Provided through a collaborative partnership between: OAFCS Ohio Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and

Family and Consumer Sciences is at a crossroads. The following phone poll survey will serve as a basis of understanding on what the general public expects from its local school districts.

Phone Poll Overview 32 questions Conducted by independent third-party research company 603 respondents Intention – Gather opinions of randomly selected registered voters, equally represented, throughout the State of Ohio

Survey Methodology N=603 (Sample – registered voters throughout the state of Ohio, separated by counties, then randomly selected to choose no more than one individual in each city/village/township) Confidence Interval: 3.99 Confidence Level: 95% In-field 12/4/14 – 12/12/14

Additional Project Research Nine focus groups – Current and former FCS teachers – Administrators – Academic policy makers – Students – Parents/community members – Spread throughout the state of Ohio Seven individual phone interviews – Administrators

The Survey Questions and Results

Question 1: When students graduate from high school in Ohio, in your opinion, how prepared are they to succeed in today’s world?

Question 2: In two or three words of your own, what knowledge do you believe high school graduates most need to succeed in today’s world?

Question 3: In two or three words of your own, what do you believe is the biggest challenge facing high school graduates in today’s world?

Question 4: How would you classify the school district you live in? Would you say it is …

Question 5: When students graduate from high school in Ohio, in your opinion, how prepared are they to manage their personal finances with FIVE being VERY PREPARED and ONE being VERY UNPREPARED? Net Unprepared %

Question 6: How important do you believe it is for schools to teach students how to manage their personal finances, with FIVE being VERY IMPORTANT and ONE being VERY UNIMPORTANT? Net Important %

Question 7: When students graduate from high school in Ohio, in your opinion, how prepared are they to live independently with FIVE being VERY PREPARED and ONE being VERY UNPREPARED? Net Unprepared %

Question 8: How important do you believe it is for schools in Ohio to teach students skills to live independently with FIVE being VERY IMPORTANT and ONE being VERY UNIMPORTANT? Net Important %

Question 9: When students graduate from high school in Ohio, in your opinion, how prepared are they to choose a career path with FIVE being VERY PREPARED and ONE being VERY UNPREPARED? Net Prepared % Net Unprepared %

Question 10: How important do you believe it is for schools in Ohio to teach students about career paths and planning with FIVE being VERY IMPORTANT and ONE being VERY UNIMPORTANT? Net Important %

Question 11: When students graduate high school in Ohio, in your opinion, how prepared are they to make food decisions for a healthy body and to prepare quick, healthy meals on a budget with FIVE being VERY PREPARED and ONE being VERY UNPREPARED? Net Unprepared %

Question 12: How important do you believe it is for schools in Ohio to teach students to make food decisions for a healthy body and to prepare quick, healthy meals on a budget with FIVE being VERY IMPORTANT and ONE being VERY UNIMPORTANT? Net Important %

Question 13: How important is it for schools in Ohio to teach students about child development, in case they choose to become parents, with FIVE being VERY IMPORTANT and ONE being VERY UNIMPORTANT? Net Important %

Net Important Ranks 1.Manage personal finances (89.4%) 2.Career paths and planning (85.9%) 3.Independent living (77.8%) 4.Healthy food decisions (66.2%) 5.Child development (58.7%)

Question 14: How familiar are you with the term “Family and Consumer Sciences”?

Family & Consumer Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences is a body of courses teaching students the knowledge and skills needed to make informed choices about their wellbeing, relationships and resources to achieve optimal quality of life during and after high school. Areas of study may include human development, personal and family finance, housing and interior design, food science, nutrition and wellness, textiles and apparel and consumer issues.

Question 15: Does your local school district offer “Family and Consumer Sciences” courses?

Question 16: How important is it for students to have access to courses in Family and Consumer Sciences with FIVE being VERY IMPORTANT and ONE being VERY UNIMPORTANT? Net Important %

Question 17: You just stated that it was (answer from question 16) to have courses in Family and Consumer Sciences. Now specifically, how important is it for students to have access to courses in Family and Consumer Sciences in grades seven and eight, with FIVE being VERY IMPORTANT and ONE being VERY UNIMPORTANT? Net Important %

Question 18: How supportive would you be of at least one mandatory class focused specifically upon personal financial management for high school students? Net Support %

Question 19: Let me ask that last question another way, how supportive would you be of at least one mandatory class focused specifically upon personal finance for high school students if it meant the high school students took the financial management class instead of a currently required class? Would you be … Net Support %

Question 20: Which of the following best represents what you believe should be the primary purpose of education in Ohio? A high school graduate …

Question 21: In your opinion, how important is it for students to take 4 years of mathematics such as algebra II, geometry, and trigonometry? Net Important %

Question 22: In your opinion, how important is it for students to take 3 years of science such as physical science, biology, and chemistry? Net Important %

Question 23: In your opinion, how important is it for students to take family and consumer sciences courses such as personal financial management, food and wellness, relationships, or career development? Net Important %

Question 24: In your opinion, how important is it for students to take technology courses, such as computer science and computer programming? Net Important %

Question 25: In your opinion, how important is it for students to take fine arts courses such as music or drawing? Net Important %

Question 26: In two or three words of your own, what comes to mind when you hear the term “home economics”?

Question 27: Into which age bracket do you belong?

Question 28: Are you the parent or guardian of a current pre-school to high school aged student?

Question 29: In which type or types of school is your child or are your children enrolled?

Question 29A: What grade is your child in/are your children in?* *192 respondents had 322 children

Question 30: In your opinion, are Ohio public schools going in the right direction or the wrong direction?

Question 31: Caller to identify if respondent is:

Question 32: Phone type