Jan/Feb 2012 Survey Results Summary Academics & Programming (78 responses)

1. Jan/Feb 2012 Survey Results SummaryAcademics & Programming(78 responses)

2. Preferences if need to Decrease Programming Many comments expressed that people don’t want to decrease anything! Based on this…maybe we should only look at top 1 or 2 responses Explorations would be first preference to decrease Science, Spanish and IB Principles had fewest (less than half) mentions

3. Academic Challenge Most parents feel current curriculum is challenging enough (61%) However, a significant minority (35%) feel more challenge is needed

4. Ideal Level of Academic Rigor Below Avg. in DPS Avg. in DPS Avg. in Stapleton Above Avg. in Stapleton Most in Stapleton Most in Denver Don’t Know For those with opinion (70%), most feel Swigert is now Avg or Above Avg in Stapleton In future, most (84% of those with an opinion) want to see a higher level of rigor…about evenly split between Above Avg. in Stapleton, Best in Stapleton and Best in Denver

5. Satisfaction w/Current Level of Emphasis Most subjects perceived to be “about right”, with none getting too much emphasis Two subjects noted by over 30% as not having enough emphasis: Science (44%) and Spanish (37%)

6. Preferences if able to Increase Programming Overall response rate: Science, Math and Spanish were top 3 Looking at 1st/2nd choice (highest priorities): Math (31 mentions), Science (24), Spanish (22), IB (18), Reading (18), were mentioned most…with steep drop-off after that

7. Preferences if need to Decrease Programming Many comments expressed that people don’t want to decrease anything! Based on this…maybe we should only look at top 1 or 2 responses Explorations would be first preference to decrease Science, Spanish and IB Principles had fewest (less than half) mentions

8. Takeaways/Ideas/Discussion Is this a call to clarify standards and/or implement higher standards? What steps could be taken to “challenge” students more --- more paras, smaller classes, longer days, longer year, more homework, other??? More science – what is done now, what is plan by grade-level, what curriculum is used, what curriculum alternatives are available, is science “specials” teacher an option? More math – isn’t Singapore math “world class” curriculum? Maybe this is about challenging the advanced kids better via math groups, advanced work, other?? More Spanish – can/should Spanish # of days or time of class be increased at all, or older grades? Other ideas?? Overall….what can be done with little or no incremental cost???

9. Open Responses – Academic Rigor

10. Open Responses – Academic Rigor

11. Open Responses – Programming

12. Open Responses – Programming