Teacher/Staff Survey

STANDARD #9: A safe and healthy environment for teaching and learning is provided. Both preventive and emergency health and safety procedures are clear and well-documented. The school environment is productive and orderly.

Faculty Survey

4<.>1

Indicator

3.45

a.) Adequate written provisions are made to account for the students and maintain their health and safety.

3.50

b.) A clearly defined written code of student conduct supports a safe and orderly environment that is conducive to learning and is understood by students, teachers, and parents.

3.41

c.) The school makes provision for adequate health care, including emergency health care and health care at school functions that take place away from the school premises.

3.56

d.) The school has a written student health policy that includes medical examinations for all entering students, immunization against common diseases, and the maintenance of comprehensive health records.

3.38

e.) The school meets health and safety requirements of the local government authority.

3.56

f. ) The school has satisfactory procedures for evacuating the school building, for summoning assistance in case of fire or other emergency, and for accounting for all students and staff during drills and emergencies.

3.29

g.) The school premises are maintained in a safe and healthy condition and meet local, state and national fire safety standards, including fire extinguishers, a satisfactory fire alarm system, and other safety devices.

3.22

h.) The school has a plan in operation that provides for regular health and safety inspections of the school site.

3.49

i.) Written procedures, including crisis management plans, are in place, and training programs and emergency drills are conducted to prepare students and staff to respond effectively to emergency situations.

3.43

Overall Average

Sample Faculty Comments

Unsure of what government regulations are required. Backpacks inhibit quick exits out of rooms. Ventilation ducts inspections for mold?

(d.) Medical exams for incoming students??? h. If we do have 'regular health inspections,' I'm not sure that they would always find us up to the mark.

(g.) Outside doors are not secure and very easy to break into; dead-bolt locks should be installed to protect the valuable equipment and records in the high school building.

Well prepared for drills.

good drills

We have practice drills.

District makes every attempt to maintain a healthy and safe environment

Generally the facilities are fine.

Administrators follow the letter of the law in maintaining the safety of our students.

Safety drills are conducted with students and staff for procedures for fire, tornados, and emergency lockdown. All high school staff and students are issued photo ID cards yearly, and visitors are asked to go to the Main Office to sign in and pick up a visitor's pass.

Emergency plans are written. Practice drills take place. Clear and written code of conduct is in place.

There are times the climate controls in the high school are a problem.

Health care away from school, say at an away sporting event, is inadequate for students.

AIR QUALITY CONTROL

The air is questionable. The building seems dangerous with ceilings and walls crumbling. The large groups of students in band and chorus don't have a secure place in the case of an armed criminal and cannot exit the building fast enough through just one exit door.

Fire drill safety procedures for handicapped students.

Heating/cooling system; additional renovations needed to provide a higher level of security.

Staff is well prepared and provided several opportunities for students and staff.

Air quality/exchange when the ventilation system is not working is a concern for both students and staff.

Sometimes labs are too crowded (safety??)

We should have more drills.

Student Survey

STANDARD #9: A safe and healthy environment for teaching and learning is provided. Both preventive and emergency health and safety procedures are clear and well-documented. The school environment is productive and orderly.

Student Survey

4<.>1

Indicator

3.19

15. My school provides services to meet students’ basic health needs and to handle medical emergencies.

3.23

16. My school meets students’ transportation needs, as appropriate.

2.5

17. My school provides an adequate, nutritional food service program, as appropriate.

3.24

24. My school provides a safe learning environment.

3.51

25. My school has an emergency plan in the event of a crisis situation.

3.134

Overall Average

Sample Student Comments

There should be a first aid kit in every classroom so that in the event of something a student might not have to leave the room and go all the way down to the nurse for a band-aid.

The school has us covered really well.

They do have a good system for in case of emergency. and most students feel safe but all students should feel really safe.

The fire drills are fun but also effective.

We have a safe environment.

There are kids in class who are disrupted and not taken care of.

We are taught what to do in case of a tornado, or fire etc.

The fire drills are effective and fun.

They have a fire drill when needed.

Parent Survey

STANDARD #9: A safe and healthy environment for teaching and learning is provided. Both preventive and emergency health and safety procedures are clear and well-documented. The school environment is productive and orderly.

Parent Survey

4<.>1

Indicator

3.0

24. The school provides services to meet students’ basic health needs and to handle medical emergencies.

3.12

25. The health service staff or nurse communicates with parents and staff members as needed about students‘ health or physical needs.

