YRS Survey Information
What should I do if I don't favor YRS/Alternative calendar?
If you are not in favor of Year-Round School you should do the following,
Section A: Place an "X" in the space next to "Strongly Disagree" (any other answer implies some level of support for YRS)
Section B: Make only one choice! Place a "1" in the space for "I could support a Traditional Calendar". Do not make a second choice! (Marking a second choice implies some level of support for YRS)
Where/How do I turn in my survey form?
From the Opelika * Auburn News* THE NEWSPAPER OF EAST ALABAMA*11/10/98
Special: Year-round school surveys scheduled
Special to the News
As part of the process of investigating an alternative calendar for Auburn City Schools, a survey will be conducted of parents, Auburn City Schools employees, students grades 6-12, daycare operators and the community as a whole.
The Auburn Chamber of Commerce has already con ducted a survey of its members. When all the surveys have been collected, the accounting firm of Machen, McChesney & Chastain will calculate the results.
Specific timelines and surveying procedures have been devised for each of the various groups. Green survey forms will be mailed to parents Nov. 12. Parents can return their completed survey to any school within the school district Nov. 18 and 19. Parents may bring their completed survey, sealed in the attached ACS stamped envelope that will be mailed with the survey, to a school office. They can also send that sealed envelope to school with their child. Sealed survey boxes will he placed in school offices Nov. 18 and 19. All boxes will be picked up at 6 p.m. Nov. 19.
Students, grades 6-12, will complete yellow survey forms with the distinctive stamp lettered ACS at their schools Nov. 19. Students may respond and place their surveys in the sealed survey boxes in the school office.
Auburn City Schools employees will receive an orange survey form with the distinctive stamp lettered ACS Nov. 19. They can submit their form throughout the day to their school office or at the office of Transportation and Maintenance.
Only residents of the City of Auburn will be allowed to submit a completed survey. A copy of the survey is published here. The Auburn Bulletin will also be publishing a copy of the survey. Residents wishing to submit a survey may clip one out of the paper and bring it to the Auburn Board of Education Office Nov. 19. A sealed survey box will be set up in the lobby. Residents wishing to submit a survey will be required to present a photo ID and proof of residency, and sign a registry. Surveys will be received from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Members of the survey subcommittee will deliver survey forms to Auburn City Daycare and Preschool facilities Nov. 12, along with self-addressed stamped envelopes. These surveys may be mailed but must be received by Nov. 19. Any survey received after that date will be rejected. Building principals and Directors of Transportation and Maintenance will be responsible for securing the survey boxes at their buildings. Any survey form received after the survey period set forth above will be rejected. All extra survey forms shall be returned to the Central Office and kept in the district's vault. Machen, McChesney & Chastain will account for these surveys.
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