Connecticut State Department of Education 2012 Survey of Connecticut Superindentents

Here is a link to a report with the results of a 2012 survey taken of Connecticut Superintendents. You can find answers, given in percentages, to questions such as:

• What is the student enrollment in your district?
• What is the percentage of Black/African-American students in your district?
• What is the percentage of Hispanic / Latino students in your district?
• What is your anticipated per pupil expenditure level this year?
• Is SDE [State Department of Education] helping to close the achievement gap in your district?

Some of my favorite answers are:

26. SDE [State Department of Education] issues regulations:
     a. too much – (66.9%)
     b. as much as necessary – (33.1%)
     c. infrequently – (0.0%)

37. CAPSS recently released a report with recommendations to transform Connecticut’s
education system. Select the top three recommendations you think are most important:

1. Start with Early Childhood: Make quality early childhood experiences
   available to all three- and four-year-olds in order to get all children ready to
   learn as they enter kindergarten. (65.9%)
2. Retool Assessments and Accountability: De-emphasize standardized tests
   and create new methods of assessments to give students choices for how and
   when they demonstrate their knowledge and skills. (44.7%)
3. Raising the Bar: Establish globally competitive, internationally benchmarked
   standards in language arts (reading, writing, speaking and listening), science,
   social studies, world languages and the arts. (42.3%)

49. SDE has a record of helping districts turn around schools.
     a. yes – (2.5%)
     b. somewhat – (51.7%)
     c. no – (45.8%)