Peace Wapiti School Board #33
Satisfaction Survey 99-00

A survey of Parents and Students was conducted at the end of the 99-00 school year in order to determine the level of satisfaction of parents and students with the schooling received from Peace Wapiti schools. A summary of this survey, conducted by Dr. John Fisher, is found on this web site. A more complete analysis may be obtained from either of the Peace Wapiti offices.

 

Index

Parent responses
Responses of Gr. 6 students
Responses of Gr. 9 students
Responses of Gr. 12 students
Responses of Gr. 12 students to second set of questions
Responses of parents whose children who receive Special Education services
 
Parent Responses


Number of responses: 371
Count
Average
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
1.      How welcome you feel when entering the school
365
3.16
3.29%
6.85%
60.82%
29.04%
2.      The learning environment in the classroom
332
2.90
2.71%
16.87%
67.77%
12.65%
3.      The curriculum your child is being taught
362
2.94
3.04%
11.05%
75.14%
10.77%
4.      The emphasis on basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills
366
2.90
4.10%
18.03%
61.48%
16.39%
5.      Your child's skills in using computers
361
3.03
3.05%
14.13%
59.83%
22.99%
6.      The quality of learning resources available to your child
357
2.89
4.76%
17.65%
61.34%
16.25%
7.      The amount of help and support provided to your child by the teachers
363
2.84
6.89%
22.04%
50.96%
20.11%
8.      Your child is being challenged to do his or her best
359
2.86
3.90%
22.56%
56.82%
16.71%
9.      The amount of homework your child has
369
2.81
4.61%
17.34%
70.46%
7.59%
10.  Your child's academic achievement
365
2.96
3.56%
16.16%
61.10%
19.18%
11.  Your child is learning to take responsibility for his or her own actions
367
3.10
2.18%
9.54%
64.58%
23.71%
12.  The discipline in the school
357
2.80
8.68%
20.17%
53.50%
17.65%
13.  The safety of your child at school
357
3.03
3.36%
8.12%
70.31%
18.21%
14.  The extra-curricular activities offered to your child
365
3.00
3.29%
16.44%
57.53%
22.74%
15.  The leadership and direction provided by administrators in your child's school
350
2.85
7.43%
17.43%
58.29%
16.86%
16.  The external appearance of the school and its grounds
366
2.97
3.83%
12.84%
66.12%
17.21%
17.  The internal appearance of the school
368
3.02
3.26%
11.41%
65.22%
20.11%
18.  The information you receive about the school district
355
2.79
4.23%
21.13%
66.20%
8.45%
19.  The bussing services provided by the school district
348
3.03
4.89%
10.06%
62.64%
22.41%
20.  The variety of educational programs offered by the school district
344
2.77
6.10%
20.93%
62.79%
10.17%
21.  The value the public is receiving for tax money spent on education child's education
333
2.62
9.91%
27.03%
54.35%
8.71%
22. The opportunity for you to be involved in decisions affecting education in your child's school
353
2.70
8.78%
22.66%
58.36%
10.20%
23.  The access to and quality of information you receive from your child's school or other sources about your child's educational progress and achievement
362
2.88
4.97%
17.96%
61.05%
16.02%
24.  The number of report cards
369
3.07
2.44%
6.23%
72.90%
18.43%
25.  The overall quality of education that your child is receiving in his or her school
366
2.90
4.64%
16.12%
63.39%
15.85%
26.  Your child's school overall
366
2.94
3.01%
15.03%
67.21%
14.75%

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Responses from students of Grade 6


