District 15 parents share perceptions about their schools

Results of the District's recent parent satisfaction survey indicate that a great majority of the District's parents are satisfied with their schools.

The District conducted the online parent satisfaction survey in November. A full set of its results, including written comments, totals more than 320 pages.

The purpose of the survey was to gather the perceptions of the parent community so that schools' improvement efforts can incorporate the thoughts and desires of parents. Approximately 1,800 of the District's 8,600 families completed the survey, which equates to a response rate of almost 21 percent. In almost every survey category, more than 90 percent of those families indicated that District 15 is doing a quality job educating their children.

“That being said, there is always room for improvement,” said Jim Garwood, deputy superintendent of schools. “Both at the District level and at the individual school level, administrators will be analyzing the results with their staffs and searching for opportunities to improve.”

Districtwide survey results have been posted to the District's website. Survey results for individual schools, as well as written comments pertaining to each building and action plans developed from the survey results, will be posted to each school's webpage in February.

-Story Submitted by Community Consolidated School District 15