Louis Riel School Accountability Surveys

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Louis Riel School Accountability Surveys

• June 2008

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Survey Information

• Grade 4 7 parents and students surveyed
• All teachers invited to complete survey
• Results compared to previous year respondents
• Questions refer to feelings, opinions etc.

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Safe and Caring

• Questions around feeling safe, being treated
  fairly, teachers caring
• Parents very satisfied that teachers really care
  and students are treated fairly
• Students concerned with how others treat them

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Program of Studies

• Questions around opportunity to receive broad
  program of studies
• Parents satisfied with variety of courses, PE and
  learning another language
• Students satisfied with opportunities to learn
  with computers, variety of courses and health

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Education Quality

• Questions around satisfaction with quality of
  basic education
• Parents feel students are learning what they need
  to know, and the work is interesting
• Very high quality of education from both
  students and parents perspective

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Work Preparation

• Overall increase this year
• Questions around satisfaction that attitudes and
  behaviours are taught that make students
  successful at work once finished school
• Grade 7 Parents satisfaction increased
  significantly , Grade 4 parents increased
  satisfaction as well

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Citizenship

• Questions around modeling characteristics of
  active citizenship
• Parent satisfaction increased
• Students dont feel others follow the rules, help
  or respect each other
• Increase in students feeling encouraged to help
  in the community

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Parental Involvement

• Questions around involvement in decisions at
  school and childs education levels
• Parents not feeling involved in decisions at the
  school level
• Discrepancy between teacher and parent
  perceptions

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School Improvement

• Questions around school and jurisdiction
  improving or staying the same over the past three
  years.
• 80 of Grade 4 7 students are proud of their
  school ( increase over previous year)
• Overall, parents feel quality of education has
  been maintained or improved

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Implications

• Continue to provide quality educational
  opportunities to our students
• Provide more opportunities for students to be
  actively involved in community based activities
  and programs that support citizenship skills (
  house, buddy activities etc)
• Communicate more effectively with parents,
  highlighting existing opportunities to be
  involved
• Provide more opportunities to solicit parental
  input ( School Council meetings, Parent nights)