Monroe Elementary Survey participants

Families Kids0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2529

2530

1925

ChineseSpanishEnglish

Hoover vs. ChoiceN= 68 families

44%56%

Preference

HooverChoice

Prefer...0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

20

23

English

Spanish

Chinese

Multiple kids in fa...0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

4

12

Prefer Hoover

Prefer Choice

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

19

6

2

25

2 9

English Language

Spanish Immersion

Chinese Bilingual

Has a Car No Car0

10

20

30

40

6

19

22

19

Prefer Hoove

r

Prefer Choice

English Language

Spanish Immersion

Chinese Bilingual

Prefer ...

6

19

17English

Spanish

Chinese

Bus makes Hoover okay

Families with a car N = 32

Families with No car

(N = 38)

Bus does not make Hoover okay

Families Who Want Choice Number of Families With and Without Cars by Language

Sp

anish

Chin

ese

Engli

shOth

er

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Spanish 2 Chinese 3

English 6

Home Language of kids per grade: (N= 32)

Home Language of Familieswith multiple kids per grade (N = 10)

2 or more kids (younger sib at Monroe)

0

2

4Spanish N=6Chinese N=0English N=5

Chinese 2

Chinese 1

Spanish 7

Spanish 7 Spanish 8

English 9

English 1

English 2

Chinese 0

Span

ish

Chinese

English

0

2

4

6K1234

Families Who Want HooverNumber of Families With and Without Cars by Language

Bus would make Hoover okay

Bus does not make a difference

Home Language by number of kids per grade (N = 31)

Families witha Car

Families withNo Car

Chinese 2 Spanish 1 Chinese 17

Spanish 0 Chinese 1 English 1

English 2 English 1

Families with 2 or more kids (younger sib. At

Monroe)

0

1.5

3Spanish N=1

Chinese N=4

English N=0

Home Language of Familieswith multiple kids per grade (N = 5)

Spanish 1

Chinese 1 Spanish 2 English 0

Language Spoken by Family (Car ownership, younger siblings at Monroe, Hoover vs. Choice)

Have a ca

r

Have no ca

r

multiple siblin

gs

Want H

oover

Want C

hoice0

5

10

15

20

25

2

17

4

20

69

138

2

23

14

36

2

17

1 0 0 0 1

ChineseSpanishEnglishOther

Proximity by Zip Code to Hoover

Have a car

Have no car

Want Bus Want Hoover

Want Choice

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Within 5 min. drive 20-30 min. drivemore than 30 min.drive

Summary• More Families prefer Choice of Middle School to being fed to Hoover, with the Chinese

families preferring Hoover, and a majority of English and Spanish-speaking families

preferring Choice.

• Most Spanish and English speaking families prefer Choice whether or not they have a

car.

• Most Chinese speaking families prefer Hoover whether or not they have a car.

• Most families who have more than one sibling (younger one still at Monroe) want a

choice of where to send their kids to middle school.

• Most families who live in the furthest zip codes (more than a 30-minute drive from

Hoover) prefer choice.

• Most families who live more than a 20-minute drive from Hoover want a bus.

• About 1/3 of those who prefer Choice would be okay with Hoover if there were a bus.

• Very few of the families who live in the 94112 zip code (<%5) have cars.

• Most families in the 94112 zip code want a bus to Hoover regardless of language,

program, or preference for Hoover or choice.

Conclusions• Monroe families are split along language lines as to whether we

want Hoover or Choice for Middle School

• A large percentage will need a bus because either:

– They do not have a car

– They have younger siblings at Monroe and it is a hardship to transport both children to school

– Start time for immersion programs are very early in the morning

• Other potential needs:

– After School Programs

– Clarification around what happens if families don’t put Hoover first, and if this leads to the risk of being placed in other schools not on their list of choices

– Clarification around elective options and how they will be preserved