| Individual Response Report from Tuesday January 23, 2007 | |||||||||||
| 1. How did you learn about this Community Dialogue meeting? | |||||||||||
| 20% | Newspaper/TV/Radio | ||||||||||
| 10% | USD 487 website | ||||||||||
| 16% | At church/club/organization meeting | ||||||||||
| 22% | A flyer around town | ||||||||||
| 26% | From a friend/word of mouth | ||||||||||
| 2. What age group, mainly, are the children in your household? | |||||||||||
| 2% | Age 0-5 | ||||||||||
| 12% | Elementary School | ||||||||||
| 9% | Middle School | ||||||||||
| 29% | High School | ||||||||||
| 41% | No children | ||||||||||
| 3. Where are you employed? | |||||||||||
| 23% | Herington School District | ||||||||||
| 33% | In the Herington area | ||||||||||
| 11% | Outside of the community | ||||||||||
| 18% | Retired | ||||||||||
| 5% | Other | ||||||||||
| 4. Do you own property in the district? | |||||||||||
| 70% | Yes | ||||||||||
| 22% | No | ||||||||||
| (No Question Stem Entered) | |||||||||||
| 1% | (No Answer Stem Entered) | ||||||||||
| 1% | (No Answer Stem Entered) | ||||||||||
| 5. How would you rate the physical condition of the district's facilities? | |||||||||||
| Elementary School | |||||||||||
| 2% | Excellent | ||||||||||
| 8% | Minor Repair | ||||||||||
| 36% | Major Repair | ||||||||||
| 42% | Should be Replaced | ||||||||||
| 2% | Uncertain | ||||||||||
| 6. How would you rate the physical condition of the district's facilities? | |||||||||||
| Middle School | |||||||||||
| 3% | Excellent | ||||||||||
| 62% | Minor Repair | ||||||||||
| 20% | Major Repair | ||||||||||
| 2% | Should be Replaced | ||||||||||
| 4% | Uncertain | ||||||||||
| 7. How would you rate the physical condition of the district's facilities? | |||||||||||
| High School | |||||||||||
| 0% | Excellent | ||||||||||
| 8% | Minor Repair | ||||||||||
| 38% | Major Repair | ||||||||||
| 42% | Should be Replaced | ||||||||||
| 1% | Uncertain | ||||||||||
| 8. How would you rate the physical condition of the district's facilities? | |||||||||||
| Track & Football facility | |||||||||||
| 0% | Excellent | ||||||||||
| 10% | Minor Repair | ||||||||||
| 18% | Major Repair | ||||||||||
| 64% | Should be Replaced | ||||||||||
| 1% | Uncertain | ||||||||||
| 9. The following have been discussed as possible | |||||||||||
| would be your level of support for the following? | |||||||||||
| Track resurfacing | |||||||||||
| 56% | High | ||||||||||
| 22% | Medium | ||||||||||
| 13% | Low | ||||||||||
| 10. The following have been discussed as possible | |||||||||||
| needs within the district and/or community. What | |||||||||||
| would be your level of support for the following? | |||||||||||
| School auditorium | |||||||||||
| 45% | High | ||||||||||
| 34% | Medium | ||||||||||
| 12% | Low | ||||||||||
| 11. The following have been discussed as possible | |||||||||||
| would be your level of support for the following? | |||||||||||
| Centralized library | |||||||||||
| 33% | High | ||||||||||
| 40% | Medium | ||||||||||
| 17% | Low | ||||||||||
| 12. The following have been discussed as possible | |||||||||||
| needs within the district and/or community. What | |||||||||||
| would be your level of support for the following? | |||||||||||
| Wellness center | |||||||||||
| 20% | High | ||||||||||
| 48% | Medium | ||||||||||
| 23% | Low | ||||||||||
| 13. The following have been discussed as possible | |||||||||||
| would be your level of support for the following? | |||||||||||
| Community activities complex | |||||||||||
| 28% | High | ||||||||||
| 40% | Medium | ||||||||||
| 22% | Low | ||||||||||
