Attention Norwalk Public School parents: The district has posted an online survey asking for your feedback on a variety of topics, including student progress, school leadership and atmosphere, safety, technology, facilities, school meals and transportation. The survey will be posted on the districts website from May 23 to June 6. It takes about 10 to 20 minutes to complete and is anonymous. There is also a Spanish version.
This is a great opportunity to have your voices heard, says PTO Council President Lisa Lenskold.
This is the first time that the Norwalk district has launched such a districtwide survey. The intention of these surveys is to provide feedback that will assist the individual schools and school district in our improvement efforts, says Superintendent Susan Marks. We plan to use the data as a baseline for continuous improvement. It is also a tool for more informed decision-making."
Parents are encouraged to fill out one survey per child. The survey will be administered online only, not by paper, in order to facilitate the best data collection. If you dont have a computer at home or at work, the district suggests using a public computer at a library. Arrangements also have been made for parents to use a public computer on the third floor of City Hall at the districts human resources office.
Most of the questions are rated on a 1 to 4 scale of strongly agree to strongly disagree." A few questions are fill in and open ended. A joint committee of administrators, teachers, community members and parents developed the survey. It also created a staff survey.
The data will be aggregated and analyzed over the summer, and parents can expect to see a summary of their schools survey results in the fall.
We are hoping for a lot of participation, says Bruce Mellion, president of the Norwalk Federation of Teacher and committee member. "The more the better."
What do you think of the Norwalk schools? Have you filled out the survey yet?
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