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OLYMPIC VIEWEND OF YEAR SURVEY 2011
Family Engagement
Presented at:OVPTA General Meeting
October 5, 2011Olympic View Elementary
PurposeENGAGE FAMILIES
◦Survey – an opportunity for families to actively voice opinions
◦Topic – education of our children◦Variety of aspects of education -
academics, resources, social environment, communication, participation, suggestions
ENGAGE ALL FAMILIES◦Not just families active in OV
community
PurposeENGAGE FAMILIES THROUGH
FEEDBACK◦Facilitate communication and
discussion◦How to meet needs of families and their
students◦What worked? What didn’t work as
well? Suggestions for next year?◦Successes? Opportunities for
improvements?◦Work together
BackgroundOV had 482 students in 2010-
2011300+ familiesNot the first survey:
◦2009 Survey – 126 respondents◦2010 Survey – 170 respondents◦Administered through website
High response in 2011◦Engage ALL families◦Reduce selection bias in results
Response RateSurvey Monkey
◦2009 – 126 out of 450 (?): 28%-ish◦2010 – 170 out of 450 (?): 38%-ish
Paper Survey◦2011 – 355 out of 482: 74%
High
acad
emics
High
stan
dard
s
Acces
s to
supp
ort s
ervi
ces
High
stan
dard
s for
PE
Oppor
tuni
ty fo
r arts
Valua
ble
hom
ewor
k
Satis
fied
with a
cade
mic p
rogr
ess
Confe
renc
e he
lpfu
l
Tuto
rs h
elpf
ul
Supp
lies he
lpfu
l
Couns
elor
hel
pful
Nurse
hel
pful
Prin
cipa
l hel
pful
Span
ish A
id h
elpf
ul
Libra
ry h
elpf
ul
SPS
Sym
posium
s hel
pful
Psyc
holo
gist
hel
pful
Child
enj
oyed
sch
ool
Child
felt
safe
Child
had
car
ing
adul
ts to
go
to
Child
felt
conn
ecte
d to
OV
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
Overall Satisfaction with Academics and Resources at
Olympic View, 2011N
um
ber
of
Respondents
D
isagre
e –
Neutr
al –
Agre
e
High
acad
emics
High
stan
dard
s
Acces
s to
supp
ort s
ervi
ces
High
stan
dard
s for
PE
Oppor
tuni
ty fo
r arts
Valua
ble
hom
ewor
k
Satis
fied
with a
cade
mic p
rogr
ess
Confe
renc
e he
lpfu
l
Tuto
rs h
elpf
ul
Supp
lies he
lpfu
l
Couns
elor
hel
pful
Nurse
hel
pful
Prin
cipa
l hel
pful
Span
ish A
id h
elpf
ul
Libra
ry h
elpf
ul
SPS
Sym
posium
s hel
pful
Psyc
holo
gist
hel
pful
Child
enj
oyed
sch
ool
Child
felt
safe
Child
had
car
ing
adul
ts to
go
to
Child
felt
conn
ecte
d to
OV
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%82.782.681.189.886.372.581.884.566.970.561.187.671.233.382.257.452.987.888.688.790.5
Satisfaction with Academics, Resources, and Social Environment at Olympic View By Proportion, 2011
Agree or Strongly AgreeNeutralDisagree or Strongly Disagree
Table 3. Challenges this past year supporting child at Olympic View, 2011
n (%) (%)
Respondents 292 (100.0)
Responses to question on challenge* 193 (66.1) (100.0)
Homework 64 (33.2)
Time (lack of or management of) 30 (15.5)
No challenges 26 (13.5)
Math 24 (12.4)
Reading 13 (6.7)
Social issues 7 (3.6)
Other 58 (30.1)
*Not mutually exclusive categories
Table 4. What would have helped you support child this past year, 2011
n (%) (%)
Respondents 292 (100.0)
Responses to question on what would have helped* 124 (42.5) (100.0)
Homework Support 26 (21.0)
Better Communication 18 (14.5)
Math Support 10 (8.1)
Time Management 9 (7.3)
"More” of something 38 (30.7)
"Less” of something 4 (3.2)
Other 37 (29.8)
*Not mutually exclusive categories
Table 5. General Comments About Experience at Olympic View, 2011
n (%) (%)
Respondents 292 (100.0)
Provided general comments 137 (46.9) (100.0)
Positive 97 (73.5)
Not Positive 35 (36.5)
Social Issues 6 (4.4)
*Not mutually exclusive categories
Java with Justin
Bingo night
Movie night
PTA general meetings
Multicultural night
Hootenanny
Play - Willy Wonka Jr.
