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Survey shows higher parent and staff satisfaction; presenter urges exploring a capital referendum
Summary
SchoolPerceptions told the Pulaski board that parents and staff scored the district above peers this spring, with improvement across indexes and a district recommendation score of 8.07; presenters urged exploring—not committing to—a capital referendum to study funding for projects including a new pool, fitness and CTE spaces.
SchoolPerceptions presenter Rob delivered the district’s spring 2025 survey results and told the Pulaski Community School District board that both parent and staff responses have improved over last year and generally outpace comparable districts.
"In aggregate, your staff is leading towards agreement, your parents are leading towards agreement," Rob said as he reviewed five parent indexes — informed, included, academics, atmosphere and experience — and comparable staff indexes. He highlighted high parent scores for facilities (4.4 on a 1–5 scale), feeling welcome (4.3) and safety (4.26), and said the district’s likelihood-to-recommend score rose to 8.07 from 7.76 a year ago.
The presenter noted lower relative scores on a small set of items: parents’ opportunities to provide feedback (3.84) and perceptions of the school board (3.64). For staff, items tied to consistent discipline practices and breadth of staff input were lower in aggregate. Rob said these bottom-of-list areas have also shown some of the largest year-over-year improvements.
Turning to future planning, Rob said survey responses show a plurality of parents and staff support exploring a capital referendum to address projects left off the previous bond, including indoor athletic facilities, replacing the pool, a fitness center, CTE spaces and district-wide classroom updates. "Exploring" a referendum, he explained, means gathering cost estimates, tax-impact materials and a clear plan for voters rather than immediately asking the public to approve a bond.
Board members asked about response rates (presenter reported about 635 parent responses and roughly 360 staff responses, roughly 20% and ~61% respectively) and requested granular, building-by-building data. The presenter said he would provide the underlying slides and detailed question-by-question reports to the board.
