Burlington PAR - Public Meeting #1
December 8, 2016
Addressing the Themes - IPSOS Consultation
Raw Data
Please note that this data has not been reviewed by IPSOS or HDSB at this time. A full report will be made available once the data has been analyzed by IPSOS
prior to the first PARC working meeting. Questions can be emailed to [email protected].
Question
Q1. Which school are you representing?
Response Options
1 M.M. Robinson
2 Burlington Central
3 Robert Bateman
4 Nelson Public
5 Lester B. Pearson
6 Dr. Frank J. Hayden
7 Aldershot
Q2. How important is the availability of mandatory/core courses for your child(ren) 4 Very Important
3 Somewhat Important
within your home school?
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
4 Very Acceptable
Q3. How acceptable is it to attend a school outside of a home school for
3 Somewhat Acceptable
mandatory/core programming for your child(ren)?
2 Not Very Acceptable
1 Not at all Acceptable
Q4. How important is the availability of optional/elective courses within your home 4 Very Important
3 Somewhat Important
school for your child(ren)?
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
4 Very Acceptable
Q5. How acceptable is it for your child(ren) to attend a school outside of a home
3 Somewhat Acceptable
school for optional/elective courses?
2 Not Very Acceptable
1 Not at all Acceptable
Q6. How willing are you to have your child(ren) take a mandatory/core course in an 4 Very Willing
alternative method, e.g summer school, night school, e-learning or attend another 3 Somewhat Willing
2 Not Very Willing
school?
1 Not at all Willing
Q7. How willing are you to have your child(ren) take an optional/elective course in 4 Very Willing
3 Somewhat Willing
an alternative method, e.g summer school, night school, e-learning or attend
2 Not Very Willing
another school?
1 Not at all Willing
4 Very Important
Q8. How important is it for your high school to offer a full range of pathway
3 Somewhat Important
programming, eg. workplace, college, university?
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
Q9. How concerned are you that your child(ren) has access to appropriate learning 4 Very Concerned
3 Somewhat Concerned
facilities (e.g., kitchens, science labs, gyms, libraries)?
2 Not Very Concerned
1 Not at all Concerned
4 Very Concerned
Q10. How concerned are you that some high schools have large amounts of
3 Somewhat Concerned
specialized learning spaces that remain underutilized?
2 Not Very Concerned
1 Not at all Concerned
Q11. How important is it for your home school to have a full range of extracurricular 4 Very Important
3 Somewhat Important
activities? (e.g., drama, arts, athletics, clubs) for your child(ren).
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
4 Very Likely
Q12. How likely are you to support your child(ren) participating in extracurricular
3 Somewhat Likely
activities at another school?
2 Not Very Likely
1 Not at all Likely
4 Very Important
Q13. How important is it for your child to have access to the highest level of
3 Somewhat Important
competition in athletics?
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
4 Very Important
Q14. How important is the physical condition of your existing school to you (e.g.,
3 Somewhat Important
environmental sustainability, energy consumption, safety)?
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
Halton District School Board | 1
No. of
Responses
2
150
5
6
43
43
7
187
58
12
3
22
42
64
135
94
117
38
14
37
92
70
62
55
54
57
96
90
74
46
49
120
89
33
15
165
58
17
19
18
56
92
92
121
92
35
13
72
69
49
68
19
30
70
141
75
37
32
95
Percentage
(%)
0.8
58.6
2
2.3
16.8
16.8
2.7
71.9
22.3
4.6
1.2
8.4
16
24.3
51.3
35.7
44.5
14.4
5.3
14.2
35.2
26.8
23.8
21
20.6
21.8
36.6
34.7
28.6
17.8
18.9
46.7
34.6
12.8
5.8
63.7
22.4
6.6
7.3
7
21.7
35.7
35.7
46.4
35.2
13.4
5
27.9
26.7
19
26.4
7.3
11.5
26.9
54.2
31.4
15.5
13.4
39.7
Question
Q15. How important is it that the Board ensures schools have an up-to-date, fullyaccessible learning environment, eg. elevators, air conditioning?
Response Options
4 Very Important
3 Somewhat Important
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
4 Very Important
Q16. How important is it for you to preserve existing community partnerships at
your child(ren)'s current school? (e.g., swimming pool, library, community centre). 3 Somewhat Important
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
4 Very Important
Q17. How important is it for you to minimize the use of portable classrooms?
3 Somewhat Important
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
Q18. The Board's current walk distance for secondary students is a maximum of 3.2 4 Very Important
km. How important is it that your child(ren) are within the Board mandated walking 3 Somewhat Important
2 Not Very Important
distance to reach school?
1 Not at all Important
6 School Bus
Q19. Which of the following is your child's most common form of travel to school
5 Car (drive or drop off)
currently?
4 Public Transit
3 Walk
2 Bike
1 Other
4 Very Important
Q20. How important is it to you that the Board be fiscally responsible by reducing
3 Somewhat Important
transportation to reach school?
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
Q21. How important is it for your child(ren) to spend their secondary school years in 4 Very Important
3 Somewhat Important
one school community?
2 Not Very Important
1 Not at all Important
4 Strongly Agree
Q22. The Ministry does not fund empty pupil places. To what extent do you agree
3 Somewhat Agree
that the Board should reallocate its limited budget to fund these spaces?
2 Somewhat Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
4 Strongly Agree
Q23. The Board's MYP [Multi-Year Plan] states it will maintain a minimum overall
3 Somewhat Agree
average of 90% building capactiy. To what extent to do you agree with this goal
2 Somewhat Disagree
around future sustainability of Burlington secondary schools?
1 Strongly Disagree
Q24. The goal in the current MYP [Multi-Year Plan] is to use innovative approaches 4 Very Sustainable
3 Somewhat Sustainable
to student learning spaces (e.g., classrooms, gymnasiums). To what extent do you
2 Not very Sustainable
feel the current situation of Burlington high schools is sustainable?
1 Not at all Sustainable
Halton District School Board | 2
No. of
Responses
56
38
32
116
97
36
49
69
159
27
27
39
198
22
21
12
37
22
0
176
17
4
151
44
22
30
238
14
6
0
122
50
32
28
20
34
53
134
91
55
20
25
Percentage
(%)
23.1
15.7
13.2
47.9
38.6
14.3
19.5
27.5
63.1
10.7
10.7
15.5
78.3
8.7
8.3
4.7
14.5
8.6
0
68.8
6.6
1.6
61.1
17.8
8.9
12.1
92.2
5.4
2.3
0
52.6
21.6
13.8
12.1
8.3
14.1
22
55.6
47.6
28.8
10.5
13.1