Learning Environment Survey Released

The Learning Environment Survey is out. This is the largest ever citywide survey of parents, educators and students on the effectiveness of the school system; 216,914 parents, 31,592 educators and 338,201 students responded. The survey reports are meant to provide information that schools can use to improve their performance.

To find out how your school did, first find your school and go to your school’s web site, then click “statistics” and click “Learning Environment Survey Report 2006-07.” Discuss the survey report in the comments.

Here are the highlights from the citywide report:

• A solid 90 percent of parents of New York City public school students are satisfied with their children’s teachers.
• Parents chose smaller class size as their single most important priority for school improvement by a substantial margin. 24 percent of parents endorsed smaller class size compared to the next highest choice: more or better enrichment programs, at 19 percent.
• While a majority of teachers feel included in decision making at their schools, more than a third of teachers surveyed feel that their principals do not encourage open and honest communication on important school issues.
• While the majority of those surveyed said they believe their schools to be safe, more than a third (37%) of the parents said they worry about crime and violence in their child’s school, and 36% of the teachers surveyed said discipline and order were not being maintained at their school.

What do you think about the survey results? Agree or disagree?

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