Hello:
I am a doctoral candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. I am requesting your participation in a research study of the abandonment of public neighborhood schools. The purpose of this survey is to estimate the degree of school abandonment and to understand its impact on the physical and social structures of the neighborhoods in which these facilities are located. This project is purely an exploratory research study; it is not a sales solicitation in any way.
Your participation in this study is strictly voluntary. You are not required to respond to any questions that you feel uncomfortable answering. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. Data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. If you have questions about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Belinda Saunders at 804-690-3917 or by email at the email address specified below.
Your opinions and insight are important. Without your input, I cannot hope to receive the best possible results. The approximate time required to complete the survey is 15 minutes. Your response to this survey represents your voluntary participation. As a means of expressing my appreciation for your participation in this study, you will receive an executive summary of the research findings.
Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to help me to understand this challenging issue. Please start the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
How many school facilities does your school district currently maintain and operate? How many elementary school facilities does your school district currently maintain and operate? What is the average age of your district’s elementary school facilities? How would you best describe your school division’s current overall elementary school student enrollment? How many of your district’s elementary school facilities would you currently classify as under-enrolled/underutilized? How many of your district’s elementary school facilities would you currently classify as overcrowded? How many of your district’s elementary school facilities would you currently classify as in need of major repairs? How has your school district proposed to correct problems related to under-enrolled/underutilized?
How has your school district proposed to correct problems related to overcrowded facilities? How has your school district proposed to correct problems related to facilities in need of major repairs? How has your school district proposed to correct problems related to the need for new construction or facilities renovations? What changes do you anticipate in the division’s elementary student enrollment in the next five (5) years and why? Please identify any educational and community activities that are held in your elementary school facilities beyond the hours of a normal school day? Does your school district currently have a Facilities Master Plan? How many elementary schools does your district’s Facilities Plan recommend for abandonment (closure) in the next five years? Please identify all agencies and other governing bodies for which your school administration must obtain approval before your district is permitted to abandoned (close) a school facility? How many elementary school facilities have been abandoned (closed) by your school district in the past 5 years? Please provide the names and addresses of all elementary school facilities your district has abandoned in the in the past five (5) years.
(If you are not able to provide this information, please provide the name and telephone number of someone who is able to provide this information.)
How many elementary school facilities does your school district anticipate closing (abandoning) with the next five (5) years? Please provide the names and addresses of all elementary school facilities your district expects to abandon in the next five (5) years.
(If you are not able to provide this information, please provide the name and telephone number of someone who is able to provide this information.)
Please select all reasons for which your school district has abandoned (closed) a school facility or facilities in the past 5 years. Please select all reasons for which your school district anticipates the abandonment (closure) of a school facility or facilities in the next five (5) years. Approximately how many elementary schools have been abandoned (closed) as a result of school consolidations or mergers? Approximately what percentage of elementary school students are transported out of their assigned residential neighborhoods as a result of abandoned (closed) facilities? In the past five (5) years elementary schools has your district abandoned but kept in the district’s inventory?
In the past five (5) years, how many elementary schools has your district abandoned and sold?
In the past five (5) years, how many elementary schools has your district abandoned and demolished?
In the past five (5) years, how many elementary schools has your district abandoned and leased?
In the past five (5) years, how many elementary schools has your district abandoned and adaptively reused for noninstructional purposes?
In your opinion, what is the impact the abandonment of a school facility has or will have on any educational and community activities that are held in your elementary school facilities beyond the hours of a normal school day? In your opinion, what impact has the abandonment of elementary schools had on the neighborhoods in which these facilities are located? In your opinion, has the abandonment of schools in your division contributed to the decline of the neighborhood in which these facilities are located? Why or why not? (Please explain.) Please provide any additional comments that you feel are relevant to the abandonment of school facilities in your district. What efforts has your school district implemented to preserve historic school buildings? |
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