Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Results of Activity Interest Surveys Administered to Students In Grades 5-11 2007-08 School Year Prepared by: Matthew Teaford Title IX Coordinator
Introduction The school district is required to administer surveys to students in grades 5 to 11 every three years in compliance with Alaska Regulation 4 AAC 06.520 (Recreational and Athletic Activities), which addresses student interest in extracurricular activities. This report presents a summary of results from activity interest surveys completed by students in three grade level categories: fifth graders, students in middle schools, grades 6, 7, and 8, and high school students in grades 9, 10, and 11. Activities listed on the student surveys may not be inclusive of all the after school clubs and activities which are offered at District schools. Methodology Surveys were created for 5 th grade students, middle schools grades 6, 7, and 8, and for grades 9, 10, and 11 at the high schools. Surveys provide students with a wide range of choices, from athletic activities to specialized clubs such as drama, chess, art, and computers. Students could select as many different activities as they wished. They could also add an activity if it did not appear on the list. Results for the three school levels were compiled and appear in the following tables. Student participation in the survey. Total enrollment during the 2007-08 school year in grades 5-11 was 9099 students. Of this total, enrollment in 5 th grade was 1165 students, enrollment in grades 6-8 was 3782 students, and enrollment in grades 9-11 was 4152 students. A total of 3956 activity/interest surveys were returned which represents 43.5% of enrollment between the 5 th and 11 th grades. Fifth graders returned 523 activity/interest surveys, which is 44.9% of the district enrollment at that grade level. Middle school (6-8 th grade) returned 1796 activity interest surveys, which is 47.5% of the district student enrollment at those grade levels. The 9-11 grade students returned 1637 activity/interest surveys, which represents 39.4% of the district student enrollment at those grade levels. Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 2 of 13
Survey Results for 5 th grade students Fifth grade boys. The table below shows the ranking of activities in 2008 by 5 th grade boys district wide. Results from the 2002 survey are shown for comparison. Ranking of Activities by 5 th grade Boys 2008 2002 Floor Hockey 198 214 Basketball 188 168 Roller skating 165 148 Soccer 147 246 Track and field 139 NA Ice skating 139 NA Martial Arts 132 158 Computer club 120 NA Cross country skiing 114 NA Cross country running 107 NA Also mentioned by 5 th Grade boys: Football (89), Badminton (87), Art Club (83), Jogging (79), Cooking Club (72), Softball (68), Crafts (66), Russian (64), Science Olympiad (63), Math Club (Olympiad) (62), Jumping Rope (61), Native Youth Olympics (57), Spanish Club (49), Spelling Bee (48), Native Arts/Crafts (42), Battle of Books (37), A Geography Bee (36), Aerobics (31), Choir/Chorus (30), Baseball (30), Book Club (30), Robotics (24), Drama (21), Speech Bee (18), Dodgeball (18), Cultural Club (16), Ice hockey (12), Writing club (12), Volleyball (10), Chess club (9), Snowboarding (9), Swimming (9), Woodshop (8), French (6), Ping Pong (6), Japanese (6), Kickball (5), Biking (5), Skateboarding (5), Workshop (5), Rugby (5), Billiards (4), Hunting (4), Tennis (3), Wrestling (3), Bowling (3), Downhill skiing (3), Paintball (3), Airsoft (3), Video games (3), Frisbee (2), Mini society (2), Hiking (2), Boy Scouts (2), Italian (2), Rollerblading (2), Flag football (2), Biology (2), German (2), Golf (1), Korean (1), History club (1), Mechanical engineering (1), Boxing (1), Lego club (1), Newspaper (1), Checkers (1), Study club (1), Matball (1), Skydiving (1), Field trips (1), Science (1), Animal husbandry (1), Fishing (1), Bird watching (1), Chemistry (1), Astronomy (1), Cheerleading (1), Tumbling (1), Snowmachining (1), Band (1), Sledding (1) Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 3 of 13
