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CURRENT SURVEYS
2005 S-G Community Survey: This
is the school district's survey, which it wouldn't put online because
it feared multiple voting. If you take the survey, you'll see that I
managed to prevent multiple votes. The survey takes about 5 minutes
to complete. A much better community survey is here.
BLOCK SCHEDULING: Should block scheduling be
used at the high school level? You can explore
this topic with the links provided in School Talk, then add your
opinion to this
confidential, single-question poll.
SUNDAY PRACTICE/REHEARSAL: Should school boards
authorize non-mandatory sports practice, and drama/music rehearsals for
Sundays? Add your opinion to this
confidential, single-question poll.
PROPERTY TAXES: Some say that funding schools
through property taxes is unfair to lower-income groups. It does not take
into account one's ability to pay and penalizes the elderly and retired.
This
confidential, single-question poll asks how much, if any, of school
revenues should be raised through property taxes.
CHARACTER EDUCATION: This
3-question survey asks whether and to what extent students, parents,
and the community should participate in the development of the character
education curricula.
GAY COUPLES AT SCHOOL DANCES: This
single-question poll asks whether schools should admit gay couples to
dances and proms?
HOMEWORK: This 36-question Homework
Survey takes about 8 minutes to complete. Accurate information
about homework issues is essential for making improvements to the current
policies, which are currently undergoing review and revision. The
Homework Committee, of which Jerry Moore is a member, is scheduled to make
a report to the school board in January 2001. The school is not
taking a survey on the issue, which seems inappropriate to me.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Tractor-trailer traffic, warehouses, a power plant,
Wal-Mart, and Lock 9 development will all work to change the nature of our
community. Is the change for the better? Here's an 8-question survey based on the editorial by Richard W. Lewis, Jr. found
in July 9's Gazette.
MORE TIME IN SCHOOL: Do schools need to provide students with more time in
school? See these related
articles and take the survey.
COMMUNITY SURVEY ON SCHOOLS: Online
Community Survey for Scotia-Glenville Schools covering communications,
Board performance, funding, safety, etc. The same
survey for Niskayuna is also available.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION POLICY: Should schools prohibit discrimination based on
sexual orientation?
DRUG, ALCOHOL, & TOBACCO POLICY: Survey on
Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Policies.
CDC SURVEY: The CDC's 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey for Scotia-Glenville
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