| 14. The following have been discussed as possible | |||||||||||
| needs within the district and/or community. What | |||||||||||
| would be your level of support for the following? | |||||||||||
| Meeting/conference facilities | |||||||||||
| 16% | High | ||||||||||
| 38% | Medium | ||||||||||
| 36% | Low | ||||||||||
| 15. What do you see as the most significant issue for each | |||||||||||
| Elementary School | |||||||||||
| 15% | Security & Safety | ||||||||||
| 19% | Electrical & Mechanical | ||||||||||
| 26% | Adequate Space | ||||||||||
| 4% | Appearance & Comfort | ||||||||||
| 26% | Energy Efficiency& Utilities | ||||||||||
| 16. What do you see as the most significant issue for each | |||||||||||
| Middle School | |||||||||||
| 41% | Security & Safety | ||||||||||
| 10% | Electrical & Mechanical | ||||||||||
| 12% | Adequate Space | ||||||||||
| 16% | Appearance & Comfort | ||||||||||
| 11% | Energy Efficiency& Utilities | ||||||||||
| 17. What do you see as the most significant issue for each | |||||||||||
| High School | |||||||||||
| 28% | Security & Safety | ||||||||||
| 30% | Electrical & Mechanical | ||||||||||
| 3% | Adequate Space | ||||||||||
| 11% | Appearance & Comfort | ||||||||||
| 18% | Energy Efficiency& Utilities | ||||||||||
| 18. What do you see as the most significant issue for each | |||||||||||
| Track & Football facility | |||||||||||
| 36% | Security & Safety | ||||||||||
| 5% | Electrical & Mechanical | ||||||||||
| 9% | Adequate Space | ||||||||||
| 41% | Appearance & Comfort | ||||||||||
| 0% | Energy Efficiency& Utilities | ||||||||||
| 19. Please rate the following grade configuration options: | |||||||||||
| K-5; 6-8; 9-12 current | |||||||||||
| 3% | Strongly Oppose | ||||||||||
| 34% | Strongly Support | ||||||||||
| 46% | Support | ||||||||||
| 7% | Oppose | ||||||||||
| K-6; 7-8, 9-12 | |||||||||||
| 11% | Strongly Support | ||||||||||
| 35% | Support | ||||||||||
| 34% | Oppose | ||||||||||
| 11% | Strongly Oppose | ||||||||||
| 21. Please rate the following grade configuration options: | |||||||||||
| K-8; 9 -12 | |||||||||||
| 6% | Strongly Support | ||||||||||
| 18% | Support | ||||||||||
| 36% | Oppose | ||||||||||
| 31% | Strongly Oppose | ||||||||||
| All grades on one campus in separate | |||||||||||
| buildings | |||||||||||
| 49% | Strongly Support | ||||||||||
| 27% | Support | ||||||||||
| 5% | Oppose | ||||||||||
| 10% | Strongly Oppose | ||||||||||
| 23. Based on the information about the overall condition of | |||||||||||
| the district facilities you have been provided this far, which | |||||||||||
| do you prefer: | |||||||||||
| 4% | Renovating to code | ||||||||||
| 39% | Renovating and expanding to meet | ||||||||||
| educational needs | |||||||||||
| 47% | Replacing | ||||||||||
| 0% | Do nothing | ||||||||||
| 24. If the cost to renovate facilities to meet the educational | |||||||||||
| needs is approximately equal to the cost of building new | |||||||||||
| facilities, which do you prefer: Renovate or Build New | |||||||||||
| 11% | Renovate | ||||||||||
| 80% | Build New | ||||||||||
| 25. How do you perceive our district as compared to other | |||||||||||
| school districts within a 30-mile radius? | |||||||||||
| 10% | Exceptional | ||||||||||
| 45% | Comparable | ||||||||||
| 23% | Substandard | ||||||||||
| 12% | Unknown | ||||||||||
| 26. Of the following, what method is the best way to contact you? | |||||||||||
| 40% | e-mail/District website | ||||||||||
| 10% | newspaper/radio/Channel 4 | ||||||||||
| 24% | telephone call/personal message | ||||||||||
| 16% | postal service | ||||||||||