54 13 1 5% 22% 58% 14% 1% 6 23 49 12 3 6% 25% 53% 13% 3% 34. Gender Fair Literacy Early Childhood Center 6 9 51 2 0 9% 13% 75% 3% 0% 8 22 47 2 0 10% 28% 59% 3% 0% 6 26 47 2 1 7% 32% 57% 2% 1% 8 33 45 5 1 9% 36% 49% 5% 1% 7 34 42 6 2 8% 37% 46% 7% 2%
35. Which two of the following factors most positively impacts student success? (select two) Student effort and attitude School Climate (created by the staff) Rigor (deep learning and Relevance (related to real life) in the curriculum Instruction and teaching strategies used by the teachers Parent involvement 77 70.0% 29 26.3% 17 15.4% 52 47.2% 48 43.6% 110 100% 36. In general, graduates from Red Oak Community Schools are for life (select one) Well prepared Prepared Unsure Poorly prepared Not prepared No Responses 7 5.9% 59 50.4% 23 19.6% 19 16.2% 2 1.7% 7 5.9% 117 100% 37. Which of the following issues facing the Red Oak Community School District today, which do you feel is the greatest concern? (select one)
Alcohol usage Attendance Behavior of students Drug usage Poverty Teen pregnancy Unsure No Responses 7 5.9% 7 5.9% 43 36.7% 19 16.2% 21 17.9% 0 0.0% 13 11.1% 7 5.9% 117 100% 38. Which of the following factors do you feel gets in the way of student learning the most? (select one) Families in crisis Peer pressures Student's apathy Social media (web based and mobile technology used to turn communication Values in society No Responses 12 10.2% 23 19.6% 20 17.0% 22 18.8% 32 27.3% 8 6.8% 117 100% 39. How informed do you feel about events taking place in our school district? (select one) Very informed Informed Uninformed Very uninformed Unsure 18 15.3% 60 51.2% 20 17.0% 11 9.4% 3 2.5%
No Responses 5 4.2% 117 100% 40. Which of the following is the most often utilized and preferred form of communication? (select one) Notes and newsletters sent home from school Red Oak CSD website Radio Newspaper Email Text Phone calls No Responses 19 16.2% 15 12.8% 10 8.5% 2 1.7% 32 27.3% 22 18.8% 10 8.5% 7 5.9% 117 100%