Boundaries Task Force Priorities Survey Results

Boundaries Task Force Priorities Survey Results

Overall Survey Results

Question 1: What is your association with District 15?

1,920 Respondents • 1,408 parents

• 25 students

• 483 residents without children currently enrolled in D15 schools

• 13 business owners

• 96 staff members

• 21 “other”

Question 2: What school(s) do your children attend OR what is your school attendance zone boundary (if no kids enrolled in D15): Survey Respondents

CLA CR FCW GMS HR JA KH LL LS MJ PH SRP TJ VL WB WCE CS PG WRS WCJH Other 0

100

200

Question 3:

1

300

400

Question 4:

Question 5:

Question

6:

2

Question 7:

Question 8:

Question

9:

3

Question 10:

Question 11:

4

Question 12:

Question 13:

Question 14:

5

Question 15: Please select your #1 priority for District 15 school boundary reconfiguration.

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Reducing Bus Travel Times

140

Alleviate Overcrowding

60

Efficient Use of Buildings

86

Diversifying Schools

414

Alignment of Elem/JH/HS

48

Creating Middle Schools

170

Smaller Class Sizes

183

Full-Day Kindergarten

435

Neighborhood Schools

35

Subdivisions not split up Minimal Disruption

129

Fiscal Responsibility

125 0

125

250

Top 4 Responses: • • • •

Neighborhood Schools

Alignment of Elementary/JH/HS

Full-Day Kindergarten

Smaller Class Sizes

Other answers for #1 priority: • Ensuring property values remain high/do not decrease

• Requests to keep boundaries for a particular home the same

• School choice

6

375

500

Question 16: Please select your #2 priority for District 15 school boundary reconfiguration.

Reducing Bus Travel Times

205 157

Alleviate Overcrowding

87

Efficient Use of Buildings

58

Diversifying Schools

230

Alignment of Elem/JH/HS

116

Creating Middle Schools

224

Smaller Class Sizes

176

Full-Day Kindergarten

277

Neighborhood Schools

137

Subdivisions not split up

129

Minimal Disruption

98

Fiscal Responsibility 0

75

150

Top 4 Responses: • • • •

Neighborhood Schools

Alignment of Elem/JH/HS

Smaller Class Sizes

Reducing Bus Travel Times

Other answers for #2 priority: • Build a new school in NE Palatine

• Requests to keep boundaries for a particular home the same

7

225

300

Question 17: Please select your #3 priority for District 15 school boundary reconfiguration

Reducing Bus Travel Times

152 142

Alleviate Overcrowding

150

Efficient Use of Buildings

70

Diversifying Schools

210

Alignment of Elem/JH/HS

108

Creating Middle Schools

217

Smaller Class Sizes

171

Full-Day Kindergarten

279

Neighborhood Schools

156

Subdivisions not split up

122

Minimal Disruption

132

Fiscal Responsibility 0

75

150

Top 4 Responses: • • • •

Neighborhood Schools

Smaller Class Sizes

Alignment of Elem/JH/HS

Full-Day Kindergarten

Other responses to #3 priority: • Move gifted programs out of Pleasant Hill to make more room

• Later school start time option

8

225

300

Question #18: Please select your #4 priority for District 15 school boundary reconfiguration

Reducing Bus Travel Times

160 202

Alleviate Overcrowding Efficient Use of Buildings

174 64

Diversifying Schools

151

Alignment of Elem/JH/HS

102

Creating Middle Schools

188

Smaller Class Sizes

165

Full-Day Kindergarten

191

Neighborhood Schools

173

Subdivisions not split up

123

Minimal Disruption

203

Fiscal Responsibility 0

55

110

Top 4 Responses: • • • •

Fiscal responsibility

Alleviate overcrowding

Neighborhood schools

Smaller class sizes

Other responses for #4 priority:

• • • • •

Impact on home values

“Grandfathering” students into the school they are currently assigned to

Gifted option for more students at more buildings

Do not disperse minority groups evenly among schools

Disperse hispanic students equally among schools

9

165

220

Overall Top Priorities: (Total number of times a priority was selected in questions 15-18)

Neighborhood Schools

1,182 1,005

Alignment of Elem/JH/HS

799

Smaller Class Sizes

695

Full-Day Kindergarten

641

Alleviate Overcrowding

590

Reducing Bus Travel Times

558

Fiscal Responsibility Minimal Disruption

503

Subdivisons not split up

501 471

EďŹƒcient Use of Buildings

278

Diversifying Schools 0

300

600

Survey results by school CENTRAL ROAD (97 people)

10

900

1200

CENTRAL ROAD RESULTS, CONT.




