At its Nov. 18 regular meeting, the Sierra Vista Unified School District board heard results of a third-year parent and staff perception survey presented by Darren of School Perceptions. The presenter said 388 parents took the parent survey (an 11% participation rate) and 253 employees completed the staff survey (51% participation). "You had 388 parents take the survey for an 11% participation rate," the presenter stated while reviewing the district's parent data.

The presenter summarized that all five parent index areas and all five staff index areas improved compared with the prior year. He called out specific gains: "My child gets help when they need it" rose about 6.4 percentage points; parental satisfaction with how the district addresses bullying rose 6.1 points; communication scores rose about 5%; and on the staff side, respondents reported a 12.5% improvement in perceptions that discipline policies are effective. He also said the district's Net Promoter–style recommendation score rose from 6.78 to 7.04, with more than one in four parents giving a perfect 10.

Board members asked about the few questions that regressed (notably around pay, materials and professional development). The presenter offered to perform a deeper automated comment analysis of open-text responses and return findings to district leadership: "We can go back and we can drill down in the comments and try to find some themes that tell the story in more detail about why scores have regressed," he said. The presenter recommended focusing future work on the top priorities parents selected when asked to "live in your shoes": recruiting and retaining high-quality staff, school security, and career/technical preparation.

The presentation included building-level and subcategory breakdowns (by grade and student support program) that the presenter said district leadership would receive for further review. Board members praised the overall results and thanked staff. The board did not take a vote on the presentation; the presenter said he would follow up after the Thanksgiving break with a deeper comment analysis if requested.