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Hoover School Board Evaluation Results - posted 06/09/08

Thanks to those of you who responded to this survey.  We appreciate the Hoover School Board taking the time to perform the self-evaluation and hope that our community's evaluation will offer valuable input as well. 

These results will be provided to our school board.

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Vitality Survey Results - posted 05/12/08

Thank you to the 670+ respondents who took the time to complete our latest survey.  Thanks to Mrs. Laura Hall, Director of Research and Insights for Southern Progress Corporation, who authored and analyzed this survey for the HSCIN.  Through Mrs. Hall's efforts, we are better able to understand what your survey responses tell us.

Click here to view the full results of this survey.

Click here to view the open-ended responses.

Overall, when asked to rate the importance of the following attributes for maintaining vitality in our schools, respondents gave the following rankings:

1 -Each Hoover school offers a similar quality of education
2 -Hoover students attend schools close to their homes
3 -Each Hoover school has similar student/teacher ratios
4 -Each Hoover school has equitable school facilities
5 -Hoover students attend school with their neighbors
6 -Each Hoover school has a neighborhood identity
7 -Each Hoover school offers similar extracurricular programs
8 -Each Hoover school has similar levels of economic and racial diversity
9 -Each Hoover school is large enough to field strong sports teams
10 -Each Hoover school preserves traditions such as team names and colors

The rankings differed a bit based on the level of schooling, e.g., elementary, middle, and high school.

One interesting bit of information that arose from these responses is the difference among our high school zones as to how to solve perceived overcrowding. 

Of the families in the Berry Middle School zone who believed that some of Hoover's schools were at or near capacity, 39.8% believed the best solution was to rezone students to buildings already owned by the school system, as opposed to 16.8% and 12.0% of families in the Bumpus and Simmons Middle School zones, respectively.

Of the families who believed that some of Hoover's schools were at or near capacity, the percentage of respondents who believed that building new schools was the preferred solution was 45.1% for families zoned to Berry, 52.1% for families zoned to Bumpus, and 57.7% for families zoned to Simmons.  [The above information can be found on page 21 of the survey results.]

The results get more interesting on page 22, when the results are compared based on respondents' high school zones.  Of the families in a particular school zone who believe that schools are at or near capacity, 41.1% of  the Spain Park High zone respondents believe that rezoning is the answer, versus 15.5% of the Hoover High zone respondents.

When asked what trade-offs families were willing to make if buildings were going to be built (page 30 of the survey results), the trade-off most acceptable was to increase property taxes.  There were differences among high school zones there, too, but the differences were minimal.

We have given these results to Superintendent Andy Craig and Board President Donna Frazier.

Teen Driving Legislation Survey Results - posted 03/02/08

Alabama's Highways Among Deadliest for Teen Drivers - March 2, The Birmingham News

The HSCIN conducted a non-scientific survey from January 26 through March 1 to gather community input regarding the legislation aimed at making our highways safer for teen drivers.  We will present these results to Representative Paul DeMarco for use during this legislative session.

Teen Driving Legislation Survey Results

Thank you for your participation in this survey.  With more than 1200 responses, the response rate far surpassed any survey we've conducted.  Our surrounding neighborhoods of Mountain Brook and Vestavia participated in this survey as well.

Survey Results

Survey #18 - Vitality Survey Results - These results were given to the Hoover Board of Education and Superintendent Andy Craig.

Survey #17 - Teen Driving Legislation - January 26 through March 1, 2008.  These results will be given to Representative Paul DeMarco.

Survey #16 - Financial Soundness - January 11 through 25, 2008.  These results will be given to Superintendent Andy Craig.

Survey #15 - Backpack Survey Results - October 12 through November 9, 2007.  These results were given to Superintendent Andy Craig and Assistant Superintendent Carol Barber.

Survey #14 - Hoover High School Investigation - July 20 through August 2, 2007.  These results were presented to Central Office administration and the Board of Education.

Survey #13 - HSCIN Evaluation - June 14 through June 28, 2007.  These results will be considered by the Board of the HSCIN at our next meeting.

Survey #12 - Job Performance Survey - May 25 through June 7, 2007.  These results were presented to the Board of Education at their June 11 Meeting.

Survey #11 - Thoughts on the Third High School - May 3 through May 17, 2007.  These results were presented to the Board of Education at the June 11 Meeting.

Survey #10 - School Nutrition Survey - April 12 through 26, 2007.  These results were presented to Ms. Susan Wood, Director of the Child Nutrition Program for Hoover City Schools.

Survey #9 - Board of Education Appointment - March 30 through April 2, 2007.  These results were presented to the City Council prior to their recommendation of Mr. Veitch for the School Board Appointment.

Survey #8 - What to Do with the Old Berry Campus? - March 16 through April 5, 2007.  These results were given to Superintendent Andy Craig at the Monday, April 9, School Board meeting.

Survey #7 - Tell Us What You're Thinking - February 23 through March 8, 2007.  These results were given to Superintendent Andy Craig.

Survey #6 - Academic Challenge - February 9 through February 22, 2007.  These results have been presented to Superintendent Andy Craig, along with Curriculum Directors Ron Dodson (grades 6 through 12) and Dr. Deborah Camp (grades K through 5).

Survey #5 - Random Drug Testing - January 27 through February 8, 2007.  These results were given to the Hoover Coalition Promoting a Safe and Healthy Community on February 9.  The Coalition is the agency coordinating the development and implementation of the Random Drug Testing Policy for Hoover City Schools.

Survey #4 - Hoover City Schools Website - January 8 through January 26, 2007.

Survey #3 - Jefferson County 1% Sales Tax Revenue - November 29, 2006, through January 5, 2007

Survey #2 - Participation in this survey was minimal (less than 20), therefore no results will be posted.

Survey #1 - Survey Results (PDF)  - October 5 through November 5, 2006

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