Keene Junior high School

1. Keene Junior high School 2010-2011 Parent Survey

2. In an effort to get feedback from the parents of our students, a survey was conducted at the end of the first six weeks. As part of the advisor program, parents are asked to pick up their child’s report card from their child’s advisor teacher. During that meeting, parents were asked to take a brief moment and complete the survey. The survey was offered in both English and Spanish.

3. DIRECTIONS: Please circle your response to each question. Feel free to add a comment after each question in the space provided. YOUR INPUT IS IMPORTANT TO US. My child is in the ________grade. Yes No 1. My child feels safe at school. Yes No 2. My child is treated with respect by his/her teachers. Yes No 3. My child is treated with respect by his/her principal. Yes No 4. My child’s school is neat and clean. Yes No 5. My child is encouraged by his/her teachers. Yes No 6. Teachers at this school have high expectations for my child. Yes No 7. Teachers at this school expect that all students will graduate from high school. Yes No 8. My child is given challenging work with the expectation that s/he has the ability to complete it. Yes No 9. My child is frequently rewarded or praised by faculty and staff. Yes No 10. My child’s teacher provides extra help when needed. Yes No 11. Teachers keep me informed of their expectations for my child. Yes No 12. Student academic excellence, self-esteem, and enthusiasm for learning are the major purposes of this school. Yes No 13. I feel my child is learning the skills and knowledge s/he needs in order to prepare him/her for the future. Yes No 14. I am pleased with the school leadership provided by the school principal. Yes No 15. Overall, I am pleased with the KJH program.

4. How did you respond? This is a summary of all yes/no votes to the parent survey. YES NO 134 1 1. My child feels safe at school. 134 2 2. My child is treated with respect by his/her teachers. 133 1 3. My child is treated with respect by his/her principal. 135 1 4. My child’s school is neat and clean. 136 0 5. My child is encouraged by his/her teachers. 135 1 6. Teachers at this school have high expectations for my child. 135 0 7. Teachers at this school expect that all students will graduate from high school. 133 2 8. My child is given challenging work with the expectation that s/he has the ability to complete it.   122 10 9. My child is frequently rewarded or praised by faculty and staff. 131 4 10. My child’s teacher provides extra help when needed. 128 8 11. Teachers keep me informed of their expectations for my child. 134 1 12. Student academic excellence, self-esteem, and enthusiasm for learning are the major purposes of this school. 134 2 13. I feel my child is learning the skills and knowledge s/he needs in order to prepare him/her for the future. 133 2 14. I am pleased with the school leadership provided by the school principal. 133 2 15. Overall, I am pleased with the KJH program.

5. On the following pages are graphs to indicate how the parents responded to the survey. A total of 138 surveys were returned. This represents a 74% response rate. For comparison, there were 66 6th grade students, 54 7th grade students, and 67 8th grade students enrolled at the time of the survey (total 187). 6th grade, 47 parents in total (71%) responded with 42 parents indicating yes for all questions, and 5 parents answering any question with a response other than yes. 7th grade, 34 parents in total (63%) responded with 27 parents indicating yes for all questions, and 7 parents answering any question with a response other than yes. 8th grade, 52 parents in total (78%) responded with 40 parents indicating yes for all questions, and 12 parents answering any question with a response other than yes. 5 surveys had no grade indicated. All of these respondents indicated yes for all questions.

12. THANK YOU for taking the time to fill out this survey.  Your input is valuable to us.  In an effort to provide a safe and enriching learning environment and atmosphere for all students, we welcome you to visit with your child’s principal, vice principal and teachers. Email addresses are on this website for you to be able to communicate with your child’s teacher, principal and vice principal.  If you prefer to come to the school to visit with a staff member, you can locate the teacher’s conference time on the master schedule located on the campus homepage under “site shortcuts”.  Calling the school at 817-774-5311, to set up an appointment, is always a good idea to make sure the staff member is available. You are always welcome at Keene Junior High.  Your support is appreciated.