Mundo Verde values community especially because we are a community. One of the ways we stay connected is by listening to community opinions, understanding community values, and respecting that our community is diverse – by design. Monthly ‘pulse’ surveys (‘Possip’) sent to all families and caregivers help school leaders stay in touch with what people are thinking and feeling. The school uses a different mechanism to learn what the staff is thinking.
If you have questions that are very specific about an issue related to your child/ren’s day at school (about meals, assignments, late arrivals, and so forth) please addressed them directly to the appropriate member of the staff using Direct Messages in ParentSquare. To see who best to contact with personal questions, please visit the Who to go for What in English or Spanish. Because it takes time to read and analyze all the Possip comments, contacting the appropriate person on staff at the school will more likely ensure that you receive a response within 48 hours.
Highlights From September Survey
Happiness - 249 community members responded to the survey and of those 50% indicated that they were either ‘happy’ (51%) or ‘mostly happy’ (40%). There were also 9% of respondents who described themselves as ‘unhappy’.
Topics - At the start of the year, when families were learning about school operations and procedures, information and communications were very much on the minds of respondents, with roughly one-third commenting about these linked issues. A little less than one-fifth of respondents shared their views, mostly negative, related to the school’s masking policy (established to determine baseline levels of community spread) surveyed before the masking policy updated. Staffing, academic progress, and the curriculum were the subject of what another fifth of the respondents noted.
Race-Ethnicity - Regarding racial and ethnic diversity, core to the school’s mission, Hispanic respondents were most likely to identify as being ‘happy’ (58%). More than other cohorts, 58% of White respondents identified as ‘mostly happy’. Black respondents were evenly split between being ‘happy’ and ‘mostly happy.’
Topics by Race-Ethnicity - Respondents from Black families were much more likely to identify extended day as an important topic (14%); by contrast, the extended day was not mentioned by White families. Black respondents were also significantly more likely than other groups to draw our attention to issues around academics and curriculum. Hispanic families were also much more likely than other cohorts to show appreciation for staff (22%).
With every subsequent survey school leaders both expand and refine their understanding of community needs and priorities. Please keep responding to Possip pulse surveys and tell us what you want us to know in the space provided for open-ended comments.