Fifth grade girls. The table below shows the ranking of activities in 2008 by 5 th grade girls district wide. Results from the 2002 survey are shown for comparison. Ranking of Activities by 5th Grade Girls 2008 2002 Ice skating 214 184 Roller skating 190 185 Cooking 188 NA Art club 188 226 Soccer 170 223 Basketball 167 198 Floor hockey 158 NA Crafts 155 158 Jumping rope 140 NA Track and Field 124 NA Also mentioned by 5 th Grade girls: Volleyball (55), Swimming (37), Drama (32), Football (27), Robotics (22), Dance (20), Writing club (18), Dodgeball (18), Gymnastics (17), Tennis (17), Cheerleading (17), Baseball (12), French (9), Sewing (7), Kickball (6), Band (6), Japanese (6), German (6), Skateboarding (4), Biking (3), Ice hockey (3), Tumbling (3), Bowling (3), Ping Pong (3), Rugby (2), Frisbee (2), Baton (2), Horseback riding (2), Crochet (2), Journalism (2), Pottery (2), Four square (2), Chess (2), Debate (2), Woodshop (2), Golf (1), Cricket (1), Archery (1), Knitting (1), Italian (1), Fashion (1), Checkers (1), Singing bee (1), Rockwall (1), Garden club (1), Ballet (1), Girl Scouts (1), Poetry bee (1), Snowboarding (1), Downhill skiing (1), Yoga (1), Chinese (1), Animal husbandry (1), Charity work (1), Greek (1), Hunting (1), Camping (1) Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 4 of 13
Survey Results for 6 th -8 th grade Students Middle school (6 th -8 th Grade) boys. The tables below show the rankings of sports and other activities in 2008 by 6 th to 8 th grade boys district wide. Results from 2002 are shown for comparison. Ranking of Sports Activities by 6 th -8 th Grade Boys 2008 2002 Basketball 539 484 Soccer 509 457 Track & Field 350 297 Wrestling 329 379 Cross Country Running 272 225 Cross Country Skiing 228 NA Volleyball 219 483 Softball 216 354 Ranking of Other Activities by 6 th -8 th Grade Boys 2008 Weight lifting 380 Martial Arts 291 Computer Club 192 Fitness club 190 Football 161 Band 149 Photography club 149 Foreign Language club 148 School Newspaper 137 Yearbooks 136 Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 5 of 13
Also mentioned by Middle School (6 th to 8 th Grade) boys: Chess Club (133), Native Youth Olympics (119), Art Club (108), Science Olympiad (88), Student Council/Government (84), Drama Club (76), Cheerleading (64), Walking Club (64), Native Arts & Crafts (59), Honor Society (58), Nature Club (58), Book Club (46), Math Counts (46), Choir (46), Ice Hockey (43), Baseball (41), Orchestra (28), Academic Decathlon (23), Cultural Awareness Club (21), Snowboarding (21), Paintball (18), Boxing (16), Dodgeball (14), Archery (12), Rugby (10), Swimming (9), Lacrosse (9), Video Games (9), Floor Hockey (8), Skateboarding (8), Downhill skiing (6), Bicycling (7), Bowling (5), Golf (5), Gymnastics (4), Guitar (4), Frisbee (3), Robotics (3), Mechanics club (3), Ping Pong (3), Hunting (2), Spanish (2), Shop (2), Shooting (2), Home Economics (2), Hacky sack (2), Anime (2), Tennis (2), Dance (2), Flag football (1), Prison ball (1), Mini Society (1), Mythology club (1), Wall ball (1), Badminton (1), Fencing (1), Auto shop (1), Religion debate (1), Kickball (1), Model making (1), Pokémon (1), Judo (1), Sandboarding (1) Middle school (6 th -8 th grade) girls. The tables below show the rankings of sports and other activities in 2008 by 6 th to 8 th grade girls district wide. Results from 2002 are shown for comparison. Ranking of Sports Activities by 6 th -8 th grade Girls 2008 2002 Volleyball 581 551 Soccer 490 475 Basketball 452 486 Track & Field 359 255 Softball 334 231 Cross Country running 273 147 Cross Country skiing 227 159 Wrestling 151 NA Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 6 of 13
