Comments being made today are more in support of having parents teach their children how to behave and how to learn in order that the public schools can focus on academics and on the goals schools are expected to accomplish in educating students. A growing segment of our community believes the public schools are taking on more responsibility to fill a gap created when children show up in classrooms ill prepared for the challenge of learning. Some community members disagree that public schools should be taking on the added responsibility for the social and emotional well-being of children. Others don't see how to separate, and then address, only the educational needs of children. Once again, the community has voiced what they see as the strengths and weaknesses of our local public schools, and of public education in general.
Most results are interesting, some are fascinating.
Periodic monitoring of the public's opinions about our schools allows the district to detect trends in the views of the community toward public education. Results can also help ensure that our schools offer quality educational programs while remaining responsive to community priorities.