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Superintendent presents family survey; board adopts district goals and plans follow-up
Summary
Superintendent Miss Bozios presented family culture-and-climate survey results (326 family responses, ~54% of families) highlighting strengths and areas for improvement on communication, homework, building maintenance and SEL; board approved related district goals and committed to posting full data and conducting focus groups.
Superintendent Miss Bozios presented the Oradell Public School District’s family culture-and-climate survey results and linked the findings to district goals approved by the board.
"We had 326 completed results," Miss Bozios told the board, noting the district enrolls 813 students and there are 608 families, so the family participation rate was roughly 54% if counted per family. The presentation reviewed questions on safety, building cleaning and maintenance, adult-student relationships, technology access, homework volume, and parent communication. For example, 71.5% of family respondents agreed that adults at the school create a safe environment; 66.9% agreed the building is adequately cleaned and maintained; and 76.7% agreed students have technology at home to complete homework.
Miss Bozios said some items produced a large "neither agree nor disagree" response, which complicated interpretation, and that administrators will post the full survey data (overall and by grade level) and continue analysis with focus groups led by coach Stroker. She linked several areas of lower agreement to district goals on parent communication and operational protocols; the board later approved those district goals as part of the consent motions.
Board members asked about the survey instrument, question sources, and whether the district could provide grade-level breakdowns for items such as tutoring and homework. Miss Del Greco and others praised the subcommittee’s work in assembling the survey and asked administration to clarify how parents can raise concerns; Miss Bozios explained pathways through classroom teachers, assistant principals, and the superintendent’s office.
During public comment, Ann Marie Spiegall, 837 Ellis Place, urged the district to ensure the school counselor is HIB-trained if appropriate, asked for an update on hiring a part-time counselor, recommended conducting student climate surveys in grades 3–6, and suggested offering optional spring conferences to improve academic communication. A parent who identified as Jen asked the board to consider lengthening lunch so students have at least 20 minutes of seated eating time and proposed installing commercial handwashing stations to reduce reliance on sanitizer.
The board approved the district goals and directed administration to post the survey materials online and continue follow-up including staff and parent engagement sessions.
