RCS Parent Survey Results from May, 2008

Background In 2007 the Rochester Catholic Schools (RCS) Council recommended executing a parent satisfaction survey A follow up to the school year survey Using a subset of questions from the previous year Sent out in January 2008 to all RCS families This presentation is the report from the school year survey Demographics Survey question results Write-in comment summary

Demographics: Who took the Survey? 525 families Almost 50% of RCS families, including pre-school A fantastic response rate

Who Took the Survey? -- Schools Attended  Combinations of schools  22% of the sample have children in more than one school  Percentage of the sample having children at a particular school

Who Took the Survey? -- Grade Levels  Percentage of the sample having children at a particular grade level  Combinations of grade level  40% of respondents have children in multiple grade levels

Who Took the Survey? -- Children Enrolled

Who Took the Survey? -- Parish Affiliation

Results Basic results from survey Comparisons with survey

Satisfaction With Quality of Education Preschool satisfaction is at 100% K-12 satisfaction is at 90% Q1. Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education your child/children is/are receiving in the Rochester Catholic Schools?

Satisfaction With Quality of Education Year to Year Comparison  Little change in satisfaction from year to year Difference is not statistically significant

Academic Value of Education Q2. How would you rate the academic value of your child’s/children’s education at Rochester Catholic Schools?

Academic Value of Education Year to Year Comparison  Response choices for this question were changed in 2007, so no direct comparison is possible However, summing up positive responses suggests not much change year to year 85% 81%

Value of Religious Instruction Q3. How would you rate the value of religious instruction your child/children receives at Rochester Catholic Schools relative to the cost of tuition?

Value of Religious Education Year to Year Comparison  Response choices for this question were changed in 2007, so no direct comparison is possible Positive responses show little change year to year 86% 85%

Confidence in Board of Trustees Q4. How confident are you in the ability of RCS Board of Trustees in providing guidance for the long-term well-being of Rochester Catholic Schools?

Confidence in Board of Trustees Year to Year Comparison  Little change from year to year Difference is not statistically significant

Effectiveness of RCS Council Q5. In your opinion, how effective is the RCS Council in providing recommendations to the Trustees of Rochester Catholic Schools?

Effectiveness of RCS Council Year to Year Comparison  Little change from year to year Difference is not statistically significant

RCS Function as a Unified System Y ear to Year Comparison  Response choices for this question were changed in 2007, so no direct comparison is possible Positive responses show little change year to year 62% 63% Q6. How would you rate Rochester Catholic Schools’ function as a unified school system?

Likelihood of Continuing with RCS Q7. How likely are you to continue to send your child/children to Rochester Catholic Schools?

Likelihood of Continuing with RCS Year to Year Comparison  Little change from year to year Difference is not statistically significant

Likelihood of Recommending RCS Q7. How likely are you to continue to send your child/children to Rochester Catholic Schools?

Likelihood of Recommending RCS Year to Year Comparison  Little change from year to year Difference is not statistically significant