parents survey 2013

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Scandinavian School of BrusselsParents’ Evaluation

2010 - 2013

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Thanks to our parents . . .

Approximately 30% of our parents responded to this survey. This is extremely low. We do not find the results to be statistically significant due to the low participation rate. However, in an effort to be open and transparent, we share the results.

Proceed through this presentation to see a summary of the results. Each question is answered on a scale of 1 – 4 (1 – poor, 2 – needs improvement, 3 – good, 4 – very good).

In additional to these questions, parents included helpful comments.

At SSB, staff, students, and parents answer quality assurance surveys each year. The results from these surveys provide valuable feedback to our administration and School Board when planning strategically for the future of our school.

Your feedback is always welcome.

Questions or comments? Contact: Kristy Lundström [email protected]

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Values and Learning Environment

Safety and security is evident in the school.

The school works to prevent and correct bullying and unfriendly behavior.

The Zero anti-bullying plan works out well.

Parents are encouraged to become engaged in their child’s school.

The school facilities are up to date and support a good learning environment.

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School Goals

Students and parents are aware of the school’s goals.

The academic goals are the reference points during the development talks.

The school’s assessment system and grading criteria are familiar to the students and parents.

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Instruction and Learning

The teachers have good competence.

The teachers follow up the individual needs of each student’s development and give clear feedback.

Students are motivated by and able to improve their ability by the school work that is required.

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School Results

The school has good routines and procedures for following up the student’s learning results.

The results of diagnostic and national tests are communicated to parents.

Student results and grades reach an expected level.

The school has good routines for documenting and reporting student results to students and his/her parents.

The Learning cycle is a good tool in the assessment work.

The period plan supports the learning process.

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Management, Organization and Cooperation

The school organization structure is well functioning.

The Head of school shows ability to run the school according to expectations.

The Deputy Heads are executing their role according to expection.

The school board is executing its role according to expectations.

The school has a well-functioning organization of student groups and teacher teams.

The school has a well functioning Parents’ Association.

The school has a well functioning administrative support (finance & accounting and facility management).

The school has a well functioning information via homepage, email, facebook, twitter.

SchoolSoft is functioning well.

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Evaluation and Quality Control

Questionnaires to students and parents give information regarding how satisfied “customers” are with our school.

The school has a clear strategic development plan with areas of needed improvement and action plans.

Current marketing efforts promote SSB.

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Analysis of results

The results in this survey show that parents feel encouraged to become engaged in our school, many parents chose not to respond. The low rate of participation makes interpreting the results difficult.

Although SSB received a positive inspection report from Sweden and the IBO during this school year, our inspection report from Norway was negative.

To fully comply with all national laws and regulations, SSB has undergone a comprehensive reorganization during this school year, separating the Norwegian school from the rest of our school.

This reorganization has caused worry and anxiety for all SSB parents, not just our Norwegian parents. In addition, this reorganization has caused the school administration to prioritize administrative tasks over pedagogical development. We see the results of this transition in this survey.

The reorganization was finalized on April 29th. SSB and SSB Norway’s board and administration are now refocused on developing our school to be the best it can be . . .

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