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Marshall releases climate and culture survey results: 290 responses show mixed safety and bullying perceptions
Summary
A district staff member presented survey results showing 290 responses (56% students, 28% staff, 15% parents, 12% community). Key findings include modest agreement that voices are heard, split views on safety, and interest in a full-day pre-K.
Grace Durham, a district staff member who led the climate and culture survey presentation, told the Marshall School Board that 290 people responded to the district's Google-form survey, which targeted middle and high school students alongside staff, parents and community members.
Durham said the respondent breakdown was 56% students, 28% staff, 15% parents and 12% community members; she noted the district asked only middle and high school students to participate, so elementary responses were limited. The survey showed 51% of respondents said voices are heard and respected, 41% said "sometimes" and 8% said "no." Educator teams addressing positive classroom learning environments received 71% "yes" responses, while only 5.2% said "no."
On safety, Durham reported 39% said they felt reasonably safe from intruders, while 27% said they did not. The question, "Do you think the schools should consider armed security?" drew 49% "yes" and 19% "no." When asked which building needs most improvement once older elementary schools close, respondents most frequently named Beaker Middle School; Marshall High School ranked second.
The survey asked about staff priorities as well. Durham said 55% of respondents thought an all-day pre-K program would benefit staff or their children, and that a proposed $30-or-less fee for an additional full-day pre-K classroom drew interest: 67 respondents knew of two or more children who would be interested, and 148 respondents knew of at least one child.
Durham told the board the full dataset and disaggregated results would be posted on the district website and that she can provide breakdowns by role (student, staff, parent). "We can't improve if we don't know where the community's concerns are," Durham said.
Board members asked whether the enrollment trend had changed; Durham said she had updated enrollment numbers by grade and could share them with administrators and the board. The meeting included a separate discussion of district attendance trends and administrative planning for the new intermediate school.
