Survey Results

January 7, 2010 · Filed Under News 

Happy New Year everyone! This is the year that Sunset Sudbury School opens its doors. 2010…Here we come! Thank you so much for your participation in the survey sent to you shortly before the holidays. We were able to gather a lot of useful information that we are using to make decisions as we move forward. Here is a brief summary of what we learned.

Raising Awareness

The majority of those who responded (75%) first heard about Sunset Sudbury School by word of mouth. Among those who responded, 60% have attended at least one information meeting and most found the meetings to be worthwhile. Those who have not been able to attend (40%), cited busy lives, hectic schedules and young children for whom they did not have childcare as the reasons they couldn’t attend.

Location

The majority of respondents were comfortable traveling 30 minutes to school but were less comfortable with a 45 – 60 minute commute. Enrollment We asked you to rank the factors you are considering in making the decision to enroll at Sunset Sudbury School. The top 3 factors identified by respondents are: 1) Staff 2)Tuition and 3)Location. This is not, of course, to say that the other suggested factors were not important (outdoor space, ages and number of students) but by ranking these factors we can better focus our priorities and our communications with families in this community as we take next steps.

The Student Body

If we consider the survey as a snapshot in time, this is what we see in the picture right now. We can be fairly certain that 14 students are ready to enroll now for the 2010 school year. There are an additional 12 students that may be enrolling if their families are able to get the additional information they seek. These respondents said about the decision to enroll, “maybe, but I need more information”. Our snapshot in time shows that our 14 students are almost evenly divided into boys and girls. They range in ages between 4 – 13 with the majority of the students being on the younger end of the range

Over the next few weeks we will be elaborating on each of these topics, sharing some of the decisions we’ve made based on these responses and answering questions raised by respondents as they completed the survey. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this and the follow-up messages that you will soon receive.

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