2014 Education

Perceptions Poll

December  10,  2014  

Overview •  Poll  conducted  by  UNF  Public  Opinion  Research  Laboratory  

•  Consistency  in  effecBveness  raBng  of  district  leadership  

•  Majority  felt  uninformed  about  new  statewide  assessments  and  changes  to  school  grades  

•  Overall  support  for  new  standards  and  idea  of  open  enrollment  policy  

 

Representative Sample    

“A  sample  in  which  the  relevant  characterisBcs  of  the  sample  members  are  generally  the  same  as  the  

characterisBcs  of  the  populaBon.”  

 PopulaBon  

RepresentaBve  Sample  

UnrepresentaBve  Sample  

A  sample  of  500  Jacksonville  ciBzens  can  provide  an  accurate  representaBon  of  the  views  of  the  general  populaBon  as  long  as  the  variaBon  and  diversity  within  the  city  are  reflected  in  the  group  polled  (i.e.,  gender,  race,  educaBon,  age,  etc.).  

Methodology    

 •  Survey  conducted  between  Monday,  November  10  

and  Sunday,  November  16  •  Random-­‐digit-­‐dialing  methodology  followed  by  cell  

phone  sample  to  increase  representaBon  •  641  (514  complete)  residents  of  Duval  County  over  

the  age  of  18  answered  the  survey  (for  margin  of  error  +/-­‐  4.32  percentage  points)    

•  16.6%  survey  response  rate  and  27.5%  cooperaBon  rate  (AAPOR  eligibility  calculaBons)  

Superintendent  Nikolai  Vi]  

DCPS Leadership team

Duval  County  School  Board   Superintendent  Nikolai  Vi]  

50%   51%  

35%  

23%  

EffecBve  

IneffecBve  

Deciding on a School: Factors

9%  

21%  

3%  

15%  

46%  

0%   10%   20%   30%   40%   50%  

Test  Scores  &  School  Grades  

Word  of  Mouth  

Media  

Percep:ons  of  Safety  

Something  Else  

New Assessments How  informed  do  you  feel  about  the  change  to  the  Florida  Standards  Assessments  and  what  it  means  for  students  and  

schools?  

 32%  

64%      

Feel  Uninformed  

Feel  Informed  

School Grades How  informed  do  you  feel  about  the  way  school  grades  are  changing  and  what  it  means  for  students  and  schools?  

22%  

72%  

Feel  Uninformed  

Feel  Informed  

Florida Standards

62%  

30%  

8%  

63%  

29%  

8%  

0%  

10%  

20%  

30%  

40%  

50%  

60%  

70%  

“Common  Core”   “Standards  aligned  with  other  states”  

Agree  

Disagree   Disagree  

N/A   N/A  

Agree  

Do  you  agree  or  disagree  with  the  use  of  Common  Core/na>onally  aligned  standards  in  Florida?  

Open Enrollment Parents  in  Duval  County  should  be  allowed  to  enroll  their  children  in  any  public  school  in  the  district,  regardless  of  

where  they  live.  

Agree,  77%  

Disagree,  21%  

 N/A,  2%  0%  10%  20%  30%  40%  50%  60%  70%  80%  90%  

Uniforms All  public  schools  in  Duval  County  should  have  uniform  

requirements  for  students.  

Agree,  61%  

Disagree,  37%  

N/A,  2%  0%  

10%  

20%  

30%  

40%  

50%  

60%  

70%  

Superintendent  Nikolai  

DCPS Strategic Plan

Which  of  the  four  major  priority  areas  do  you  think  the  district  has  made  the  most  improvement  on  in  the  past  year?  

0%  

5%  

10%  

15%  

20%  

25%  

30%  

Great  Teachers  &  Leaders  

Caregiver  &  Community  Engagement  

Whole  Child  Educa:on  

Efficient  &  Fair  Resources  

16%  

26%  23%  

12%  

Support  61%  

Oppose  37%  

Tax Increase Would  you  support  or  oppose  a  small  increase  in  property  taxes  

if  those  taxes  go  to  public  educa>on?  

 

For  more  informa:on  visit  jaxpef.org                -­‐  Fully  interac:ve  poll  results  -­‐  Sort  by  Parent  Status,  Race/Ethnicity,  and  Poli:cal  Registra:on  of  respondents  

Thank you!

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