Submitted by Doug Fries, Superintendent
Recently the Greenville School District conducted a survey about the upcoming August 6th bond issue to construct a new K-8 school building facility and renovating the high school. The survey was communicated through various news media outlets and school district evening events.
Here are the results of the community members who participated in the survey. 761 people took the survey in which 91.8% were registered voters in the Greenville School District. 47.8% have a child/children attending Greenville Schools. 7% have a child/children at home that will be attending school. 12.6% have a grandchild/grandchildren that attend Greenville Schools and 4.5% have a grandchild/grandchildren that will attend Greenville Schools. The remaining people completing the survey did not have children or grandchildren attending school but were community members.
Of those 761 people completing the survey, the results showed the following:
As always, feel free to contact me with questions on the upcoming school bond issue at my office phone 937-548-3185 or email dfries@greenville.k12.oh.us. Further information can also be found at www.greenvillestrong.com.
Please remember Strong Schools, Strong Community. We become our choices. This survey indicates that there is community support for now being the time to upgrade our school facilities and in turn our community. Please join me in supporting the upgrade of our school facilities and therefore enhancing our educational delivery process.
Doug Fries
Superintendent Greenville Schools 937-548-3185
Recently the Greenville School District conducted a survey about the upcoming August 6th bond issue to construct a new K-8 school building facility and renovating the high school. The survey was communicated through various news media outlets and school district evening events.
Here are the results of the community members who participated in the survey. 761 people took the survey in which 91.8% were registered voters in the Greenville School District. 47.8% have a child/children attending Greenville Schools. 7% have a child/children at home that will be attending school. 12.6% have a grandchild/grandchildren that attend Greenville Schools and 4.5% have a grandchild/grandchildren that will attend Greenville Schools. The remaining people completing the survey did not have children or grandchildren attending school but were community members.
Of those 761 people completing the survey, the results showed the following:
- 80.4% felt the educational delivery process can be improved for Greenville Schools with new and/or renovated facilities.
- 81.7% would support a new K-8 school facility that would improve safety and security for our children by controlling and limiting entrance access points.
- 83.4% would support a new K-8 school facility that could operate more efficiently and eliminate maintenance cost of aging buildings at Woodland Heights, East, South and the Junior High.
- 76.5% believe new and renovated school facilities could attract business and industry and improve property values for the community of Greenville.
- 69.7% of those surveyed felt that new and renovated facilities could reverse the trend of declining enrollment of students at Greenville Schools that has caused a reduction in state funding.
- 76.1% of the people completing the survey would support the new K-8 facility if it were open at night for senior and community use.
- Interestingly, only 46.9% of those surveyed knew that the present split of financing with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission was 57% local and 43% state on a new bond issue for all co-fundable space.
- 78.8% of those surveyed then said they would support a new K-8 bond issue knowing the state would assist with 43% of the bond issue. Again, this would be for allowable co-fundable space.
- 79.5% in the survey would support the project knowing a new K-8 facility would improve handicap accessibility to the school for students, parents, and community members.
- 81.3% supported a new school facility.
As always, feel free to contact me with questions on the upcoming school bond issue at my office phone 937-548-3185 or email dfries@greenville.k12.oh.us. Further information can also be found at www.greenvillestrong.com.
Please remember Strong Schools, Strong Community. We become our choices. This survey indicates that there is community support for now being the time to upgrade our school facilities and in turn our community. Please join me in supporting the upgrade of our school facilities and therefore enhancing our educational delivery process.
Doug Fries
Superintendent Greenville Schools 937-548-3185