There were a total of 1,864 responses to the survey. Not all respondents answered all the questions.

Of those participating, 48.5 percent have lived in FISD five or more years; 51.5 have lived in the district less than five years.

Seventy-four percent stated that the schools were among the top reasons they chose to come to Frisco.

Fifty percent of the respondents gave Frisco ISD an “A” letter grade for how it is doing overall; thirty-six percent gave FISD a “B” and 10 percent gave a “C”.

FISD parents get their information about the district from a variety of sources, with emails from the school and teachers ranking first. Second highest ranking source was from their child, then Thursday and E-folders (elementary), and then newsletters from the school and the district website.

FISD parents listed the highest priorities for FISD in the future as follows: hiring and retaining the best teachers and staff (94 percent); maintaining and improving quality of programming (91 percent); continued school construction to keep up with growth (64 percent); school funding and state finance issues (64 percent); and equity among schools (52 percent). Thirty percent also felt equity among schools was a low priority and 21 percent felt school construction was a low priority.

More than 50 percent of the respondents felt that more emphasis needs to be placed on teaching responsibility and other character traits and technology skills. More than 50 percent of the respondents felt that the same emphasis should be placed on after-school programs; fundraising; extra-curricular activities; homework; parent education; teaching tolerance; abstinence education; drug resistance; career exploration.

Forty seven percent of the respondents said they had no problems with the district or at school. Of those who did, 32 percent were pleased with how it was handled and 21 percent were not.

In looking at a plan under discussion to add stand alone space that could accommodate 2-300 students at each high school campus for future growth (with overall enrollment not to exceed 2,000), 72 percent said that was a viable option for consideration.

Sixty-three percent of the respondents said they were not aware of the Frisco Education Foundation.

Thirty-four percent of the respondents indicated that they were familiar with some social media sites, but didn’t use them, while the same number stated they were occasional participants. Twenty –four percent stated they were active participants. Thirty-nine percent stated they were unsure if the district should find ways to participate for communication purposes; 23 percent thought it was a good idea and an equal number thought it was a bad idea. On-line blogs and forums seemed to be the most favorable interest areas if the district considered being involved.

Thank you to all who participated. The survey had several opportunities for comments regarding areas of concern and praise. We have read all these comments and have shared them with others in the district so that we can reflect and build upon your feedback.