Family Survey

The Gloucester Education Foundation wants to find out what you think should be done to improve Gloucester's schools.

Your thoughts will be shared with the School Committee, Administration, teachers, PTOs, the Gloucester School Connection, and Site Based Councils - committees of parents, administrators, and teachers who annually put together, and revise, a plan for improving each school. What you tell us will also guide our thinking about parent priorities for the 2006-07 school year.

1. Until the city and state provide more money to support our public schools, as a parent, would you approve of the Foundations funding such activities as librarian positions, middle school language program, and more music and art activities?
YES  NO

2. The following is a list of just some of the steps public schools across the country are taking to improve their schools, as well as some programs that will be unique to Gloucester. For each selection, please indicate whether you would very much support, might support, or would not support.

Increase professional development of all teachers with emphasis on how to better engage kids
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Use district's increased testing program to provide more prompt and customized tutoring
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Create a school-wide tutorial program with tutors who receive stipends
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Require failing students to attend after-school and summer school tutorial programs
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Expand links to more real world activities, such as expanding the range of internships available to students, and creating more mentor-protege relationships with businesses and organizations
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Add to on-going marine studies projects to create a comprehensive Marine Studies Program
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Expand the range of learning experiences by offering more after-school educational and enrichment programs
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Bring back world language program to the middle school
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Provide more resources for music and arts
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Offer parent workshops on ways to further encourage kids to learn
I Would Support  I Might Support  I Would Not Support

Any other ideas? Please tell us about anything else that should be done.

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183 Main Street , Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930   telephone: 978.282.5550  email: emailus@thinkthebest.org