Performance Surveys

The Somerset Elementary PTSA is always looking for ways to improve and expand the level of communication and services we provide to the families of our students. We need your help to accomplish this goal. Throughout the year, we will run numerous online surveys. Your feedback and input from these surveys provide us with valuable insight that illuminates our areas of strength as well as areas for continued growth and improvement. All survey answers are confidential, but if you would like to discuss any of these surveys or have a related comment, please contact the PTSA President at President@somersetptsa.org.

Active Surveys


Year-end Survey (2009-2010)

Congratulations to Ms. Sheffler's first grade class who won the pizza party class competition, with 86% participation in the survey! Although the class competition is now over, we are still needing your input on the Year-end survey.

Yearbook Mini-survey

Please give us your input by taking the Yearbook Mini-Survey. The survey is 5 questions or less, and should take approx 1 minute to complete. Thank you!

Closed Surveys


Young Scientist Week

Thank you for your feedback regarding the Annual Young Scientist Week activities. There were 19 responses overall. On a key question of providing awards for the 5th grade, 65% were in favor of continuing with awards for the top 3 projects with 26% not in favor of continuing. Thank you for your feedback!

After School Programs

There were 64 responses overall. Over 67% of respondents favored programs being held directly afterschool, while less than 19% favored programs being held at other times. Respondents preferred art lessons the most (63%), followed by sports activities (55%), group piano lessons (47%), and other musical instrument lessons (32%). Thank you for your feedback!

Walk to School Survey

There were 50 responses overall. Respondents cited weather considerations (49%), afterschool activities (31%), and traffic safety (26%) as the main reasons for not walking regularly to school. 57% of respondents would more likely let their child walk to school if adults were scheduled to walk a group of children to or from school. 20% would more likely let their child walk to school if 5th graders were scheduled to walk a group of children to or from school. Reducing speed of traffic with flagpersons or roadside markers came in next at 17%, while additional crossing guards at selected intersections came in last at 14%. Thank you for your feedback!

Parking Lot Safety

Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding safety in the Somerset parking lot. Your suggestions for improving the safety of our kids at school is very valuable!

Yearbook Survey

Summary: 70 respondents. Majority of respondents felt the yearbook was priced just right for the quality, and would keep the same number of pictures and events. Most would pay for all color/hardcover for $24-25, and would not pay $2 less for softcover or for fewer pages/photos. 44% of respondents supported, while 37% did not support corporate advertising at the end of the yearbook.

Back to School Street Fair Survey

Summary: 23 respondents. The majority of the 23 respondents favored 2 or more food choices at the event, with most (68%) supporting Subway to return next year. 57% of respondents supported having retail (vs. 30%) and non-retail (vs. 13%) booths at the event. The majority also supported the return of all the professional entertainment providers next year.

Welcome Back Coffee Survey

Summary : 15 respondents. From the available responses, providing free specialty drinks did not seem to affect the length of stay at the event by families, and most respondents would prefer free Starbucks drip coffee to having specialty coffee drinks paid for by the PTSA.

Spiritwear Survey

Summary: 14 respondents. Of the 14 respondents, 9 (64%) felt items were reasonably priced, 10 (71%) would still purchase even if item not available to take home that day, 10 (71%) felt samples were very or extremely important, and 9 (64%) liked having items at the Welcome Back Coffee.

Curriculum Night Survey

Summary: 9 respondents. Of the 9 respondents, 6 preferred having Curriculum Night for all grades on one night. When asked about length of session times, 3 of 4 responding parents felt that there was "not enough time" allocated, and one K-2 parent indicated "just right".

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