2011 Quality Education for All Poll Results

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What citizens and parents think about

school quality, school leadership

and school funding.

Duval County Public Schools



Dr. Raymond K.OldakowskiDepartment of Social Science

Jacksonville University



About the Survey

1,100 adult residents of Duval County, Florida.

February 2 through February 8, 2011.

Patterned to compare resident views with those from a similar survey taken in February2006.

Includes a statistically valid subset of parents with students in Duval County Public Schools.

The margin for error +/- 3 percentage points.



The Challenge Facing Duval County

Residents of Jacksonville think education is the most critical issue facing the

community -- more important than it was five years ago when a similar poll wasconducted.

The existing school system receives low ratings from residents, particularly

parents of Duval County public school students.

The majority of residents, parents, non-parents, blacks, whites and virtually every

subgroup, believes it will take increased funding to improve the school

system.

But half of the respondents feel their taxes are too high already and half of those

expressing an opinion are opposed to paying any additional taxes.



The Importance

Of Quality Education

Which one of the following do you feel is most important

to Jacksonville’s future? 2006 2011

Education – 35% Education – 41%

Crime – 31% Jobs – 29%

Jobs – 13% Crime – 20%

Transportation – 10% Transportation – 5%

Growth – 2% Growth – 4%



How Are We Doing?

Percent saying

Excellent or Good:

2006 – 34%

2011–

31%

5%

29%

40%

19%

7%

1%

30%

41%

22%

6%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Excellent Good Fair Poor Undecided

How do you rate the overall performance of Duval County

public schools? (All Respondents)

2006 2011



How Are We Doing?

Percent saying

Excellent or Good:

2006 – 41%

2011 – 29%

4%

37%

44%

12%

3%1%

28%

42%

25%

3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Excellent Good Fair Poor Undecided

How do you rate the overall performance of Duval Countypublic schools? (Parents Only)

2006 2011



How Are We Doing?

27%

35%

29%

9%

28%

25%

39%

8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Improved Remained the same Declined Not Sure

In the past five years, has the overall performance of Duval

County public schools:

All Respondents Parents Only



How Are We Doing?

39%33%

42%55% 56%

67%

45% 44%35%

22% 21% 19%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Emphasis onacademics

Leadership fromschool principals

Teacher quality School Boardleadership

School districtleadership

Classroom discipline

In the past five years, have the following gotten better or worse: (Parents only)

Worse Same Better



Parental Engagement

56%62%

96%

75%

46%

63%

96%

75%73%

58%

100%

74%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

Attended a PTA meeting Volunteered at a child'sschool

Met with a teacher Been involved in otheractivities

In the past six months have you:(Percent of parents responding 'Yes')

All

White parentsBlack parents



Parental Engagement

10%

12%

37%

40%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Adequate funding

Smaller class sizes

Parental involvement

Quality of teachers

What is most important to providing quality education? (All Parents)



The Challenge of Funding

56%

59%

43%

77%

79%

53%

65%

57%

58%

70%

61%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Non-Voters

Independents

Republicans

Democrats

Blacks

Whites

Women

Men

Non-Parents

Parents

All respondents

In order for Duval County schools to become a top-rated system, do youbelieve that increased funding is necessary? (Percent responding 'Yes')




In 2006, 40% of

respondents felt

their taxes were

too high.

50%

35%

9%6%

58%

34%

4% 4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Too high About right Too low Unsure

Given the overall quality of education provided in Duval County

Public Schools, are your local taxes:





55%

31%26%

15%12% 9%

49%

34%

22%

12%7%

2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Close schools withlow enrollment

Increase school taxes Reduceextracurricular

activities

Reduce the length of the school day

Reduce teacher pay &benefits

Reduce the number of teachers

Would you support the following strategies to address budget shortfalls in Duval

County Public Schools? (Percent responding 'Yes')





<$50

$50-$99

$100-$149

$150-$199

$200+

Not willing

How much in additional local taxes are you willing to pay peryear to improve Duval County public schools? (Registered voters only)

While 47% of

registered voters are

unwilling to pay

additional taxes, 46%

are willing to pay at

least $50 a year.

7% are undecided.

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2011 Quality Education for All Poll Results