Handout 1

Survey 1: Are Your Schools Successful?

Q. How good a job do you feel your local public schools are doing at _____? An excellent, good, fair, poor, or very poor job? Please circle.

Preparing students for college?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Teaching reading, writing and math?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Teaching computer skills?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Maintaining high academic standards?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Teaching students skills for the workplace?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Getting parents involved in education?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Hiring and keeping high-quality teachers?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Hiring and keeping high-quality principals?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Hiring and keeping high-quality superintendents?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Keeping violence and drugs out of schools?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Maintaining discipline among students?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Providing up-to-date textbooks?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Keeping school buildings clean and safe?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Teaching children who don’t speak English?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

Keeping class size small enough?

Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor

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