Ranking of Other Activities by 6 th -8 th grade Girls 2008 Yearbooks 436 Photography club 413 Drama club 360 Art club 307 Choir club 292 School newspaper 275 Foreign language club 271 Cheerleading 224 Martial Arts 206 Student 197 Council/Government Also mentioned by Middle School (6 th -8 th Grade) girls: Band (180), Fitness club (165), Native Arts & Crafts (154), Honor Society (143), Walking club (143), Native Youth Olympics (132), Nature club (127), Book club (118), Weight lifting (108), Science Olympiad (88), Orchestra (82), Swimming (62), Math Counts (60), Cultural Awareness club (48), Academic Decathlon (43), Dance (39), Chess club (38), Football (28), Gymnastics (17), Tennis (14), Hockey (13), Ice skating (13), Snowboarding (9), Badminton (8), Kickboxing (7), Lacrosse (7), Rock climbing (5), Anime (5), Baseball (5), Home economics (4), Pep club (4), Hiking (3), Detective club (3), Archery (3), Talent show (3), Cooking (3), Ping Pong (3), Fashion (2), Yoga (2), Fencing (2), Flag football (2), Tumbling (2), Field hockey (2), Floor hockey (2), Fencing (2), Debate (2), Rollerblading (2), Horseback riding (1), Travel club (1), Kickball (1), Dodgeball (1), Boxing (1), Poetry club (1), First aid (1), Wakeboarding (1), Photography (1), Singing (1), News broadcast (1), Writing club (1), Native languages club (1), Sewing (1), Speech (1), Robotics (1), Skateboarding (1), Ballet (1), Golf (1), Prisonball (1), Paintball (1), Quilting (1), Scrapbooking (1), Alaska Adventure club (1), Ropes course (1), Current events club (1), Make up club (1) Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 7 of 13
Survey Results for 9 th -11 th grade Students High school (9 th -11 th Grade) boys. The tables below show the rankings of sports and other activities in 2008 by 9 th to 11th grade boys district wide. Results from 2002 are shown for comparison. Ranking of Sports Activities by 9 th -11 th Grade Boys 2008 2002 Football 392 583 Wrestling 328 305 Basketball 289 453 Soccer 270 441 Baseball 218 310 Track & Field 209 331 Swimming 206 225 Ice Hockey 204 387 Tennis 197 NA Cross Country Running 173 NA Volleyball 153 NA Cross Country Skiing 135 NA Softball 120 NA Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 8 of 13
Ranking of Other Activities by 9 th -11 th Grade Boys 2008 Weightlifting 284 Rifle Club 276 Martial Arts 221 Fitness club 157 Photography club 120 ROTC 119 Yearbook 101 Computer club 97 Chess club 96 Drama 92 Band 90 Debate 73 Also mentioned by high school (9 th -11 th grade) boys: Art Club (71), Choir (69), Honor Society (62), School Newspaper (59), Walking club (58), Science Olympiad (57), Lacrosse (56), Native Youth Olympics (55), Junior class (52), Sophomore class (51), Senior class (50), Journalism (46), Future Farmers of America (45), Cheerleading (42), Native Arts & Crafts (42), Book club (35), Student council (34), Pep club (34), Freshman class (33), Key club (30), Paintball (31), Boxing (31), Dodgeball (29), Academic Decathlon (28), Snowboarding/skiing (27), Cultural Awareness club (26), VICA (24), Future Educators of America (23), Rugby (22), Vocational Clubs of America (21), Ping Pong (14), Video Games (11), Golf (10), Archery (9), Bowling (9), Fencing (8), Guitar club (8), Mixed Martial Arts (8), Rock band (7), Floor hockey (7), Skateboarding (6), Water polo (6), Car club (5), Billiards (4), Curling (4), Frisbee (4), Drivers education (3), Badminton (3), Bicycling (3), Belly dancing (2), Movie club (2), Home economics (2), Motocross (2), Snowcross (2), Auto shop (2), Dance (1), Welding (1), Web design (1), Investing (1), Poker (1), Math club (1), Gay Straight Alliance (1), Survival club (1), Diving (1), ATV club (1), Debate (1), Agriculture club (1), Anime (1), Handball (1), Snowmachining (1), Flag football (1), German (1), Knitting (1), Writing club (1), Philosophy club (1) Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 9 of 13
High school (9 th -11 th grade) girls. The tables below show the rankings of sports and other activities in 2008 by 9 th to 11 th grade girls district wide. Results from 2002 are shown for comparison. Ranking of Sports Activities by 9 th -11 th grade Girls 2008 2002 Volleyball 357 481 Tennis 309 NA Soccer 302 494 Basketball 260 410 Softball 237 317 Swimming 235 349 Football 220 312 Track & Field 212 274 Cross Country running 169 199 Cross Country Skiing 142 NA Wrestling 132 NA Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 10 of 13
