Merrimack School District Home-School Communication Survey

The following survey questions are intended for parents of Merrimack School District students. Please complete this survey one time only no matter how many children you have enrolled in Merrimack schools.


  1. Please describe the type of internet access you have at home:
    High speed (cable, DSL, mobile broadband, etc.)
    Dial-up
    No home access


  1. What is your preferred means of communication between home and school for general information such as dates of upcoming events, special program offerings, etc.? You may select more than one answer.
    Email
    Newsletter/flyer sent home with the student
    U.S. Postal Service mailings
    Web site
    Blog


  1. What is your preferred means of communication between home and school for specific information concerning your child's academic performance or behavior? You may select more than one answer.
    Email
    Phone
    U.S. Postal Service mailings
    Parent-Teacher conferences


  1. If you have a child in grades 5-12 and have a PowerSchool account, how often do you use it?
    I log in at least once per day
    I log in several times per week
    I try to log in at least once per week
    I log in less than once per week


  1. If you have a child in grades 5-12 and have a PowerSchool account, do you use the automatic email notification feature? (This feature allows you to receive grades and attendance in your email daily, weekly, etc.)
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you receive information about upcoming school events from your school's parent-teacher organization?
    Yes
    No


  1. In general, are you able to find the information you need on the School District's web site?
    Yes
    No
    I never visit the School District's web site


  1. How would you improve the School District's web site? What content would you like to see that is not currently available?


  1. In general, are you able to find the information you need on your child's individual school web site(s)?
    Yes
    No
    I never visit my child's school web site(s)


  1. How would you improve your child's school web site(s)? What content would you like to see that is not currently available? Please mention the name of the school site(s) in your response.


  1. On a scale of 1-5 with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best, how would you rate the quality of communication between you and your child's school?
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. What could the School District do to improve communication between home and school?


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