Thinking about the learning experiences you are having at your school, would you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with each of the following:
Count
Average
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Total
1. I know what I am expected to learn at school
386
3.31
1.04%
3.37%
59.07%
36.53%
100.00%
2. I am being challenged to do my best
386
3.27
1.81%
10.10%
47.41%
40.67%
100.00%
3. I know how students are supposed to behave in my school
384
3.52
1.30%
1.56%
40.89%
56.25%
100.00%
4. I have no concerns for my safety while at school
386
2.80
15.03%
17.88%
39.38%
27.72%
100.00%
5. Teachers give me the help and support I need to help me learn
385
3.29
2.86%
8.83%
44.42%
43.90%
100.00%
6. Teachers encourage me to do well and get good grades
386
3.38
1.30%
9.59%
39.38%
49.74%
100.00%
7. Teachers use different ways to teach me
384
3.22
2.34%
9.64%
51.30%
36.72%
100.00%
8. Computers are used enough in courses I take
384
2.44
20.05%
32.81%
30.47%
16.67%
100.00%
9. Overall, I have learned a lot from the courses which I have taken in school
384
3.35
1.30%
6.51%
48.44%
43.75%
100.00%
Thinking about your school experience, would you say you are very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with each of the following:
Count
Average
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
Total
10. The amount of homework you have
385
2.93
9.61%
10.39%
57.40%
22.60%
100.00%
11. How you are marked
385
3.07
4.16%
11.17%
57.92%
26.75%
100.00%
12. What the school tells your parents about how well you are doing
383
3.14
4.70%
9.40%
53.26%
32.64%
100.00%
13. How much you are learning
386
3.33
2.33%
6.22%
47.15%
44.30%
100.00%
14. The variety of learning activities in the classroom
385
3.09
4.94%
13.51%
48.83%
32.73%
100.00%
15. The emphasis on basic reading, writing and mathematical skills
386
3.29
2.59%
5.96%
51.55%
39.90%
100.00%
16. Your skills in using computers
387
2.96
6.98%
21.96%
39.53%
31.52%
100.00%
17. School rules in general
382
2.96
6.02%
15.71%
54.45%
23.82%
100.00%
18. The way other students treat you
382
2.81
12.83%
17.80%
45.29%
24.08%
100.00%
19. The variety and quality of extracurricular activities at your school (sports, school plays, concerts, clubs, student council activities)
386
3.08
8.55%
15.54%
35.75%
40.16%
100.00%
20. The services of the school library
386
3.20
3.63%
12.18%
44.30%
39.90%
100.00%
21. The school building, grounds and equipment
385
2.86
13.25%
15.32%
43.90%
27.53%
100.00%
22. The cleanliness of your school
384
3.01
8.33%
15.10%
43.75%
32.81%
100.00%
23. The way your achievement is recognized
382
2.99
7.07%
14.66%
50.52%
27.75%
100.00%
24. The opportunity to be involved in decisions that affect student life in your school
384
2.89
9.38%
17.19%
48.96%
24.48%
100.00%
25. The overall quality of education that you are receiving in your school
384
3.29
1.56%
6.77%
53.13%
38.54%
100.00%
26. Your school overall
385
3.17
5.45%
10.91%
44.68%
38.96%
100.00%

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Responses from students of Grade 9

Thinking about the learning experiences you are having at your school, would you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with each of the following:
Count
Average
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
1. I know what I am expected to learn at school
407
3.15
2.21%
5.65%
67.32%
24.82%
2. I am being challenged to do my best
403
3.01
2.48%
14.14%
63.03%
20.35%
3. I know how students are supposed to behave in my school
395
3.19
2.53%
7.34%
58.23%
31.90%
4. I have no concerns for my safety while at school
403
2.84
10.42%
21.84%
41.19%
26.55%
5. Teachers give me the help and support I need to help me learn
403
2.83
7.44%
17.62%
59.06%
15.88%
6. Teachers encourage me to do well and get good grades
405
3.00
4.20%
14.07%
59.01%
22.72%
7. Teachers use different ways to teach me
405
2.93
5.19%
17.28%
56.54%
20.99%
8. Computers are used enough in courses I take
404
2.43
17.33%
35.89%
33.42%
13.37%
9. Overall, I have learned a lot from the courses which I have taken in school
405
2.93
3.46%
15.06%
66.42%
15.06%
Thinking about your school experience, would you say you are very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with each of the following:
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
10. The amount of homework you have
407
2.63
14.99%
21.13%
49.39%
14.50%
11. How you are marked
404
2.69
8.17%
20.79%
65.10%
5.94%
12. What the school tells your parents about how well you are doing
400
2.82
8.50%
17.25%
58.25%
16.00%
13. How much you are learning
406
2.95
2.96%
14.04%
67.98%
15.02%
14. The variety of learning activities in the classroom
404
2.73
3.71%
29.95%
55.94%
10.40%
15. The emphasis on basic reading, writing and mathematical skills
406
2.95
2.71%
13.79%
68.97%
14.53%
16. Your skills in using computers
406
2.69
10.84%
27.09%
43.84%
18.23%
17. School rules in general
404
2.51
16.09%
25.74%
49.01%
9.16%
18. The way other students treat you
407
2.96
6.88%
11.30%
60.44%
21.38%
19. The variety and quality of extracurricular activities at your school (sports, school plays, concerts, clubs, student council activities)
405
2.93
10.12%
16.30%
43.95%
29.63%
20. The services of the school library
407
2.66
13.27%
20.39%
53.81%
12.53%
21. The school building, grounds and equipment
406
2.58
12.81%
24.38%
54.43%
8.37%
22. The cleanliness of your school
401
2.85
7.73%
16.71%
58.60%
16.96%
23. The way your achievement is recognized
404
2.71
10.15%
20.05%
58.17%
11.63%
24. The opportunity to be involved in decisions that affect student life in your school
405
2.60
10.62%
25.93%
55.80%
7.65%
25. The overall quality of education that you are receiving in your school
406
2.94
2.96%
14.04%
69.46%
13.55%
26. Your school overall
406
2.88
5.42%
16.01%
64.04%
14.53%

