CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SURVEY

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SURVEY

The Archdiocese of Denver is requesting that our school families participate in a district wide survey. This survey is in response to a recommendation from the district accreditation Quality Assurance Team that visited our schools in October 2009: “Replicate the brand development research study originally conducted in 2004-05 to extend the brand development process for the Archdiocese.”

For those of you making a substantial investment of time, talent, and treasure in our Catholic schools, it is important to receive your assessment of how well we are stewarding the generous resources you have invested.

For those of you entrusting your children to our Catholic schools, it is vital to hear from you because we serve as partners in the formation of your children.

This survey will help us “take another look” at how well we are serving our various stakeholders and assist us in our goal of continuous improvement.

If you are a family with school-age children enrolled in public or private schools, we would like to know your perceptions and level of knowledge about our Catholic schools, in light of our goal of attracting additional enrollment so that we are able to provide a quality Catholic education to as many students as possible.

For those of you who are parishioners and thus making a generous donation to our schools through a portion of your offertory contribution, we want to listen to you so that we are able to provide the maximum return on your investment.

This survey is very important to the future of our schools. In these very challenging times for all of education—public, private, and parochial—we need to know the level of satisfaction among those we serve in order to best serve and sustain this vital ministry of the Church.

Enrollment figures for the 2009-2010 school year indicate that nationwide there are 73,190 fewer students in Catholic schools, a 3.3 percent decrease from the previous academic year. Enrollment has declined 20.1 percent in Catholic schools since 2000. In order to help prevent or minimize school closings, it is important to know and understand the knowledge, perceptions, and satisfaction levels of the various stakeholder groups that attend and support our schools.

Thank you again for taking time to complete this survey. We anticipate it will take 8-15 minutes.

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