Tokoroa Intermediate School Survey

Tokoroa Intermediate School Survey - December 2003

To help the Board of Trustees and staff review the way the school caters for your child’s education, we would appreciate feedback on our programmes and policies listed below by indicating with a letter
(A, B, C, D, E).

We realize for the Year 8 students that it is the end of their time with us. Although this is the case, they have been at Tokoroa Intermediate for two years and are therefore in the best position to report back.

It is important to indicate what we do well to avoid making change to some part of school that is operating successfully.

We have asked the students to respond. You might be interested in their views. If you are unsure on how to rate particular statements, you might like to discuss it with your child.

Please use the following key:
A = Extremely pleased
B = Pleased
C = Satisfactory
D = Unsatisfactory
E = Totally dissatisfied

		Student Rating	Parent/Guardian Rating
1.	The emphasis the school places on Literacy (Oral & Written Language and Reading) and Maths.
2.	The School Discipline Plan to provide consistent standards across the school. (This includes rewards e.g. Achievement & McDonald Awards, canteen vouchers, Principal’s and Deputy Principal’s Awards, etc.)
3.	Dealing with bullying that takes place.
4.	The programmes available to assist students who encounter learning difficulties (Special Needs, Reading Tutors, Teacher Aides in classes).
5.	The Extension Programmes available (Maths, Language, TeReo Maori, Art & Music, I.C.T. – Information Communication Technology which is mainly computers).
6.	The Technology Arts Programme (Food Technology, Materials Technology, I.C.T. and Electronics, Art & Music).
7.	Opportunities in sport (sports periods, lunchtime inter-class games, sports days (athletics, swimming and cross country) and Waikato Intermediate School Sport).
8.	Cultural Activites (Kapa Haka, Polynesian Group, Talent Quest and Operetta which is every second year).
9.	The wearing of school uniforms (maintaining high standards).
10.	Reporting to parents - Settling in Reports, mid year interviews / reports and end of year reports. As well, contacting parents if there are concerns.
11.	Reporting to parents through newsletters (includes school website).
12.	How well students enjoy school.
13.	School’s Elective Programme.

List any programmes / any aspects of school you believe should continue without any marked changes.

Students:

Parents:

List programmes / aspects of school you believe need improving upon and the reasons.

Students:

Parents:

Thank you

Warren Long
Principal

Community Consultation

Student and Parent / Guardian Survey December 2003

Approximately 40% of the students and parents responded to the survey

Written Comments

A) Programmes and aspects of schooling that should continue without major change.

Students
The following were programmes and aspects of schooling a very large number of students listed or mentioned (between 30 – 80)

Tech Arts programmes (many recorded Tech Arts while some also indicated the specific Tech arts discipline)
Sport (again many recorded sport while a few were more specific e.g. lunchtime sport, Thursday sport etc)
Electives
Extension programmes

The following were programmes and aspects of schooling a reasonable number of students listed or mentioned (between 10 – 29)

Discipline (some comments also mentioned student reward / achievement acknowledgement)
Cultural activities ( mainly Kapa Haka and Polynesian groups)
Hokowhitu
phys ed
Canteen

Some of the other areas mentioned were; (less than 10)

uniforms
Reading Tutors
Socials
Special Needs

A reasonably large number of students just recorded that they didn’t want anything changed – they liked the school as it was.

Parents / Guardians
The following were programmes and aspects of schooling a very large number of parents / guardians listed or mentioned (between 30 – 80)

Extension programmes (also included extending students)
Discipline (this also included comments on high standards, student rewards, values etc)

The following were programmes and aspects of schooling a reasonable number of parents / guardians listed or mentioned (between 10 – 29)

electives
Tech arts
Sport (mainly the opportunities available and involvement of staff)

Some of the other areas mentioned were; (less than 10)

uniforms
homework
Reading Tutors
EOTC trips
newsletters
Special Needs

Fewer parents / guardians than students made comments in this section of the survey. There was large number of comments from parents / guardians commenting positively on the school programmes and the opportunities available to students, commitment of staff. They also commented that they were more than pleased with what was happening and that they were well satisfied with the school. (this is not included in the data above)

B) Programmes and aspects of schooling that could be improved.

There were no suggested improvements from either students or parents / guardians that constituted a very large number (30 -80 students or parents guardians)

Students
The following were programmes and aspects of schooling a large number of students listed or mentioned (between 10 – 29)

Bullying

Some of the other areas mentioned were; (less than 10)

Tech Arts, Sport and Phys ed (additional time allocated),
Canteen (mainly more lollies),
Socials (improved music),
Electives (more variety),
Uniforms (from no uniforms to a change in uniforms),
Hair colour (allowing dyed hair)
Fnishing school (from no finishing school to less time and no finishing school for not bringing Phys ed gear or assembly behaviour)

Parents / Guardians
The following were programmes and aspects of schooling a large number of parents / guardians listed or mentioned (between 10 – 29)

Bullying

Some of the additional areas for improvement mentioned were; (less than 10)

Finishing School (requiring reasons for attending Finishing School, disagreeing with reasons for attending and having it at lunch times
Contacting parents when there are school concerns (both behaviour and learning)
Homework (in the main that students need to be given homework)
Electives (mainly electives being canceled)
Extension programmes (mainly not being able to attend more than one extension programme at a time (excludes maths)
Assemblies (number of assemblies practices at the end of the year)
Large classes

For students and parents and guardians there was a very large number of comments in both section where only 1 or 2 students or parents / guardians made the same comment and was therefore not considered a school trend. These comments have not been recorded above.