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Responses from students of Grade 12


Thinking about the learning experiences you are having at your school, would you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with each of the following:
Count
Average
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
1. I know what I am expected to learn at school
232
3.20
0.43%
2.59%
73.28%
23.71%
2. I am being challenged to do my best
231
3.00
0.43%
17.75%
62.77%
19.05%
3. I know how students are supposed to behave in my school
229
3.26
0.44%
7.42%
57.64%
34.50%
4. I have the opportunity to make choices about the courses I can take
229
3.10
3.93%
14.85%
48.03%
33.19%
5. I am clear on what behaviour is expected of students in my school
230
3.25
0.43%
6.96%
59.57%
33.04%
6. I have no concerns for my safety while at school
232
3.09
4.31%
14.22%
49.57%
31.90%
7. Teachers give me the help and support I need to help me learn
231
2.90
3.46%
19.05%
61.47%
16.02%
8. Teachers encourage me to do well and get good grades
232
3.00
2.59%
15.52%
61.21%
20.69%
9. Teachers use a variety of approaches to meet my individual learning needs
231
2.69
6.49%
27.27%
57.14%
9.09%
10. Computers are used enough in courses I take
233
2.70
9.01%
28.76%
45.06%
17.17%
11. Overall, I have learned a lot from the courses which I have taken in school
231
3.04
0.87%
12.55%
68.40%
18.18%
Thinking about your school experience, would you say you are very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with each of the following:
Count
Average
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
27. The amount of homework you have
231
2.86
5.63%
14.72%
67.97%
11.69%
28. How you are marked
232
2.76
6.90%
19.40%
64.66%
9.05%
29. The way your achievement is recognized
232
2.83
4.31%
21.12%
61.64%
12.93%
30. What the school tells your parents about how well you are doing
230
2.82
7.83%
16.96%
60.43%
14.78%
31. How much you are learning
233
3.01
1.29%
11.16%
72.96%
14.59%
32. The variety of learning activities in the classroom
232
2.77
5.60%
21.55%
62.93%
9.91%
33. The emphasis on basic reading, writing and mathematical skills
233
2.94
1.72%
12.02%
76.39%
9.87%
34. Your skills in using computers
233
2.73
8.15%
27.04%
48.50%
16.31%
35. Discipline in the school
233
2.78
6.87%
19.31%
62.66%
11.16%
36. School rules in general
233
2.67
12.02%
20.17%
56.65%
11.16%
37. The way other students treat you
233
3.11
2.58%
7.73%
65.67%
24.03%
38. The variety and quality of extracurricular activities at your school (sports, school plays, concerts, clubs, student council activities)
233
3.03
6.01%
12.45%
54.08%
27.47%
39. The services of the school library
233
3.00
4.72%
10.73%
63.95%
20.60%
40. The school building, grounds and equipment
233
2.99
3.86%
12.88%
63.95%
19.31%
41. The cleanliness of your school
233
3.15
2.15%
10.73%
56.65%
30.47%
Overall, how satisfied are you with each of the following:
Count
Average
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
42. The opportunity to be involved in decisions that affect student life in your school
232
2.65
9.91%
24.57%
56.03%
9.48%
43. The opportunities you have to be involved in activities outside of the classroom
233
2.92
3.00%
18.03%
63.09%
15.88%
44. The overall quality of education that you are receiving in your school
232
3.07
1.72%
10.78%
66.38%
21.12%
45. Your school overall
233
3.09
4.29%
9.44%
59.66%
26.61%

