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Student council survey: food quality, 9‑period schedule, Wi‑Fi and safety top concerns
Summary
A student representative presented results of a 106-student survey identifying cafeteria food, a recently adopted nine‑period schedule, Wi‑Fi problems, academic workload, security and mental-health services as leading concerns and proposed short- and long-term recommendations.
Sofia, the student representative to the Englewood Public School District Board of Education, presented results from a campus survey completed by 106 students and outlined student-driven recommendations on food, safety, scheduling and mental-health supports.
The survey, Sofia said, had the highest response rate among 11th graders and the lowest among seniors, and it was distributed via students’ school email accounts and class team pages. Students reported the largest complaints were food quality and lunch experience, followed by concern about a newly approved nine‑period schedule, unreliable Wi‑Fi, heavy homework loads and inconsistent enforcement of safety policies including fights in hallways.
Why it matters: Student feedback is the primary source for classroom and operations decisions that affect daily student life — from lunch quality and school schedule to technological access and counseling resources.
Key student recommendations Sofia relayed include improving cafeteria food and expanding menu options; considering open-campus lunch for upperclassmen or increased outdoor seating to relieve cafeteria crowding; strengthening security guard engagement and enforcement to reduce fights; upgrading Wi‑Fi and school devices; revisiting the nine‑period schedule to reduce workload and increase flexibility; expanding extracurriculars and internship options; and increasing counseling and mental‑health outreach, including proposals for mindfulness programs or designated mental‑health days.
Board members asked about sampling and implementation. Board member Sherry (first name used in the meeting) asked how respondents were reached; Sofia said the survey was sent by student-council leaders through Teams pages and school email, and that some classes and grade-level teams did not circulate it uniformly. Sofia and others recommended using homeroom or a school announcement to increase response rates and suggested school and district staff coordinate with student leaders to announce future surveys.
Several board members encouraged converting student feedback into committee work and formal follow-up: the board can assign relevant committee(s) — for example, operations or community affairs — to study food-service options, Wi‑Fi upgrades, scheduling impacts and mental‑health supports and return recommendations.
Ending: Sofia provided a PDF and link to the student survey and asked board members to consider the proposals and to work with the administration and student groups on follow-up surveys, town halls and implementation planning.
