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Superintendent: parent survey shows strong satisfaction with teachers but concerns about support staff and facilities
Summary
Superintendent Patrick presented October parent‑survey results showing high ratings for academic challenge and teacher expectations but gaps in perceived availability of support staff and average-to‑poor facility condition. The survey had 88 respondents representing about 150 students (~15% response rate).
Superintendent Patrick reported results from an October parent survey to the East Windsor Board of Education on Jan. 14, saying the district received 88 responses representing approximately 150 students (about a 15% response rate) and that the sample size limits broad generalizations but is useful to identify themes.
Key findings: parents placed high importance on academic challenge (weighted average 4.4 out of 5); roughly 73% said they were satisfied or very satisfied with their child’s teachers; about 83% agreed teachers have high expectations. Areas flagged for further work included the availability of support staff — roughly 44% of respondents were neutral and about 16% were dissatisfied with access to interventionists or paraprofessionals — and the physical condition of school facilities (about 25% rated facilities as poor and 54% as average). Communication preferences were clear: roughly 84% of parents preferred email and about 60% preferred text messaging; the district web site and social posts also receive heavy traffic.
Patrick said the district will share full survey questions and anonymized responses with the board and will use the results to refine the strategic plan and school‑level goals, including follow‑up post‑survey measures to monitor progress. He cautioned that the response rate is below typical thresholds used for subgroup comparisons (25–30%) and recommended using the data to identify themes rather than to make high‑stakes policy changes without further study.
Board members asked about how the survey framed categories such as “support staff” and bullying (the district used the state definition when asking about bullying). The superintendent said the district will release the full survey and responses to the board by email, and will consider targeted follow‑up to increase representativeness and to gather student voice at the secondary level.
