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NOTE: 10 Questions, all multiple choice. Feel free to Add / Edit / Delete any questions in this survey. Avoid questions requiring word answers as they will be more difficult to tabulate later or display in a chart. Downloadable versions in Word and PDF are available at the bottom of this page.

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We are considering [buying a / revamping our] website to better meet the needs of our school community. Our goal is to improve communication by taking advantage of the technology now available through the internet. To achieve this goal we require your input which is the purpose of this survey. We hope to save time and money by tabulating your answers and matching an affordable website solution. Not every request or suggestion you offer may be viable at this time but we trust your answers will help us make a wise decision.

1. If you use the Internet now, what level of knowledge do you have for searching, navigating, downloading, emailing, etc.?
Check only one box for the parent with the most Internet knowledge.

­__ No expertise

__ Beginner

__ Intermediate

__ Advanced

__ Guru

2. What type of connection do you have to the Internet now? Check all that apply.

__ No connection and I am not planning on getting one

__ No connection yet but I am planning on getting one

__ I currently have a connection but will not have one in the near future

__ I connect from a location other than my own home

__ I use dial-up with no plans to upgrade

__ I use dialup now but plan on upgrading to high speed

__ I use high speed now

3. What types of ‘school’ information would you want a website to offer?
Check all that apply.

__ Policies and procedures, handbooks, Vision, Mission, and values

__ All required forms normally sent home during a school year

__ School newsletter

__ Parent/Teacher/Staff committee notes and files

__ Photos of school activities

__ School closure notices

__ Calendar

__ Online ordering and payments

__ School phone directory (secure page)

__ Fund raising material

4. What types of ‘classroom’ information would you want a website to offer?
Check all that apply.

__ Individual classroom pages

__ Homework assignments and due dates

__ Individual/group project requirements and resources

__ Permission forms, class trip details, maps

__ Photos of class activities

__ Calendar

__ Test review sheets

__ Teaching summary notes

5. What types of individual ‘student’ information would you want a secure area of the website to offer, which only a parent and a staff person can view?
Check all that apply.

__ Progress reports

__ Term report cards

__ Test scores including class averages

__ Attendance records

__ Emergency medical information for such things as allergies, asthma, etc.

__ Emergency contact information

__ My child’s name and photo can be used on the website

__ Only my child’s photo can be used

__ My child’s name and photo can be used only on secure webpages

__ I would not want my child’s name or photo anywhere on the website

7. If you were on a school committee, what options would you like a website to provide? Check all that apply.

__ Meeting schedules

__ Chat rooms

__ Agendas, notes, and minutes

__ Project or mandate outlines

8. If a website offered many of the above options what areas would it help improve? Check all that apply.

__ Public awareness of the school's standards and activities

__ Overall perception of how the school meets the needs of the community

__ Value of the school for those interested in sending their children

__ Other ___________________________________________________

9. Would you want to see an opportunity for the kids who attend this school to create and manage their own sections or pages of the website?

__ Yes

__ No

10. If you were not inclined to use a school website before, would you be more inclined now after taking this survey? Check only one.

__ Less inclined

__ Neither

__ More inclined

__ Much more inclined

Usage Guidelines: You have permission to offer all or a part of this survey to your school community without restriction as long as it is used for its intended purpose. If published on the Internet, you are not required to but we would appreciate a hyperlink back to our website (www.gatekeepers.ca) as the source of your survey. Please email the author a link to where this survey is posted on the Internet.

The contents of this survey can not be used or published for any other purpose without the written consent of the author. It can not be sold or given away for commercial purposes or used by another Internet business without consent from the author. It is not to be used in publications, ezine, ebooks, or on a website that is not owned and managed by a school for children and teenagers. Adult education schools require permission from the author.