Olympia School District

 

The Olympia School District is in the early stage of exploring a balanced calendar. Information was shared in March 2022, including an informational flyer. Additional information, including examples of balanced calendars in other school districts across the country, is also available on the school district website.

A Balanced Calendar survey administered in May 2022 helped the district gauge community interest on whether or not to more formally investigate a balanced calendar for the Olympia School District.

 

Below are the results of that survey. At the bottom of this page, the results have been broken out into the four respondent categories; OSD Family Member, OSD Staff Member, OSD Student and Community Member. Simply click on the expandable section to view the individualized survey results.

 

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About the Respondents

Please select one of the following that best represents your relationship to OSD:

 

Respondent	Count	Percentage
OSD Family Member	1,868	61.6%
OSD Staff Member	663	21.85%
OSD Student	387	12.75%
Community Member	115	3.8%
Total	3,033	100%

 

 

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Gender

What is your gender? (This survey is anonymous and this question is optional.)

 

Respondent	Count	Percentage
Female	1,923	63.4%
Male	746	24.6%
Gender X	76	2.5%
No response	288	9.5%
Total	3,033	100%

 

 

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Hispanic/Latino Origin

Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin? (This survey is anonymous and this question is optional.)

 

Respondent	Count	Percentage
Yes	270	8.9%
No	2430	80.1%
No response	333	11%
Total	3,033	100%

 

 

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Race(s)

What race(s) do you identify as? Please check all that apply. Respondents may have opted to select more than one race. (This survey is anonymous and this question is optional.)

 

Respondent	Count	Percentage
American Indian or Alaskan Native	76	2.4%
Asian	209	6.5%
Black or African American	91	2.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	46	1.4%
White	2378	74%
No Response	413	12.9%
Total	3,213	100%

 

 

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School(s)

Please select the school(s) that you are associated with (This question was asked to students, staff and families. Respondents may have chosen more than one location.)

 

School	Count	Percentage
Boston Harbor Elementary	85	2.2%
Centennial Elementary	242	6.3%
Garfield Elementary	110	2.9%
Hansen Elementary	131	3.4%
Lincoln Elementary	132	3.4%
LP Brown Elementary	90	2.3%
Madison Elementary	71	1.8%
McKenny Elementary	110	2.9%
McLane Elementary	142	3.7%
Pioneer Elementary	181	4.7%
Roosevelt Elementary	188	4.9%
Jefferson Middle	147	3.8%
Reeves Middle	153	4.0%
Thurgood Marshall Middle	141	3.7%
Washington Middle	596	15.5%
Avanti High	44	1.1%
Capital High	345	9.0%
Olympia High	621	16.2%
ORLA Montessori	85	2.2%
ORLA Middle School Academy	29	0.8%
ORLA hConnect	56	1.5%
ORLA iConnect	18	0.4%
ORLA Virtual Academy	62	1.6%
Transition Academy	11	0.3%
Transportation	12	0.3%
Support Service Center	3	0.1%
Knox 111 Administrative Center	39	1.0%
Total	3,844	100%

 

 

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Grade level(s)

Please select the grade level(s) you are associated with. (Respondents may have chosen more than one grade level.)

 

Respondent	Count	Percentage
Birth to 3	32	0.5%
Pre-K	121	2.4%
Kindergarten	350	7.0%
First Grade	359	7.2%
Second Grade	353	7.1%
Third Grade	367	7.3%
Fourth Grade	338	6.8%
Fifth Grade	336	6.7%
Sixth Grade	569	11.4%
Seventh Grade	359	7.2%
Eighth Grade	307	6.1%
Ninth Grade	465	9.3%
Tenth Grade	339	6.8%
Eleventh Grade	287	5.7%
Twelfth Grade	195	3.9%
Multiple grade levels and/or programs	229	4.6%
Total	5,006	100%

 

 

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Free/Reduced Lunch

Does your student qualify for free or reduced-price lunch? (This question was asked to students and families. The survey is anonymous and this question is optional.)

 

Respondent	Count	Percentage
Yes	274	13.3%
No	1560	75.6%
Unsure	229	11.1%
Total	2,063	100%

 

 

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Special Education

Does your student receive special education services? (This question was asked to students and families. The survey is anonymous and this question is optional.)

 

Respondent	Count	Percentage
Yes	393	18.9%
No	1,638	78.7%
Unsure	50	2.4%
Total	2,081	100%

 

 

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Multilingual Learner

Has your student ever received English Language (EL)/Multilingual services? (This question was asked to students and families. The survey is anonymous and this question is optional.)

 

Respondent	Count	Percentage
Yes	42	2.0%
No	1,948	94.5%
Unsure	71	3.5%
Total	2,061	100%

 

 

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Extended Survey Responses

View the balanced calendar extended survey responses by clicking here.

 

Individualized Survey Results

Click a section to expand the individualized survey results.