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However, parents’ unabated enthusiasm did not extend to the school’s ability to teach students to appreciate beauty and the arts. About 85 percent of the parents felt the school was doing a good job in that area.
And one-fourth of the responding parents said they thought the school was not doing a good job of encouraging creativity and helping students develop “special talents.”
That assessment would appear to be closely related to parents’ response concerning gifted and talented programs. Nearly 30 percent said the school did not “provide appropriate instruction” for that group of students. Additionally, 33 of the 104 parents who answered the survey either said they did not know about the G/T program or declined comment.
However, deeper into the survey, roughly 83 percent of parents said students were “encouraged to express their ideas” and to “pursue areas of special interest.”
Still, an overwhelming percentage of parents said they believed the elementary school was providing a good education.
In short:
— nearly 88 percent of responding parents said the school makes good use of volunteer services ofAging
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