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CENTRAL ROAD, CONT.


CENTRAL ROAD TOP PRIORITY: Neighborhood Schools

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FRANK C. WHITELEY RESULTS (100 people)




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FRANK C. WHITELEY, CONT.


FRANK C. WHITELEY TOP PRIORITY: Alignment of elementary schools with junior high schools and feeder high schools

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GRAY M. SANBORN RESULTS (85 PEOPLE)


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GRAY M. SANBORN, CONT.


GRAY M. SANBORN TOP PRIORITY: Neighborhood Schools

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HUNTING RIDGE RESULTS (184 people)


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HUNTING RIDGE, CONT.

HUNTING RIDGE TOP PRIORITY: Alleviating overcrowding

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JANE ADDAMS RESULTS (60 people)

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JANE ADDAMS, CONT.

JANE ADDAMS TOP PRIORITY: Neighborhood Schools

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KIMBALL HILL RESULTS (57 people)

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KIMBALL HILL, CONT.

KIMBALL HILL TOP PRIORITY: Alignment of elementary schools with junior highs and feeder high schools.

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LAKE LOUISE RESULTS (65 people)

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LAKE LOUISE, CONT.

LAKE LOUISE TOP PRIORITY: Neighborhood Schools

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LINCOLN RESULTS (80 people)

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LINCOLN, CONT.

LINCOLN TOP PRIORITY: Neighborhood Schools

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MARION JORDAN RESULTS (124 people)

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MARION JORDAN, CONT.

MARION JORDAN TOP PRIORITY: Alignment of elementary schools with junior high and feeder high schools 28

PLEASANT HILL RESULTS (188 people)

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PLEASANT HILL, CONT.

PLEASANT HILL TOP PRIORITY: Neighborhood Schools

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STUART R. PADDOCK RESULTS (141 people)

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STUART R. PADDOCK, CONT.

STUART R. PADDOCK TOP PRIORITY: Alignment of elementary schools with junior highs and feeder high schools.

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THOMAS JEFFERSON RESULTS (336 people)

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THOMAS JEFFERSON, CONT.

THOMAS JEFFERSON TOP PRIORITY: Alignment of elementary schools with junior high schools and feeder high schools 34

VIRGINIA LAKE RESULTS (187 people)

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VIRGINIA LAKE RESULTS, CONT.

VIRGINIA LAKE TOP PRIORITY: Neighborhood Schools

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WILLOW BEND RESULTS (77)

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WILLOW BEND, CONT.

WILLOW BEND TOP PRIORITY: Neighborhood Schools

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WINSTON CAMPUS ELEMENTARY (78 people)

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WINSTON CAMPUS ELEMENTARY, CONT.

WINSTON CAMPUS ELEMENTARY TOP PRIORITY: Neighborhood Schools 40

Top 2 Priorities by Elementary School Central Road: Neighborhood Schools, alignment of elem/JH/HS Frank C. Whiteley: Alignment of elem/JH/HS, full-day kindergarten Gray M. Sanborn: Neighborhood schools, full-day kindergarten Hunting Ridge: Alleviating overcrowding, neighborhood schools Jane Addams: Neighborhood Schools, Diversifying Schools Kimball Hill: Neighborhood schools, alignment of elem/JH/HS Lake Louise: Neighborhood schools, full day kindergarten Lincoln: Neighborhood schools, alignment of elem/JH/HS Marion Jordan: Alignment of elem/JH/HS, smaller class sizes Pleasant Hill: Neighborhood schools, alleviating overcrowding

Stuart R. Paddock: Alignment of elem/JH/HS, neighborhood schools Thomas Jefferson: Alignment of elem/JH/HS, neighborhood schools Virginia Lake: Neighborhood schools, disruption of as few families as possible Willow Bend: Neighborhood schools, alignment of elem/JH/HS Winston Campus: Neighborhood schools, diversifying schools

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