BUCKEYE VALLEY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITIES SURVEY RESULTS www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
401 Registered Voters in the Buckeye Valley Local School District, within Delaware County, Ohio Telephone Interviews Using a Combination of Valid Residential and Cellular Telephone Listings +/- 4.89% Overall Estimated Margin of Error, with a Confidence Interval of 9.78% Within Which the Results Could Vary February 19 – February 22, 2013 Data was Stratified so that the Differences in Vital Characteristics, such as Age, Gender and Geography are Represented in Proportion to Their Percentages of the Electorate Due to rounding, not all results add to 100%, and the data is presented in a different order than the questions were asked Methods www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
The Opinion Environment www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
There is a high degree of general contentment and, presumably, satisfaction among residents 80 69 60 40 17 20 11 3 0 Right direction Wrong track Mixed Unsure Generally speaking, would you say that your community is going in the right direction, or has it gotten off onto the wrong track? www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
The public seems to have favorable views of the economy, so it may not impede them from supporting worthy new initiatives that require more taxes 60 41 36 40 22 20 1 0 Excellent/good Fair Poor/very poor Unsure How would you rate the current state of the local economy? www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
Despite local optimism about the economy, personal and household finances have not caught-up, which may make the public timid about raising taxes 60 45 40 34 20 20 1 0 Better Stayed the same Not as good Unsure Over the past year or so, would you say that your financial situation has gotten better than it was before, stayed about the same or is not as good as it was before? www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
60 44 40 32 24 20 0 0 Better Stayed the same Not as good Unsure Over the past year or so, would you say that your financial situation has gotten better than it was before, stayed about the same or is not as good as it was before? Among Current & Future Parents n=117 www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
There also is modest sensitivity to the rate of taxation, which could prove to be a greater stumbling block to building a consensus 60 53 42 40 20 4 1 0 Too high Pretty fair Too low Unsure Generally speaking, would you say that property taxes in your community are too high, mostly pretty fair or too low? www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
80 66 60 40 32 20 1 1 0 Too high Pretty fair Too low Unsure Generally speaking, would you say that property taxes in your community are too high, mostly pretty fair or too low? Among Current & Future Parents www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
Schools & Education www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
Unlike the community, voters exhibit restless and discord about the current state of the school system, which creates an environment that make consensus difficult to find 60 40 40 33 24 20 4 0 Right direction Wrong track Mixed Unsure Thinking about the Buckeye Valley Local School District that serves your community, would you say that it is generally going in the right direction, or has it gotten off onto the wrong track? www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
60 46 42 40 20 9 3 0 Right direction Wrong track Mixed Unsure Thinking about the Buckeye Valley Local School District that serves your community, would you say that it is generally going in the right direction, or has it gotten off onto the wrong track? Among Current Parents n=99 www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
13% Quality of education is good 11% Scores and ratings are high 10% Have not heard anything bad 8% School system has been financially responsible 7% Good teachers 7% Improving infrastructure 6% Moving towards having one school 5% Like the administrators and principals 4% Keeping up with growth and enrollment 3% Seems fine/Heard from others that it is good 3% Communicates well with the community 2% School system is better than others 2% Approve of recent decisions/Have made good decisions 9% Other 12% Unsure What is the biggest reason you feel that it is going in the right direction? Open-ended Question n=131 www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
“I have a son in elementary school and I’m happy with the learning and the teachers.” What is the biggest reason you feel that it is going in the right direction? Verbatim Response www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
“I think the teachers have the right idea. I think they are open to new things and they seem to care about our children very much.” What is the biggest reason you feel that it is going in the right direction? Verbatim Response www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
“They seem to have a good curriculum. I have some nieces and nephews who attended schools in the district and I don't know more than what I heard from them and others.” What is the biggest reason you feel that it is going in the right direction? Verbatim Response www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
22% Does not represent the interest of communities 16% Mismanagement of funds 7% Opposed to consolidating schools 7% Unhappy with administration or school board 7% Opposed to higher taxes 6% Schools are closing 6% Dissatisfied with quality of education 5% Lack of funding 3% Need to focus on education 3% Unhappy with teacher performance 2% Programs are being cut 2% Lack of community support 1% Have heard negative things 11% Other 2% Unsure What is the biggest reason you feel that it has gotten off onto the wrong track? Open-ended Question n=159 www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
“Because they closed down the north elementary school for one and that created lots of problems like overcrowding.” What is the biggest reason you feel that it has gotten off onto the wrong track? Verbatim Response www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
“Teachers are too worried about keeping the schools open and less worried about teaching the kids in the schools. Teachers worry about protecting their jobs and not about spending money wisely.” What is the biggest reason you feel that it has gotten off onto the wrong track? Verbatim Response www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
“The school board feels they can make all the decisions without the public's input and I feel the taxpayers should have a say.” What is the biggest reason you feel that it has gotten off onto the wrong track? Verbatim Response www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
Despite restlessness and disenchantment about finances, the public seems to place a high value and premium on the quality of education being offered to students Overall, how would you rate the quality of education being provided 64 18 4 15 by the Buckeye Valley Local School District? In your opinion, how would you rate the job that the Buckeye 28 32 25 16 Valley Local School District is doing managing and spending its tax dollars? Overall, how would you rate the job the Buckeye Valley Local 37 24 27 14 School District has done communicating with parents and the public, in order to keep them informed? 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Total positive rating Fair Total negative rating Unsure www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
Overall, how would you rate the quality of education being provided 86 13 1 0 by the Buckeye Valley Local School District? In your opinion, how would you rate the job that the Buckeye 38 33 21 8 Valley Local School District is doing managing and spending its tax dollars? Overall, how would you rate the job the Buckeye Valley Local 53 21 25 1 School District has done communicating with parents and the public, in order to keep them informed? 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Total positive rating Fair Total negative rating Unsure Among Current Parents www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
There appears to be a deep division among the public about whether to make more cuts or seek a levy to preserve services 43 40 40 20 11 6 0 Make more cuts Seek approval Both Unsure for levy As you may or may not know, because of uncertainty regarding future state funding, the Buckeye Local School District will likely be facing a deficit, in which it will be spending more than it is receiving in funding. As a result, do you think that the school district should… www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
70 67 60 56 50 49 50 47 4043 40 37 36 35 30 24 20 15 10 0 OVERALL Current Non-parents Republicans Democrats Unaffiliated parents More cuts Seek levy As you may or may not know, because of uncertainty regarding future state funding, the Buckeye Local School District will likely be facing a deficit, in which it will be spending more than it is receiving in funding. As a result, do you think that the school district should… www. F allon allon R esear ww esearch.com h.com
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