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SENIOR EXIT SURVEY 2014
A new survey with expanded goals for information from Seniors
Phyllis ClayAPS/RDA
EXIT SURVEY 2014
• What are your post high school intentions?
• How well did high school prepare you for your post high school intentions?
• How well did the counselors support your post high school intentions?
HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACADEMIC INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCES WOULD YOU RATE AS EXCELLENT OR GOOD? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.)
• Career and technical education
• Computer/Technology
• English language arts
• Foreign language
• Math
• Performing/Fine Arts
• Science
• Social studies
EXCELLENT/GOOD ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION
English
lang
uage
arts
Mat
h
Scienc
e
Socia
l stu
dies
Perfo
rming/
Fine
arts
Fore
ign
Lang
uage
Compu
ter/t
echn
olog
y
Caree
r and
tech
nica
l edu
catio
n (C
TE)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%59%
48%42%
38%31%
23%17%
13%
Percent Excellent or Good
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT EXPERIENCES WOULD YOU RATE AS EXCELLENT OR GOOD? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.)
• Flexibility to select courses
• Grading procedures
• Instructional materials available
to you (textbooks, etc.)
• School counseling services
• Variety of courses offered
EXCELLENT/GOOD EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
Scho
ol cou
nseling
serv
ices
Variety
of c
ours
es o
ffered
Flexib
ility to
select
cou
rses
Instru
ctiona
l mat
erials
Grading
pro
cedu
res
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
49% 47%43%
39%
26%
Percent Excellent or Good
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXTRA-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCES WOULD YOU RATE
AS EXCELLENT OR GOOD?
• Participating in school clubs
• Participating in musicals,
plays, art exhibits, etc.
• Attending sports events
• Participating in sports
• Being with friends
EXCELLENT/GOOD EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Being with friends Attending sports events
Participating in sports
Participating in school clubs
Participating in musicals, plays, art
exhibits, etc.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
67%
51%47%
40%
30%
Percent Excellent or Good
IN WHAT WAYS DID YOUR APS HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION HELP YOU TO
ACTIVELY DEVELOP THE FOLLOWING SKILLS? (VERY WELL/SOMEWHAT WELL)
• Teamwork
• Creative thinking
• Problem solving
• Conflict resolution
• Personal health/fitness
• Time management
• Community service
• Taking responsibility for my personal actions
DID APS HELP WITH SKILL DEVELOPMENT? (VERY WELL/ SOMEWHAT WELL)
Takin
g re
spon
sibilit
y fo
r my pe
rson
al a
ctions
Prob
lem
solvi
ng
Team
work
Creat
ive th
inkin
g
Conflict
reso
lutio
n
Pers
onal h
ealth
/fitn
ess
Tim
e m
anag
emen
t
Comm
unity
serv
ice0%
20%
40%
60%
80% 76% 75% 73% 73%63% 60% 60%
47%
Percent Very Well/Somewhat Well
WHAT INTERFERED WITH YOUR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION (CHOOSE ALL
THAT APPLY.)
My poor study habits
Activities outside of school
Family obligations
Poor class instruction
Job outside of school
Worries about not
having enough money
Time watching TV, video games,
etc.
Teachers who don't encourage
me
Difficult courses
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45% 43%
33% 32%30%
28%
22% 22%
18% 17%
Interference Selected by 15% or More
OTHER INTERFERENCES WITH HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION (LESS THAN 15% EACH)
• Being sick frequently
• Not feeling a part of the school
• Not having access to courses I want
• Not having access to technology outside of school
• Family members who don’t encourage me
• Not fitting into any peer group
• Peer pressure
• Not getting along with others
• Being bullied
• Worry about my safety at school
WHAT HELPED YOU STAY ON COURSE WITH YOUR APS HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION?
(CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.)
• Family
• Friends at school
• Friends outside school
• Other adults in my life
• My own ambition
• Looking ahead to my future
• None of the above
WHAT HELPED YOU STAY ON COURSE WITH YOUR APS HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION? (CHOOSE ALL
THAT APPLY.)
Family My own ambition
Looking ahead to my future
Friends at school
Other adults in my
life
Friends outside school
None of the above
Other (please specify)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%74%
70%67%
52%
39%
30%
2%7%
Percent of Students Selecting
OVERALL, HOW MUCH DID YOUR APS HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE PREPARE YOU/INFORM YOU IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS? (SOMEWHAT WELL,
VERY WELL)
• Planning your HIGH SCHOOL course selections
• Meeting your college/career goals
• Applying for college, trade, or technical school
• Obtaining financial aid for education after high school
QUALITY OF PREPARATION (VERY WELL, SOMEWHAT WELL)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80% 70%64% 59% 58%
Percent Very well or Somewhat well
COUNSELING EXPERIENCE
AT WHAT TIME IN YOUR LIFE DID YOU START THINKING ABOUT
COLLEGE AS A POSSIBILITY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?
• As long ago as I can remember
• In elementary school
• In middle school
• In high school
• Never thought of college as possibility
STARTED THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE AS A POSSIBILITY
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%37%
5%
19%
30%
3%
APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY TIMES DURING YOUR SENIOR YEAR DID YOU MEET INDIVIDUALLY WITH A
SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO DISCUSS YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?
1-3 times 4-6 times More than 6 times
None0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%46%
18%
14% 15%
DID YOU AND YOUR FAMILY COMPLETE THE FAFSA?
Yes No0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
59%
35%
IF YOU DID NOT SUBMIT THE FAFSA?
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14% 13%
5%
2%
8%
4%
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60% 51%
12% 12%
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%51%
12% 12%
2% 1% 3% 4%1% 1% 3% 5%
