>Survey results: Most parents are pleased with Ridgewood schools
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
District statistics indicate that parents are slightly more pleased with Ridgewood Public Schools than they were last year, according to the results of the Board of Education’s second Parent/Guardian Survey released Thursday. Overall participation in the survey increased this year as well.
“The Board of Education is appreciative of the effort made by district parents to respond to the 10-11 Parent Survey, and we are pleased to see once again that a large majority of respondents are satisfied with the quality of their child’s educational experience,” said BOE President Michele Lenhard.
The survey was created last year by a BOE communications committee made up of board member Sheila Brogan, former member Laurie Goodman, and district administrators, including Superintendent Daniel Fishbein. For this second year, the survey was sent out to parents and guardians via e-mail in May. A total of 2,969 parents – 40.5 percent of the district – filled out a survey, up from 38 percent participation last year.
