At the beginning of July, a telephone survey was conducted of 102 families who currently attend HC Storm and Alice Gustafson schools. The results are as follows:

TELEPHONE SURVEY


Terms used: Mainstream refers to the type of teaching method in each of the
		       schools in Batavia except for McWayne.  This
		       encompasses a large variety of methods, from
		       very traditional to MI without the labels.

		       MI refers to the type of teaching
		       method currently followed at McWayne, strictly
		       focused on MI and labeled as such.

  • Do you know that you reside within the attendance boundary for the new Westside Elementary School scheduled to open fall 2001?
    •              YES  93	NO  9
  • Do you know that the MI program at McWayne will be housed in the Westside school when it opens?
    •              YES  82	NO  20
  • Do you know that all students attending the new Westside school will be taught in the McWayne MI method of instruction whether their parents choose MI or not?
    •              YES  69	NO  32         (abstain  1)
  • Do you want to be able to choose the teaching method your child will attend?
    •              YES  98	NO  1          (abstain  3)
  • Which type of teaching method do you want your child to attend?
    •              MAINSTREAM  58     MI  6      UNDECIDED  38