1. Background KP CWG 17/18 Survey Results
During the 2017/2018 school year, the KP Community Working Groups and the KP Administration developed surveys targeted at various stakeholder groups to gain insight into their views and priorities
Surveys were released to the three stakeholder groups:
Community Members
King Philip Teachers and Staff
King Philip Students
Participation in the survey was excellent with good representation across the three towns and all demographics
This presentation highlights the major trends and outcomes from the survey

2. Survey Participants
We saw a high level of participation in the Community, Staff and Student surveys
768 Respondents for the Community Survey
463 parents of KP students completed the survey
61% of our KP student population participated
52% of the teachers and staff participated

3. The Stop-Light Scale was Used to Represent the Results
Understanding the Data
The Stop-Light Scale was Used to Represent the Results
Example
Strongly Agree
Agree
Somewhat Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
75% strongly agree
5% strongly disagree
Respondents responded with a 60% “performance” rating
Performance
Current performance rating

4. KP CWG 17/18 Survey Results Areas of Success Areas of Improvement
Areas or Concern
Quality education
Class Size
Technology
Teacher quality
Course variety
Funding
Academic Challenge
Discipline
Co-Extra Curricular
Athletics
Music
Clubs
Teacher to Student Feedback
Students connection to school and their peers/culture
Safety

5. Areas of Success Quality Education Teacher Quality Academic Challenge
Co-Extra Curricular
Athletics
Music
Clubs

6. I Believe KP Provides a Quality Education
The majority of respondents agree that KP students are getting a quality education
75% of this population believes KP is providing a quality education
Former parents rated this significantly lower (59%) than current parents (73%)
Data aggregated community and staff respondents

7. Teacher Quality & Retention/Academic Challenge
KP gets high marks in the area of Teacher Quality & Academic Challenge, retention of Quality Teachers is a concern
Importance & Performance
Teacher Quality
99% of parents rated this important
67% of parents rated this great/good
Academic Challenge
97% of parents rated this important
78% of parents rated this great/good
Retention of Quality Teachers
58% of the Community rated this as Strongly Agree/Agree

8. Clubs, Athletics and Music received very high performance ratings.
Importance & Performance
Clubs
78% of parents rated this important
89% of parents rated this great/good
Athletics
65% of parents rated this important
86% of parents rated this important
Music
64% of parents rated this important
96% of parents rated this important

9. Areas of Improvement
Class Size
Course Variety

10. Class Size
Class size is important to parents & teachers, however performance expectations are not being met
Importance & Performance
Both parents and staff believe class size is important
Staff agree that class sizes of 24 and under are optimal
56% of staff and 62% of parents believe the current performance is sufficient

11. Top Areas for More Course Variety
Engineering/Robotics, Coding/Computer Programing, and Business class offerings rank in the top four
Followed closely by Science and Math
Consistent responses between community and students

12. Areas of Concern Technology Funding Discipline
Teacher to Student Feedback
Students connection to school and their peers/culture
Safety

13. Technology Use of technology to teach and learn is rated as important
Should be Given Additional Funding
Essential to Students’ Daily Curriculum for Future Success
More than 80% of all respondents agree on the importance of technology in learning
Consistent rating among current and former parents
87% of respondents believe technology should be given additional funding

14. Technology
Top priorities in technology were improving wireless access and replacing aging computers
Teachers indicated time and training were important to using technology in the classroom

15. Adequate funding for KP is a concern
KP is Adequately Funded Relative to Surrounding Districts
Adequate funding for KP is a concern
Only 30% of respondents agree that KP is adequately funded

16. Discipline
Discipline is a concern across all parents, students and staff
Importance & Performance
The importance of maintaining discipline is clear for parents (85%) and staff alike (94%)
48% of parents and 73% of staff rated this as fair/poor
Only 42% of parents feel that KP is adequately funded for discipline

17. Feedback is a priority for parents, students and staff
Teacher to Student Feedback
Feedback is a priority for parents, students and staff
Importance & Performance
Students rate teacher/student feedback as important
44% of students give Teacher Feedback a great/good performance rating

18. I Feel a Positive Connection to My School
A low percentage of students feel a strong positive connection to the school
42% of Middle School students agree/strongly agree that they have a positive connection to their school
22% of High School students agree/strongly agree that they have a positive connection to their school

19. Student Well-Being and School Environment
Students rate safety as their highest in importance and 50% rate performance as good/great
70% of students rated a clean environment as fair/poor 19

20. KP CWG 17/18 Survey Results Areas of Success Areas of Improvement
Areas or Concern
Quality education
Class Size
Technology
Teacher quality
Course variety
Funding
Academic Challenge
Discipline
Co-Extra Curricular
Athletics
Music
Clubs
Teacher to Student Feedback
Students connection to school and their peers/culture
Safety

21. Report Out to Community Develop Further Points of Probing
Next Steps
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Report Out to Community
October 2018
Develop Further Points of Probing
Q4 2018
Schedule Focus Groups
Q1 2019
Inform Strategic Plan
Q1-Q2 2019