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Each year the Sarasota County School District conducts a survey of students, parents and staff to gather information about how schools and district workplaces are meeting their needs and expectations in such areas as com- munications, curriculum, management, safety, academics, facilities maintenance and parent involvement, the district has announced. Information received from parents and guardians through the Climate Survey "is particularly helpful in measuring customer satisfaction with school services and in iden- tifying areas that could be improved," a news release points out. Staff and students generally take the survey at their worksites or schools. Most parents and guardians take it at home, the release adds. District parents and guardians were sent a telephone message via the district's auto- mated calling system on Feb. 23 inviting them to respond to the survey, the release continues. The survey also will be posted on the Sarasota County School District website, www.SarasotaCountySchools.net through March 7. Respondents may take the survey by clicking on the "Parent Climate Survey" button on the left side of the home page. It has been translated into the five languages other than English that are most often spo- ken in students' homes, the release notes: Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Haitian Creole. "District administrators strongly encourage all families with children in the district to take the survey," the release says. Parents who do not have Internet access may take the survey at any Sarasota County school or any Sarasota County library, the release points out. "Parents who cannot exercise either of those options may call the district office to have a copy of the survey mailed to them," the release adds. "It is important for the district to hear from as many families as possible for the results of the survey to be helpful in guiding decisions," the release says. "Responses are confidential. The district will use summary information from the survey to identify successes or problems, but it does not identify individual respondents," the release continues. More information about the Parent Climate Survey is available on the Parents page of the district website under the Frequently Asked Questions link. Parents or guardians who would like more information or who have questions about the survey can call the district Communications Department at 927-4009. PARENTS INVITED TO COMMENT ON SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS The Sarasota County Schools' Climate Survey is available on the district website. Image from the website. Sarasota News Leader February 28, 2014 Page 78