3.12

26. The school meets students’ transportation needs, as appropriate.

2.93

27. The school provides an adequate, nutritional food service program, as appropriate.

2.97

39. The school provides a safe learning environment.

3.11

40. The school has an emergency plan in the event of a crisis situation.

2.97

41. The school has a written code of student conduct that supports an environment conducive to learning.

3.031

Overall Average

Sample Parent Comments

Concern about access to building main office during school hours - safety concern.

I have asked both Mrs. Krause and Dr. Johnson for the "code of student conduct" and was basically told it doesn't exist by Mrs. Krause.

What is the emergency plan for the high school during heat waves? This needs to be implemented and parents need to be informed!

Faculty Survey

Standard #10: Finances

Financial resources are sufficient to provide the educational opportunities defined in the school’s philosophy, missions, beliefs, and/or objectives. The business practices of the institution promote confidence in the organization’s ability to manage fiscal and material resources in a responsible manner and to follow prescribed budgeting and accounting principles.

Faculty

Survey

4 < > 1

Indicator

3.54

a.) The governance and the administration exercise prudent control over all financial operations, following accepted accounting principles and annual independent auditing practices.

3.55

b.) Periodic audits are conducted by a qualified external agency.

3.43

c.) The instructional program and supporting services are developed in accordance with suitable short-term and long-range financial plans.

3.28

d.) Financial resources to attain the organization's philosophy, mission, and/or objectives are available and utilized appropriately.

3.12

e.) Stakeholders have opportunities to provide input into financial plans, and staff is involved in the determination of priorities for instructional needs.

3.38

f.) The organization, in accordance with written policies and sound business practices, is accountable to all appropriate segments of the school community.

3.28

g.) levels of income and expenditures are in appropriate balance. Finances are currently stable, and projections indicate continuing stability.

3.39

h.) Those enrolling students in the institution are informed in advance of the financial obligations for attendance.

Sample Faculty Comments

• There are no significant weaknesses in the area of finance.
• Low numbers for availability of financial resources for the educational program, 'prudent control' of allocation of these resources, and input from stakeholders about financial decisions reflect the dissatisfaction with the ineffectiveness (or sidestepping) of this process in the board's decision to spend unnecessary millions of dollars to improve athletic facilities that would have been more appropriately spent FIRST for textbooks, additional technology items and staff, needed building repairs, and additional faculty to reduce class sizes.
• We spend money on athletics, it seems, over everything else.
• The budget is kept at the same level while cost of supplies goes up and the student enrollment goes up. Needed books are put on hold and/or not ordered.
• There is never enough money. The budget is always being cut. Programs have been cut. Faculty does not have enough input on prioritizing budget items.

Note: The average rating from the faculty is 3.37 out of 4, which indicates an 87% satisfaction rate overall. The dissatisfaction stated in some of the sample comments above, however, is consistent with general sentiment expressed by the students and parents (below): less money should be spent on athletics in order to free up more money for things which have a more direct impact on academics.

Standard #10: Finances

Financial resources are sufficient to provide the educational opportunities defined in the school’s philosophy, missions, beliefs, and/or objectives. The business practices of the institution promote confidence in the organization’s ability to manage fiscal and material resources in a responsible manner and to follow prescribed budgeting and accounting principles.

Student

Survey

4 < > 1

Indicator

2.86

26. Adequate funding is available to support the educational programs at my school.

Sample Student Comments

• Band and chorus should get the money from their concerts.
• The school district makes us sell our tickets through the main office so that we no longer have the funds necessary to provide for the artists that provide student experience.
• The football field sucked up funds from the art department, band, and books – everything that's educational.
• $2 million on a football field?
• A lot of my teachers say we don't have enough money to do things, or go on field trips. We spend a lot of money on things like football fields, instead of using the money to profit our learning abilities.
• Last year they had to cut reading.

Note: (See note under parent comments.)

Parent Survey

Standard #10: Finances

Financial resources are sufficient to provide the educational opportunities defined in the school’s philosophy, missions, beliefs, and/or objectives. The business practices of the institution promote confidence in the organization’s ability to manage fiscal and material resources in a responsible manner and to follow prescribed budgeting and accounting principles.

Parent

Survey

4 < > 1

Indicator

2.92

1. Adequate financial resources are available to support the educational program.

2.43

2. Financial resources are used appropriately.

Sample Parent Comments

• Too much money is spent on athletics at the expense of academics and other programs.
• Excessive spending in non-academics has hurt the academic program. See test scores.
• Very disappointed in how money was managed for a new football field, football should not be the main focus. There are other sports and activities.
• We are spending too much money on sports facilities and not enough Technology and improved the facilities (A/C System).

Note: The general perception among students and parents is that a disproportionate amount of money is devoted to athletics at the expense of academics, arts, and building upkeep.