NPS Parent Survey 2011

Dear Parent,

The Norwalk Public Schools (NPS) Parent Survey was jointly developed by the Survey Workgroup. The NPS Parent
Survey is an important source of information about what you think about your child’s school. These findings will assist in
focusing our school improvement efforts. This is the fist time that such a survey has been done and will provide a good
baseline.
Thank you for your participation in this survey! The results of this survey will be shared with staff and parents through
meetings in the fall. All responses are anonymous and confidential.

Sincerely,

The NPS Survey Workgroup:

Joseph Giandurco, Teacher, Ponus Ridge Middle School
Sally Grose, Teacher/Administrator, Retired
Karen Helyer, Instructional Specialist, Early Childhood
Lisa Lenskold, President, PTO Council
Susan Marks, Ed.D, Superintendent
Bruce LeVine Mellion, President, NFT
Robert Polselli, Ph.D, Director of Technology

2010-2011 NPS Parent Survey Instructions:

For most questions mark whether you "Strongly Agree," "Agree," "Disagree," or "Strongly Disagree" with the statements.
If you do not know or cannot answer the statement, mark "Don't Know/Does Not Apply."

* 1. Please select your child's school. If you have multiple

children in our district, and would like to retake this survey
to reflect another school, you may do so. After submitting
your first survey, return to the survey link on the NPS
homepage, choose another school from the list and
complete the survey again.
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2. Student Progress and Expectations

Don't Know/Does Not
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
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(a) My child's teachers
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expect my child to do well
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(b) My Child's teachers keep
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me informed about my
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(c) It is easy for me to talk to
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my child's teachers about
things concerning my child.
(d) My child's teachers take
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actions to resolve my
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(e) I am satisfied with the
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3. School Atmosphere
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(a) I feel welcome at my
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child's school.
(b) There is an atmosphere
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of open communication in
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(c) This school does a good
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job of informing me about
meetings and special
school events.
(d) This school does a good
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job of welcoming families
of diverse cultures.
(e) I feel treated with
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respect at this school.
(f) I find my child's school's
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website helpful when I want
information about the
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(g) The office staff at my
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child's school is welcoming
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(h) The school nurse
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supports the health and
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4. School Leadership
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(a) The school leadership is
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accessible to me.
(b) The school leadership
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has a consistent process for
addressing my concerns.
(c) The school leadership is
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responsive to the concerns
of parents and the school
community.
(d) The school leadership
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provides opportunities for
parents to be involved in
school improvement.
(e) The school leadership
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provides a variety of ways
for parents to volunteer.
(f) I feel comfortable
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volunteering at my child's
school.
(g) The school leadership is
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supportive of the PTO.
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5. Safety and Security
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(a) My child feels safe in
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school.
(b) My child feels teasing is
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a problem.
(c) My child feels bullying is
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a problem.
(d) My child feels cyber
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bullying is a problem.
(e) My child feels drug use
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is a problem.
(f) My child feels alcohol
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use is a problem.
(g) My child feels that
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gangs are a problem.
(h) My child and I have
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discussed issues of school
safety and security.
(i) I am familiar with the
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emergency/crisis
procedures in my child's
school.
(j) I am comfortable
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speaking with school staff
about security issues.
(k) My child reports that
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students bring knives and
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(l) My child feels safe
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during after-school and
evening school-related
activities.
(m) Overall, I am satisfied
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with the safety and security
in my child's school.
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6. What is your impression of your child's school?
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7. What is your impression of Norwalk Public Schools?

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8. Technology
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enough
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school day.
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technology for classroom
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(c) My child often uses
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computers to do school
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child do a better job on
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(e) I am satisfied with my
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child's opportunities to use
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(f) I would like to receive
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communications from NPS
schools via email.
(g) I find the NPS district
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website helpful when I want
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9. My child has a cell phone.

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10. My child has an email address.

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11. Is there a computer in your home?

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12. Does the computer in your home have Internet access?
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13. My child has Computer/Internet access outside of school at the following locations:
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Other (please specify)

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14. My child eats school meals.
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15. School Meals
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree N/A
(a) The school meal
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programs offer a variety of
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programs offer healthy
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(c) I know how to get
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information about the NPS
school meal programs.
(d) Overall, I am satisfied
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with the NPS school meal
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(e) My child has adequate
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time to eat lunch.
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16. Facilities
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(a) My child's school is
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clean.
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child's school are helpful
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(c) The custodians at my
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child's school are kind to
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(d) The bathrooms in my
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child's school are kept well-
supplied, i.e., have paper
towels, toilet paper, and
soap.
(e) The outside of my
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child's school building and
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17. Transportation

In the last month (about 30 days), has your child used the school bus service to go to or
from school?
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18. Transportation
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(a) Is your child's bus
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arriving at their school on
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(b) My child can easily tell
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which school bus he/she is
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(c) My child's school bus
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driver maintains order on
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(d) My child's school bus
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driver drives the bus in a
safe manner.
(e) When I call the
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transportation office, I am
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courtesy.
(f) Overall, I am satisfied
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with my child's school bus
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19. Transportation

My child does NOT use the school bus service because...(Select all that apply).

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g Driving my child to school provides quality time together.

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g I do not feel my child is safe on the school bus.

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g My child rides in a car with others or drives himself/herself.

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20. The grade level of the child for whom you are completing this survey is....
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21. My child is...

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22. Is the ethnicity of the child for whom your are answering this survey Hispanic or
Latino?
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23. The race of the child for whom you are answering this survey is: (Select all that
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24. Do you volunteer for the PTO?

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25. Voluntary comments should provide constructive feedback. Please do not write
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