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Shoreline School District Parent Technology Survey - Secondary 2008-2009

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In an effort to ensure that the Shoreline community gets maximum benefit from its generous support of our schools, we respectfully request that you complete this survey regarding Shoreline’s laptop initiative for 2008-2009.  The Board of Directors as well as school and district administrators will use the data to evaluate the current year’s progress, identify areas for improvement, and determine measures needed to create optimal conditions for staff, students, and parents to make effective use of the technology in future years.  You are strongly encouraged to answer the survey items with complete honesty regarding your overall experience with the laptop initiative this year.  The ability to make positive adjustments to the program relies heavily on the quality of data that is brought to bear upon the process.  Thank you for your valuable time and attention toward this effort.
  1. How many children in grades 7-12 do you have who have been given Shoreline laptops?  
796 Responses
  2. What school is your child currently in (check all that apply)?  
Room Nine Community School
 
10 1%
A. Einstein Middle School
 
168 21%
Kellogg Middle School
 
166 21%
Shorecrest High School
 
315 40%
Shorewood High School
 
293 37%
  3. How has the laptop program affected your awareness of your child’s school activity (assignments, grades, etc.)?  
Declined
 
83 10%
No change
 
412 52%
Improved
 
299 38%
Total 794 100%
  4. To the best of your knowledge, to what extent has your child’s access to a laptop been important for completing assigned work in his/her classes?  
Essential
 
379 48%
Somewhat useful
 
278 35%
Not at all necessary
 
115 15%
Not sure
 
20 3%
Total 792 100%
  5. How much time does your student spend on the laptop at home in an average week?  
Less than 1 hour
 
60 8%
1-10 hours
 
443 56%
More than 10 hours
 
288 36%
Total 791 100%
  6. Which of the following best describes your child's use of the computer at home?  
School-related tasks
 
134 17%
School work, but also occasionally for music, games, non-academic Internet use, etc.
 
498 63%
Mostly for non-academic activities (games, chat, etc.)
 
153 19%
Total 785 100%
  7. The district implemented a new parental control program (SafeEyes) for home filtering this year.  SafeEyes was installed on all middle school laptops and was available via parent request for high school students.  Please choose the statement that best describes your experience with this product:  
SafeEyes was an effective tool for controlling home laptop use
 
106 14%
SafeEyes was not effective for my child
 
117 15%
Does not apply – I did not request SafeEyes for my child’s computer (High School only)
 
372 47%
Improper laptop/Internet use is not an issue with my child
 
189 24%
Total 784 100%
  8. Have you been satisfied with the technical support you have received this year?  
Not satisfied
 
122 15%
Somewhat satisfied
 
187 24%
Satisfied
 
228 29%
Very satisfied
 
93 12%
Not Applicable
 
161 20%
Total 791 100%
  9. How reasonable do you think your family's share of the cost for this laptop is (insurance premium + laptop case + $100/incident deductible)?  
Not reasonable
 
189 24%
Reasonable
 
473 60%
Very reasonable
 
128 16%
Total 790 100%
  10. How successful do you think the laptop program has been thus far?  
Not at all successful
 
109 14%
Somewhat successful
 
342 44%
Very successful
 
333 42%
Total 784 100%
  11. Overall, should the district continue the program that provided your child with a laptop?  
Yes
 
590 75%
No
 
194 25%
Total 784 100%
  12. Please rank the following in order of your preference for how the laptop program should proceed?  
Top number is the count of respondents selecting the option.
Bottom % is percent of the total respondents selecting the option.		 Least desirable Somewhat desirable Desirable Most desirable
Full 24/7 school and home access (current model) 164
21%		 99
13%		 136
17%		 379
49%
Laptop for every student in school with family option for 24/7 school and home access (current model) 117
15%		 111
14%		 217
28%		 323
42%
Laptop for every student in school but with occasional checkout option 211
28%		 278
37%		 149
20%		 119
16%
Laptop for every student in school with no home privileges 501
67%		 92
12%		 63
8%		 94
13%
  13. Comments  
370 Responses
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