Spring 2023 Community Survey
Kearney School District is seeking community feedback to guide our long-term, strategic decisions about facilities, programs for students and the recruitment and retention of staff. All responses will be kept confidential. This data will be analyzed by KSD staff and shared with the public in the spring of 2023. Visit the KSD website to learn more.
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Are you a head of your household? *
Do you reside within Kearney School District? *
Are you a registered voter? *
Which of the following best describes where you live?
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District Grades
As you know, students in school are traditionally given a grade of A, B, C, D or F to reflect the quality of their work, with A meaning outstanding; B meaning above average; C meaning average; D meaning below average; and F meaning failing.  Based on your experience, the experience of your children, or things you have heard about the Kearney School District from others, please indicate what grade you would give the district on each of the following items.
Quality of Education *
Preparation of students for college, vocational training, or employment
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Quality of the school facilities
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The value received for the tax dollars spent (the district has been financially responsible)
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Quality of the technology available to students
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Class sizes, meaning the number of students in each classroom
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Safety of students
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The district’s efforts to report its plans and progress to citizens
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The district’s efforts to involve the community in decision-making
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Thinking about everything you know or have heard about the district, what overall grade would you give the Kearney School District?
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What do you think are the greatest strengths of the Kearney School District?
Where could the district improve?
Teacher Compensation

Below are statements people might make about the Kearney School District. For each statement, please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree.

It’s important for the Kearney School District to pay its teachers a competitive wage.
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It’s important Kearney teachers’ salaries are not the lowest, compared to neighboring districts.
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District Priorities
The school district has been discussing its long-term needs in an effort to set priorities. Below are brief descriptions of each of the priorities. After each one, please indicate if including that particular priority as part of a proposed levy increase ballot measure would make you “More likely to vote in favor,” “More likely to vote against” or that it would “Make no difference in your voting decision.”
One idea is to increase academic programming with additional electives at the junior high and high school and additional academic support at the elementary schools, which would require a tax levy increase. If this project were part of a ballot issue, and the election were held today, would you be…?
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Another idea is to improve safety and security within Kearney School District, which would require a tax levy increase. If this project were part of a ballot issue, and the election were held today, would you be…?
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Another idea is to increase teacher salaries, which would require a tax levy increase. If this proposal were part of a ballot issue, and the election were held today, would you be…?
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The last idea is to build a fifth elementary school, which would require a tax levy increase for the hiring of additional staff and for programs. If this project were part of a ballot issue, and the election were held today, would you be…?
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Kearney School District has two main options to help accommodate its current enrollment. Option A: Expand its current elementary schools using existing funds. Option B: Build a fifth elementary school, which would require a tax levy increase for the hiring of additional staff and for programs. Which of these two options do you prefer?
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What if the ballot issue resulted in a 50-cent increase in the tax levy, which would mean a tax increase of about $237 a year for the owner of a $250,000 home in the district? Would you…?
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What if, instead, the ballot issue resulted in a 40-cent increase in the tax levy, which would mean a tax increase of about $190 a year for the owner of a $250,000 home in the district? Would you…?
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What if, instead, the ballot issue resulted in a 30-cent increase in the tax levy, which would mean a tax increase of about $143 a year for the owner of a $250,000 home in the district? Would you…?
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Other than friends and neighbors, how do you receive school district news?
How often do you read information about the school district?
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What is your age group? *
Do you have any children or grandchildren who attend school in the Kearney School District right now?
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