West Jasper Survey Results:
Poverty & Achievement Gap
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1.
Please rate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements
regarding WJ
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Strongly
Disagree
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Disagree
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Agree
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Strongly
Agree
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Not
Sure
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Rating
Average |
Rating
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Our school has a high rate of
children who live in poverty.
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12.0% (3)
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4.0% (1)
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16.0% (4)
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56.0% (14)
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12.0% (3)
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3.52
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25
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The poorest students tend to
underperform in the classroom.
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4.2% (1)
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41.7% (10)
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33.3% (8)
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12.5% (3)
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8.3% (2)
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2.79
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24
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Many of our children will drop out
of high school.
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16.7% (4)
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29.2% (7)
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41.7% (10)
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4.2% (1)
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8.3% (2)
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2.58
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2
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2.
Please rank the issues in order of their affect on students and their
performance
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Rating
Average |
Rating
Count |
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Home life (ie disruptions,
divorce, single parent, etc)
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56.0% (14)
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24.0% (6)
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12.0% (3)
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0.0% (0)
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0.0% (0)
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4.0% (1)
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4.0% (1)
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1.92
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25
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Teacher influence (relationship,
effectiveness)
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28.0% (7)
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12.0% (3)
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20.0% (5)
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12.0% (3)
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24.0% (6)
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4.0% (1)
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0.0% (0)
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3.04
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25
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Academic Ability
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8.0% (2)
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8.0% (2)
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20.0% (5)
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28.0% (7)
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12.0% (3)
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24.0% (6)
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0.0% (0)
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4.00
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25
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Motivation
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4.0% (1)
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20.0% (5)
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20.0% (5)
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28.0% (7)
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4.0% (1)
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12.0% (3)
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12.0% (3)
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3.92
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25
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Socioeconomic status
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0.0% (0)
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4.0% (1)
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4.0% (1)
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0.0% (0)
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32.0% (8)
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24.0% (6)
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36.0% (9)
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5.76
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25
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Attendance
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0.0% (0)
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20.0% (5)
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16.0% (4)
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8.0% (2)
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12.0% (3)
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24.0% (6)
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20.0% (5)
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4.64
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25
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Behavior
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4.0% (1)
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12.0% (3)
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8.0% (2)
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24.0% (6)
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16.0% (4)
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8.0% (2)
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28.0% (7)
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4.72
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25
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3.
At our school, how many teachers/faculty actively attempt to build
significant relationships with students?
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Response
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more than 80% teachers/faculty
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66.7%
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16
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<80% but more than half of
teachers/faculty
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33.3%
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8
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<50% teachers/faculty
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0.0%
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0
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4.
Please indicate your level of agreement to the following questions.
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Disagree
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Agree
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Don't
know
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Rating
Average |
Rating
Count |
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College is not a priority for most
of our students or their families.
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16.0% (4)
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80.0% (20)
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4.0% (1)
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1.88
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25
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It is our responsibility as
teachers to help give students a sense of destiny.
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0.0% (0)
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100.0% (25)
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0.0% (0)
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2.00
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25
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Our school is a safe haven for
most of the students.
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0.0% (0)
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100.0% (25)
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0.0% (0)
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2.00
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25
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Boys tend to struggle more in the
classroom setting, than girls.
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28.0% (7)
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48.0% (12)
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24.0% (6)
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1.96
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25
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5.
As an educator at WJ, most of the time I feel as if there is nothing I can
do to change a student's future outcome.
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Response
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Response
Count |
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True
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20.0%
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5
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False
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80.0%
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20
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I worry about number 5 and whether or not the faculty understood the question. If they truly read, understood the question, and then answered "True", it is sad! Part of me has to think surely there was a misunderstanding on several of their parts. To think that there is NOTHING you can do to change a student's future outcome is a defeatist mentality and indicates a lack of hope.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking at your survey results. I thought it was interesting to look at how certain issues affect students and their academic performance. I agree with you about number 5. Surely those who answered "True" misunderstood the question! =)
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