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Herndon Elementary School Language Proposal Survey Results

Herndon Elementary School Language Proposal Survey Results. April 2013. Purpose of the Survey. Provide opportunity for all Herndon Elementary constituents to give feedback on the proposed transition from French Partial Immersion to Spanish Two-Way Immersion.

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Herndon Elementary School Language Proposal Survey Results

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  1. Herndon Elementary School Language Proposal Survey Results April 2013

  2. Purpose of the Survey • Provide opportunity for all Herndon Elementary constituents to give feedback on the proposed transition from French Partial Immersion to Spanish Two-Way Immersion. • Gather specific information about potential impacts (positive and negative) of changing the current language program. • Provide quantitative and qualitative data to the school administration to inform final decision.

  3. Respondents • 294 Total Respondents • Responses collected via survey: March 14 – 27, 2013

  4. Respondents Report on Interest in Child Learning a 2nd Language

  5. Respondents Report on Current Participation in the French Program

  6. Respondents Report Interest in Participation in the French Program *Represents only qualified responses (i.e., those answering “No” to the prior question)

  7. Respondents Report Age of Child *Represents only qualified responses (i.e., those answering “Somewhat” or “Very Much” to the prior question)

  8. Respondents Report Previous Participation in the French Program

  9. Respondents Report Reason for Leaving French Partial Immersion Program * 36.7% NA; 11.7% Program not well suited for student; 8.3% Child no longer attends school; and 3.3% Issue with the program organization

  10. Respondents Report Interest in Participation in the Spanish Program

  11. Respondents Report Age of Child if Interested in Spanish Program *Represents only qualified responses (i.e., those answering “Somewhat” or “Very Much” to the prior question)

  12. Respondents Report How They Became Aware of the Proposal Respondents were able to select multiple responses to this question. The numbers represent the number of respondents selecting each response.

  13. 12 Major Themes from the Feedback • 81 supported the proposal. • 49 supported the current French program. • 33 did not support the proposal. • 31 suggested having both languages. • 24 said teaching Spanish is a way to serve the greater community. • 22 displeased with the proposal process. • 20 felt Spanish is a more useful language. • 16 concerned about having siblings in different language programs. • 12 concerned about the resources for the language program. • 11 expressed that the decision is being made too soon. • 10 felt demographics should not be a factor in the decision making. • 10 wanted more information about the details of the proposal.

  14. Additional Analysis Further analysis revealed that support for the proposed Spanish Two-Way Immersion program was impacted by whether the respondent has a child in the French Partial Immersion program: • Those who had students in the program were less likely to support the new proposal than those whose students did not participate.

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