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District to use My Student Voice survey this spring; administration cites quick turnaround and anonymous, opt-out participation
Summary
Hudsonville staff proposed administering the My Student Voice climate survey in the spring to gather annual perceptions from students, staff and families; results would be available about two weeks after administration and parents may opt out; staff said the basic service is free.
Hudsonville Public School District staff briefed the board on plans to administer the My Student Voice climate survey to students, staff and community members this spring to gather comparative perception data and trend information.
Lindsay Bullhouse, state bureau program coordinator working with school and district improvement, told the board the district’s proposed timeline is to administer the survey the week of April 28 and receive results within about two weeks. “Best practice with school and district improvement is to gather perception feedback from students, parents, and staff on an annual basis,” Bullhouse said. “Survey results are available within 2 weeks of administration.”
Why it matters: district leaders said the survey would provide year-to-year and cross-district comparisons for climate measures—how welcomed students feel, staff perceptions, and community sentiment—and could complement the district’s other strategic-planning surveys.
Privacy and costs: board members raised questions about opt-out and anonymity. Bullhouse said aggregate data will be returned to the district and that identifiable information will not be publicly available. A board member asked whether the service is free; Bullhouse replied the survey is free to the district.
Scope and timing: staff said some districts administer the survey in the fall and spring cycles and that the spring timing produces comparable data for districts participating in that cycle. The district would decide which optional or custom questions to include; staff said the board would not be asked to approve the survey itself but would be notified and parents would be informed and allowed to opt out.
What did not happen: no formal board action was recorded to adopt or contract for the survey in the meeting minutes; staff said they planned to register the district and begin administration on the proposed timeline.
Next steps: staff said they will register with My Student Voice and prepare communications for families; administration expects to analyze the returned results through district improvement teams.