Art night
Plant sale
Curriculum night
Open House night
Fall carnival
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Participation in Events at Olympic View, 2010-2011
Percent of Respondents
Wel
com
ed o
pini
on
Clear
ly co
mm
unicat
ed w
ho le
ader
s are
Clear
ly co
mm
unicat
ed u
pcom
ing
even
ts
Clear
ly co
mm
unicat
ed v
ol o
pps
Fund
s ess
entia
l pro
gram
s0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
Opinions on PTA-Related Issues at Olympic View, 2011
Num
ber
of
Responses
<--
Dis
agre
e -
Neutr
al -
Agre
e -
->
Wel
com
ed o
pini
on
Clear
ly co
mm
unicat
ed w
ho le
ader
s are
Clear
ly co
mm
unicat
ed u
pcom
ing
even
ts
Clear
ly co
mm
unicat
ed v
ol o
pps
Fund
s ess
entia
l pro
gram
s0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%82.3 82.6 92.1 93.9 77.6
Reponses to PTA-Related Issues by ProportionOlympic View, 2011
Agree or Strongly AgreeNeutralDisagree or Strongly Disagree
Homew
ork
Mat
h
Lang
uage
s
Social
Issu
es
Readi
ng &
Writ
ing
Adva
nced
Lea
rnin
g0
5
10
15
20
25
Programs That Would Have Helped Support Child This Past Year, 2010-
2011Fre
qu
en
cy
Language Math Athletic Music Garden Crafts
44.3
55.0 57.762.9
38.5 41.2
What Classes Families Would Like to See Offered in the Future for Before/
After School Enrichment(pre-specific categories)
Percent of families whose children participated in afterschool enrichment last year: 50.5%
Spanish57%
French18%
Chinese12%
Other12%
Languages Respondents Would Like to See Offered After School (n=129)
*other: American sign language, Arabic, Japanese, Italian, English
Free
child
care
Flexi
ble
even
t tim
es
More
adva
nced
not
ice
Food
at e
vent
s
More
welco
min
g en
viro
nmen
t
Help
with
tran
spor
tion
Tran
slat
or0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
What Would Facilitate Family Involvement?
Perc
ent
Elec
troni
c ne
wsle
tters
Kidm
ail
Class
room
new
slette
rs
Emai
l
Teac
hers
Other
par
ents
Tele
phon
e
Web
site
Pape
r new
slette
rs
Other
stud
ents
No co
mm
unicat
ion
0
50
100
150
200
250
Information Channels for Families at Olympic View, 2011
Num
ber
of
Fam
ilie
s
Zero
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Number of Information Channels Per HouseholdOlympic View, 2011
Number of Families(n=292)
Num
ber
of
Info
rmati
on C
hannels
ConclusionsResponse rate much higher in
2011 than previous years – 75%High level of satisfaction
◦Highest level for PE, nurse, and feeling connected
Greatest dissatisfaction◦Homework
ConclusionsMost attended events:
◦Fall Carnival◦Open House◦Curriculum Night
Favorite Events:◦Fall Carnival◦Play◦Plant Sale
ConclusionsMultilingual families are
underrepresented in most OV events
Events that are most highly selected in their attendance:◦Curriculum Night◦Play◦Hootenanny
ConclusionsHigh satisfaction about PTAMost common challenges this past
year◦Homework◦Lack of time
Most common suggestions from parents for what would have helped make past year better:◦Homework support◦Better communication
THANKS FOR DOING ALL THAT YOU DO. OVERALL, WE HAVE A HAPPY COMMUNITY.
MethodsPaper survey
◦Reduce selection bias◦Attempt to reach entire OV
communityDeveloped questionnaire
◦Used many questions from previous surveys on academics, environment, PTA etc.
◦Added some open ended questions
MethodsConfidential (vs. anonymous)
◦Unique identifiers on each survey◦No names, no addresses, no
identifying information on surveys◦Keep unique identifiers separate
from identifying information◦Able to track number of responses◦Able to follow-up with non-
responders
MethodsKid-mail system
◦Reach ALL families◦Eliminate selection factors
Internet availability Ability to attend school-events
◦Reduce burden of cost (ex: stamps, effort) For school/PTA For parents