04/2012 - Education Reform 2012 Survey

1. Overall, how well do you think Louisiana's public schools prepare students for college? Would you say they do an excellent job, good job, fair job or poor job?

Overall, how well do you think Louisiana's public schools prepare students for college? Would you say they do an excellent job, good job, fair job or poor job? Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Don’t Know/Not Sure

2. How well do you think Louisiana's public schools prepare students for the workforce? Would you say they do an excellent job, good job, fair job or poor job?

How well do you think Louisiana's public schools prepare students for the workforce? Would you say they do an excellent job, good job, fair job or poor job? Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Don’t Know/Not Sure

3. Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of Louisiana’s system for primary and secondary public education?

Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of Louisiana’s system for primary and secondary public education? On the whole, public education in Louisiana works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better.

There are some good things in public education in Louisiana, but fundamental changes are needed.

Our system of public education in Louisiana has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it.

4. A charter school is a public school that functions independently of local school district control. Would you favor or oppose opening more charter public schools, as long as they maintain certain standards set by the state government?

A charter school is a public school that functions independently of local school district control. Would you favor or oppose opening more charter public schools, as long as they maintain certain standards set by the state government? Strongly favor

Favor

Oppose

Strongly oppose

Don’t Know/Not Sure

5. When it comes to teacher pay at public schools grades K-12, do you think teachers should be paid based on how well their students do on a variety of different measures, or do you think all teachers should be paid equally and get pay increases based solely on seniority?

When it comes to teacher pay at public schools grades K-12, do you think teachers should be paid based on how well their students do on a variety of different measures, or do you think all teachers should be paid equally and get pay increases based solely on seniority? Pay based on how well their students perform

Pay based on seniority

6. Most public school teachers have tenure, that is, after a two- or three-year trial period, school administrators must ensure a policy that a teacher be given a formal legal review before they can be terminated. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?

Most public school teachers have tenure, that is, after a two- or three-year trial period, school administrators must ensure a policy that a teacher be given a formal legal review before they can be terminated. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy? Approve

Disapprove

7. Do you favor or oppose providing parents with children in failing public schools with tax money in the form of school vouchers to help pay for their children to attend private or religious schools?

Do you favor or oppose providing parents with children in failing public schools with tax money in the form of school vouchers to help pay for their children to attend private or religious schools? Strongly favor

Favor

Oppose

Strongly oppose

Don’t Know/Not Sure

8. If you had a child getting ready to attend school in Louisiana – would you want to send them to a public school, a private school, or a charter school?

If you had a child getting ready to attend school in Louisiana – would you want to send them to a public school, a private school, or a charter school? Public School

Private School

Charter School

9. For the next eight questions please answer as if you had a child getting ready to attend school in Louisiana – please rate the following five factors on a scale of 1 to 5 (with 1 being not at all important and 5 being very important) with how important each factor would be in deciding where to send your child to school:

	Not at all Important				Very Important
Safety	*For the next eight questions please answer as if you had a child getting ready to attend school in Louisiana – please rate the following five factors on a scale of 1 to 5 (with 1 being not at all important and 5 being very important) with how important each factor would be in deciding where to send your child to school: Safety Not at all Important	Safety	Safety	Safety	Safety Very Important
Grade in the Louisiana rating system	Grade in the Louisiana rating system Not at all Important	Grade in the Louisiana rating system	Grade in the Louisiana rating system	Grade in the Louisiana rating system	Grade in the Louisiana rating system Very Important
Proximity to your home	Proximity to your home Not at all Important	Proximity to your home	Proximity to your home	Proximity to your home	Proximity to your home Very Important
Number of certified teachers	Number of certified teachers Not at all Important	Number of certified teachers	Number of certified teachers	Number of certified teachers	Number of certified teachers Very Important
Cost	Cost Not at all Important	Cost	Cost	Cost	Cost Very Important
Quality of the student body	Quality of the student body Not at all Important	Quality of the student body	Quality of the student body	Quality of the student body	Quality of the student body Very Important
Reputation (word of mouth)	Reputation (word of mouth) Not at all Important	Reputation (word of mouth)	Reputation (word of mouth)	Reputation (word of mouth)	Reputation (word of mouth) Very Important
Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep)	Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep) Not at all Important	Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep)	Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep)	Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep)	Access to special programs (talented gifted, college prep) Very Important

10. Which is the main way that you think teachers should be evaluated?

Which is the main way that you think teachers should be evaluated? By the grades of their pupils on standardized test

By the overall grades of their pupils

By evaluations of other faculty at the school

By evaluations of other administrations at the school

Other (please specify)

11. In your opinion is there a direct connection between how much money is spent on public schools in Louisiana to how well the students in those schools perform?

In your opinion is there a direct connection between how much money is spent on public schools in Louisiana to how well the students in those schools perform? Yes – spend more money and the children perform better

Yes – spend more money and the children perform worse

No – spending more money will not affect the student’s performance

12. As you may know there are currently education reforms being passed in the state of Louisiana. In your opinion will Louisiana students perform better or worse after these education reforms are fully in effect?

As you may know there are currently education reforms being passed in the state of Louisiana. In your opinion will Louisiana students perform better or worse after these education reforms are fully in effect? Better

Worse

No change