Ranking of other Activities by 9 th -11 th grade Girls 2008 Photography club 404 Yearbook 319 Art Club 232 Drama 221 Choir 203 Martial Arts 200 Weightlifting 183 Journalism 183 Fitness Club 182 School Newspaper 177 Also mentioned by high school (9 th -11 th grade) girls: Walking club (147), Rifle club (147), Student council (121), Cheerleading (121), Band (114), Debate (98), ROTC (89), Senior Class (89), Book club (85), Sophomore Class (81), Pep club (79), Native Arts & Crafts (76), Junior Class (69), Key Club (66), Cultural Awareness Club (58), Native youth Olympics (51), Computer Club (43), Chess Club (42), Future Farmers of America (40), Science Olympiad (39), Future Educators of America (38), Freshman class (37), Vocational Clubs of America (36), Academic Decathlon (35), Lacrosse (30), Dance (25), Home economics (16), VICA (16), Archery (11), Paintball (8), Flag football (8), Gymnastics (7), Boxing (7), Badminton (7), Rugby (6), Dodgeball (6), Bowling (6), Fencing (6), Ping Pong (5), Poetry (5), Floor Hockey (5), Anime (3), Ice skating (3), Hip Hop dance (2), Baton (2), Belly dance (2), Frisbee (2), French (2), German (2), Auto mechanics (2), Golf (2), Polo (2), Bicycling (2), Medical (2), Poker (2), Drivers Education (2), Field hockey (1), Water polo (1), Parachuting (1), Italian (1), Cribbage (1), Fashion (1), Rowing (1), Peer helpers (1), Forensics (1), Kick boxing (1), Sign language (1), Youth alive (1), Diving (1), Tumbling (1), Battle of the Books (1), Movie club (1), Interpretive dance (1), Hiking (1), Film making (1), Yoga (1), Horseback riding (1), Billiards (1), Creative writing (1), Snowboarding (1) Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 11 of 13
Conclusion The Activity Interest Survey is a tool for measuring student interest in District sports and other school-sponsored activities. The results of these surveys will be considered in the District s adoption of a District-wide plan for extracurricular recreational and athletic activities offered by the District. The results of the surveys contained in this report are distributed to each school principal as part of the District s compliance with state law. These survey results should be made available at each school for public inspection. Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 12 of 13
Alaska Administrative Regulation 4 AAC 06.520 Recreational and Athletic Activities a) Before February 1, 1994, and thereafter, every third school year, each school district shall conduct a survey of students in grades five through 11, in a manner to be established by the district, to determine student interest in specific extracurricular recreational activities, interscholastic athletic activities, and intrascholastic athletic activities. b) Before March 1 of each school year beginning in 1994, each school district shall adopt a plan that sets out all extracurricular recreational activities, interscholastic athletic activities, and intrascholastic athletic activities that will be offered by the district during the following school year. The plan required by this subsection must provide substantially equal opportunities for each gender, and must, to the maximum extent practicable, accommodate the interests of students as expressed in the survey required by (a) of this section. c) In developing or amending a plan under (b) of this section, each school district shall evaluate its extracurricular recreational activities, interscholastic athletic activities, and intrascholastic athletic activities to ensure that the activities available to each gender are substantially equal based on the following criteria: (1) the provision of equipment and supplies; (2) the schedule of games and practice times; (3) travel schedules and trips taken; (4) opportunities to receive coaching; (5) assignment of coaches and tutors; (6) provision of locker, practice, and competitive facilities; (7) provision of administrative support services; and publicity. d) A summary of the results of the survey required by (a) of this section and a copy of the plan required by (b) of the section must be available for public inspection at each school in the district by September 15 of each school year. (Eff. 10/31/82, Register 84; am 6/4/93, Register 126) Authority: AS 14.18.010 AS 14.18.040 AS 14.18.080 Results from 2007-08 Activity Interest Surveys Page 13 of 13