Dear Caywood families, Attached is a survey created by the Caywood PTA. We would like to get your general feedback on how the PTA has done thus far, so that way we can take your feedback and apply it for the following school year. We are always looking for ways to improve and engage parent and teacher involvement within Caywood. Please take the time to complete this survey and return it back to school with your child. If you have any additional feedback or open comments you think could help us improve as a non-profit organization for your children s school, please do not hesitate to list them out in this survey. Thank you, James A. Caywood PTA 1
Caywood PTA Survey Background information Grade of your child/children during the 2014-2015 school year (please check ALL that apply) Pre-School Kindergarten 1 st grade 2 nd grade 3 rd grade 4 th grade 5 th grade How long have you had students at Caywood Elementary? (Please check only 1 response) 1 year 2 years 3-4 years 5 years or more Primary language spoken at home (please check only 1 response) English Spanish Other (please specify: ) The Caywood PTA sponsors all of the events below. Back to School Bash Masquerade Ball Sweetheart Dance 5 th Grade Graduation Ceremony 5 th Grade Graduation Week John L. Mann Scholarship Santa Shoppe Kentucky Kids Day (in partnership with the Caywood staff) Field Day (in partnership with the Caywood staff and other volunteers) Restaurant Nights (i.e. Skyline Night, Papa Johns, etc.) Market Day Box Tops Read-A-Thon Fundraiser Teacher Appreciation Week School Picture Days Yearbook Spirit Wear Student of the Month Concessions The PTA also supports our teachers and staff to pay for other things such as student rewards and recognitions, school equipment needs, Family Resource Center requests and other various activities throughout the year. We also offer support for various events during the year including the Book Fairs, Social Studies Fair, and Art Sale, Born Learning, school assemblies, and various extracurricular activities. How aware were you of all that the Caywood PTA does to support the school? (Please check only 1 response) Aware of all Aware of some Aware of a few Aware of none 2
In which of these events or programs did you or your child participate (or will participate, for those events that will occur the last week of school)? Back to School Bash Masquerade Ball Sweetheart Dance 5 th Grade Graduation Ceremony 5 th Grade Graduation Week Santa Shoppe Skyline Nights Papa John s kickback program Market Day (did you make a purchase?) Box Tops (did you send some in?) Kentucky Kids Day (in partnership with the Caywood staff) Field Day (in partnership with the Caywood staff and other volunteers) Book Fairs Read-A-Thon Fundraiser Teacher Appreciation Week School Picture Days Yearbook (did you purchase one?) Spirit Wear (did you purchase anything?) Student of the Month Just thinking about those events and fundraisers in which you participated, rate your experience with the event(s) overall. (Please check only 1 response) I enjoyed all of the events I enjoyed some of the events I only enjoyed 1 or 2 of the events I did not enjoy any of the events Please explain how we could have improved the overall experience for our events. For those events and fundraisers in which you participated, rate your experience with the communication about the event(s). (Please check only 1 response) I thought all of the communications were great Most of the communications were great, but for some of the events, the communication could have been improved Some of the communications were good, but much of the communication could have been improved I thought all of the communications about these events could have been improved Please explain how the PTA can improve our communications about our events and fundraisers. 3
How many of these events did you participate in as a volunteer? (Please check only 1 response) 0 1-2 3-5 6-10 10+ Were there events you would have liked to volunteer for but you were never asked? Yes (please explain which events: ) No If you were not able to volunteer your time, why were you not able to volunteer? (Please check ALL that apply) I did not want to volunteer I was not given sufficient notice I was not asked to volunteer I had schedule conflicts (i.e. work, other commitments, etc.) My child did not want to attend the event My child was not able to attend the event (i.e. other commitments, schoolwork, etc.) Other reasons (please explain: ) Please explain what the PTA could do to encourage more participation and volunteers for our events. Do you attend monthly, general PTA meetings? Yes No If you answered No, why do you not attend general PTA meetings? (Please check ALL that apply) I am not a member of the PTA I was not aware of the meetings I had schedule conflicts I did not feel that was a valuable use of my time Other reasons (please explain: ) What other events would you like to see the PTA sponsor for the students of Caywood? 4
What else do you feel that the PTA should be doing for Caywood or what other feedback would you like to share? **This survey is anonymous** 5