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District Budget Survey. Chatham County Schools. January 21 – January 31, 2014.
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District Budget Survey Chatham County Schools January 21 – January 31, 2014
During January 2014, Chatham County Schools sought staff, parent and community input as it prepares to set priorities for the 2014-15 budget. This is the third consecutive year of the District Budget Survey administration. • Survey invitations were emailed to the 4,295 email addresses on file. Parents and other community members also participated by accessing the survey via a link on the district’s website. In total, 1,310 people participated in the survey. • Survey questions focused on the perceived importance of current district-wide programs and services as they relate to the education of students. • Survey results will be used to help the district make tough choices while understanding how each of the items impacts families in the community. The following report provides an overview of survey responses. Overview
Data labels for less than 5% are not shown. • This is a “census” survey administration. Results reflect the views of survey participants and do not necessarily represent the views of non-respondents. • The sum of percentages may exceed 100% because participants could select more than one affiliation option. Technical Notes
Survey Participation Participation and Distribution Participant Affiliation Note: 1) Data labels for percentages 5% or less are not shown. 2) The sum of percentages may exceed 100% because participants could select more than one affiliation option.
How many children do you have attending Chatham County Schools? Participant Details Does your child attend a school not operated by Chatham County Schools (charter, private or other school)? Note: Data labels for percentages 5% or less are not shown.
School Services and Programs: Overall Rank Please rank your top five items from the list below of school-based services and programs, in order of which you consider most important to educating our students.
School Services and Programs: Comparative Rankings Please rank your top five items from the list below of district services and programs, in order of which you consider most important to educating our students.
School Services and Programs: Themes Please share circumstances, events or ideas that influenced your rankings of the school services and programs.
District Services and Programs: Overall Rank Please rank your top five items from the list below of district services and programs, in order of which you consider most important to educating our students.
District Services and Programs: Comparative Rankings Please rank your top five items from the list below of district services and programs, in order of which you consider most important to educating our students.
Please share circumstances, events or ideas that influenced your ranking of the above district services and programs. District Services and Programs: Themes
Please describe any additional issues you think should be considered by Chatham County Schools while addressing the current budget. Additional Comments
Conclusions Highlights Next Steps We will share these results with administrators, the Board of Education, employees and stakeholders. As we move forward with the budgeting process, this research will guide our priorities. • As the economic landscape has evolved we've noticed smaller rates of participation potentially demonstrating more stakeholder confidence in district decision making. • Survey results confirm one of the district's major initiatives to maintain small class sizes through local budgetary support of classroom personnel. • We believe it is notable that across all stakeholder groups, the 3 most important factors in educating students were identical.
