pto survey results 2016-17

WELCOMEParent-Teacher Organization

September 14, 2016

100 people completed the survey

PURPOSE & VALUES

PRIORITIZE PURPOSESBUILDING OUR CHEROKEE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY

FUNDRAISING

PRIORITIZE PURPOSESBUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

PLANNING EVENTS

VALUES

PRIORITIZE VALUES

TRUST

RELATIONSHIPS

PRIORITIZE VALUESINCLUSION

COLLABORATION

PRIORITIZE VALUESDIVERSITY

COMMUNICATION

PRIORITIZE VALUES - Other suggestions● Harmony

● Address bullying and drugs much more effectively so children are and feel safe

● Ownership/investment not only in your own child(ren) but the school as a whole

EVENTS & TOPICS

Potluck suppers/picnics 45%

Events highlighting what students are doing at school 80%

Educational topics to support you/student 53%

Movie nights 37%

Food carts

Restorative Justice Circles

Other

49%

43%

4%

EDUCATIONAL TOPICS

Mindfulness & parenting

62%

65%

31%

42%

43%

3%Other

How to best support your child in school

Teen development/parenting your teen

“Love & Logic” parenting

Conversation around inclusion/diversity

PTO MEETING LOCATIONS

Cherokee Heights Middle School

Urban League

Sequoya Library

Fitchburg Community Center

Centro Hispano

Mindfulness & parenting

87%

13%

33%

14%

46%

1%

MEETING CONTENT

Principal updates

District updates

PTO business

Restorative Justice Circles

Educational topics to support you & your student

All of the above

West High School updates

33%

71%

47%

44%

38%

63%

21%

1%

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

Volunteering class/school

Fundraising

Community building

Event planning

Newsletter coordination

Snack program

Donations of money/funds

Donating supplies

Unable

Developing relationship with teachers of my students

28%

16%

67%

35%

19%

6%

11%

34%

42%

13%

ENGAGEMENT: Other skill or idea you would like to bring to our community?● Mindfulness and yoga

● Honest discussions about inclusion

● Music

● Reaching out to underrepresented families

VOLUNTEERING

Reading with students (literacy)

Office work

My student’s classroom

Other classroom

Gym

Music

Other

55%

12%

14%

7%

27%

34%

17%

FUNDRAISING

6th grade breakfast

8th grade graduation celebration

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon

Teacher allocation/mini-grants

Community-building events

Snacks

60%

68%

60%

62%

60%

55%