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Responses from students of Grade 12 to other questions


 
In your opinion, how much is high school helping you IMPROVE in the following areas:
Count
Average
Very Little
Some
A Lot
Total
12. Basic reading and writing skills
228
2.27
21.83%
54.59%
23.58%
100.00%
13. Speaking
229
2.02
13.33%
54.67%
32.00%
100.00%
14. Listening
225
2.19
15.28%
51.09%
33.62%
100.00%
15. Creative thinking
229
2.18
9.61%
57.21%
33.19%
100.00%
16. Ability to learn on my own
229
2.24
14.04%
59.65%
26.32%
100.00%
17. Problem solving
228
2.12
17.11%
50.44%
32.46%
100.00%
18. Mathematical skills
228
2.15
20.27%
60.36%
19.37%
100.00%
19. Leadership
222
1.99
18.39%
60.09%
21.52%
100.00%
20. Self-confidence
223
2.03
11.45%
60.35%
28.19%
100.00%
21. Decision-making
227
2.17
15.42%
46.70%
37.89%
100.00%
22. Getting along with others
227
2.22
25.23%
48.65%
26.13%
100.00%
23. Applying knowledge to real life situations
222
2.01
33.18%
37.79%
29.03%
100.00%
24. Computer skills
217
1.96
23.98%
37.79%
15.38%
100.00%
25. Managing time
221
1.91
16.14%
61.88%
21.97%
100.00%
26. Researching a topic
223
2.06
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%

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Responses from parents whose children receive Special Education services.

1.        My child's reading ability has improved.
64
3.09
1.56%
7.81%
70.31%
20.31%
100.00%
2.        My child's writing ability has improved.
64
2.88
4.69%
17.19%
64.06%
14.06%
100.00%
3.        My child's math ability has improved.
61
3.07
3.28%
9.84%
63.93%
22.95%
100.00%
4.        My child feels better about him/herself.
65
2.98
4.62%
15.38%
56.92%
23.08%
100.00%
5.        The Special Ed teacher provides me with sufficient information about my child's program.
66
2.94
9.09%
15.15%
48.48%
27.27%
100.00%
6.        The Special Ed teacher keeps communication lines open.
64
3.11
3.13%
17.19%
45.31%
34.38%
100.00%
7.        I am satisfied with my child's involvement in regular classroom activities.
64
3.09
3.13%
3.13%
75.00%
18.75%
100.00%
8.        I am satisfied that my child is accepted by classmates.
65
2.94
3.08%
20.00%
56.92%
20.00%
100.00%
9.        I am satisfied with my child's program.
67
2.94
5.97%
13.43%
61.19%
19.40%
100.00%
10.     I am satisfied with the access to services for my child with special needs.
38
2.79
18.42%
5.26%
55.26%
21.05%
100.00%
11.     I am satisfied with the services my child receives.
64
2.83
7.81%
15.63%
62.50%
14.06%
100.00%
12.     I am satisfied with the progress and achievement of my child with special needs.
37
2.78
13.51%
10.81%
59.46%
16.22%
100.00%
13.     I am satisfied that my child is learning to take responsibility for his or her own actions.
64
3.00
4.69%
6.25%
73.44%
15.63%
100.00%
14.     I am satisfied with the discipline in the school.
67
2.81
7.46%
19.40%
58.21%
14.93%
100.00%
15.     My child is safe at school.
67
3.01
1.49%
13.43%
67.16%
17.91%
100.00%
16.     I am satisfied with the overall quality of education that my child is receiving in his or her school.
65
2.94
4.62%
12.31%
67.69%
15.38%
100.00%
17.     I am satisfied with my child's school overall.
68
3.09
1.47%
8.82%
69.12%
20.59%
100.00%
18.     I am satisfied with the success of the school in meeting the special educational needs of my child.
64
2.89
7.81%
10.94%
65.63%
15.63%
100.00%
Minimal effect = 1 Significant effect =5
Count
Average
1
2
3
4
5
19.     Rate the effect of your child's leaning difficulties on his/her school program at the beginning of the year.
65
3.00
6.15%
24.62%
32.31%
36.92%
0.00%
20.     Rate the effect of your child's leaning difficulties on his/her school program at the end of the year.
65
3.34
4.62%
9.23%
35.38%
49.23%
1.54%

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