Munising Public Schools Bond Proposal Survey

Q1 I am a:
Answered: 325 Skipped: 0

Parent/Guardian
26.46%
of a Munisin...

Community/Schoo
65.85%
l District...

Community/Schoo
2.15%
l District...

Other (please
5.54%
specify below)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Parent/Guardian of a Munising Public Schools student 26.46% 86

Community/School District resident that does not have school age children 65.85% 214

Community/School District resident and parent/guardian of a student who does not attend Munising Public Schools 2.15% 7

Other (please specify below) 5.54% 18

Total 325

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Q2 How did you vote on the MPS bond

proposal on May 3, 2016? (you are not
required to answer this question)
Answered: 309 Skipped: 16

I voted in
35.28%
favor of the...

I voted
47.57%
against the...

I did not vote

17.15%
in the May 3...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

I voted in favor of the bond proposal 35.28% 109

I voted against the bond proposal 47.57% 147

I did not vote in the May 3, 2016 election 17.15% 53

Total 309

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Q3 If you voted against the school bond

proposal on May 3, 2016, why did you vote
no? (you are not required to answer this
question, but if you choose to answer,
please check all that apply)
Answered: 157 Skipped: 168

Opposed to the
48.41%
tax increase

Opposed to the
56.69%
overall cost...

Opposed to the
73.25%
sale and...

I did not have

7.01%
enough...

I am satisfied
22.93%
with our...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Opposed to the tax increase 48.41% 76

Opposed to the overall cost of the project 56.69% 89

Opposed to the sale and conversion of Mather Elementary to an affordable housing complex 73.25% 115

I did not have enough information to make an informed decision 7.01% 11

I am satisfied with our current facilities 22.93% 36

Total Respondents: 157

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Q4 Rate the importance for Munising Public

Schools' students and teachers to use the
most current technology for today's
learning environment (for example, mobile
computing devices, interactive smart
boards, etc.):
Answered: 325 Skipped: 0

Weighted
Average (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Not Important Slightly Important Moderately Very Important Extremely Total Weighted
-1 -2 Important - 3 -4 Important - 5 Average

Weighted Average 3.69% 5.85% 23.08% 38.77% 28.62%

(1-5) 12 19 75 126 93 325 3.83

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Q5 Rate the importance for Munising Public

Schools to provide a safe & secure
environment for its students (for example, a
more secure vestibule at Mather that would
allow staff to better monitor the entry,
additional security cameras at Mather, etc.):
Answered: 325 Skipped: 0

Weighted
Average (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Not Important Slightly Important Moderately Very Important Extremely Total Weighted
-1 -2 Important - 3 -4 Important - 5 Average

Weighted Average 5.54% 6.77% 20.62% 33.85% 33.23%

(1-5) 18 22 67 110 108 325 3.82

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Q6 Rate the importance of replacing aging

carpet, paint, ceilings and furniture in our
classrooms and common areas to provide
the best learning environment for students:
Answered: 325 Skipped: 0

Weighted
Average (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Not Important Slightly Important Moderately Very Important Extremely Total Weighted
-1 -2 Important - 3 -4 Important - 5 Average

Weighted Average 6.46% 11.69% 32.92% 29.23% 19.69%

(1-5) 21 38 107 95 64 325 3.44

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Q7 Rate the importance of upgrading our

Middle/High School science labs to current
standards:
Answered: 315 Skipped: 10

Weighted
Average (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Not Important Slightly Important Moderately Very Important Extremely Total Weighted
-1 -2 Important - 3 -4 Important - 5 Average

Weighted Average 3.81% 6.35% 24.13% 42.54% 23.17%

(1-5) 12 20 76 134 73 315 3.75

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Q8 Six of our nine buses are over 10 years

old, with an average mileage of 143,000
miles on each bus. Rate the importance of
providing safe transportation for students
by replacing our aging bus fleet:
Answered: 315 Skipped: 10

Weighted
Average (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Not Important Slightly Important Moderately Very Important Extremely Total Weighted
-1 -2 Important - 3 -4 Important - 5 Average

Weighted Average 5.08% 8.25% 25.71% 36.51% 24.44%

(1-5) 16 26 81 115 77 315 3.67

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Q9 Rate the importance of maintaining the

roofs on our buildings, and upgrading the
energy efficiency of our mechanical and
electrical systems:
Answered: 315 Skipped: 10

Weighted
Average (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Not Important Slightly Important Moderately Very Important Extremely Total Weighted
-1 -2 Important - 3 -4 Important - 5 Average

Weighted Average 2.22% 6.35% 20.00% 45.71% 25.71%

(1-5) 7 20 63 144 81 315 3.86

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Q10 Rate the importance of repairing and/or

improving the sidewalks and parking lots
around our schools:
Answered: 315 Skipped: 10

Weighted
Average (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Not Important Slightly Important Moderately Very Important Extremely Total Weighted
-1 -2 Important - 3 -4 Important - 5 Average

Weighted Average 13.02% 19.68% 32.70% 24.76% 9.84%

(1-5) 41 62 103 78 31 315 2.99

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Q11 Rate the importance of maintaining

and/or improving the district's current
athletic facilities (for example, replacing the
bleachers in the Middle/High School
gymnasium with ADA compliant
bleachers, upgrading outdated athletic
equipment, etc.):
Answered: 315 Skipped: 10

Weighted
Average (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Not Important Slightly Important Moderately Very Important Extremely Total Weighted
-1 -2 Important - 3 -4 Important - 5 Average

Weighted Average 19.68% 22.22% 34.60% 16.19% 7.30%

(1-5) 62 70 109 51 23 315 2.69

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Q12 Presently, there are not enough local

tennis courts to allow our school tennis
teams to host matches. Rate the
importance of adding tennis courts to
enable the school to host home matches:
Answered: 315 Skipped: 10

Weighted
Average (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Not Important Slightly Important Moderately Very Important Extremely Total Weighted
-1 -2 Important - 3 -4 Important - 5 Average

Weighted Average 32.70% 22.22% 25.08% 11.75% 8.25%

(1-5) 103 70 79 37 26 315 2.41

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Q13 In May 2016, the final payment was

made on the debt on the Munising
Middle/High School, and property owners in
the Munising school district are no longer
paying any school debt millage. Property
owners had been paying 3.24 mills toward
the retirement of the debt. If Munising
Public Schools were to put another bond
proposal on the ballot in the future, what
level of millage would you most likely
support? (approximate annual tax is based
on a home with a market value of $100,000)
Answered: 315 Skipped: 10

I would not
18.41%
support any...

1/2 mill
6.98%
(approximate...

1 mill
12.06%
(approximate...

1.5 mills
3.17%
(approximate...

2 mills
10.79%
(approximate...

3 mills
16.19%
(approximate...

4 mills
12.70%
(approximate...

I would
13.02%
support a...

I am not a
6.67%
property own...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

I would not support any school millage 18.41% 58

1/2 mill (approximately $25/year) 6.98% 22

12.06% 38
1 mill (approximately $50/year)

1.5 mills (approximately $75/year) 3.17% 10

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2 mills (approximately $100/year) 10.79% 34

3 mills (approximately $150/year) 16.19% 51

4 mills (approximately $200/year) 12.70% 40

I would support a millage greater than 4 mills if necessary 13.02% 41

I am not a property owner in the school district, so this question does not apply to me 6.67% 21

Total 315

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Q14 What potential school millage scenario

would you most likely be supportive of?
Answered: 300 Skipped: 25

Munising
26.67%
Public Schoo...

Munising
25.33%
Public Schoo...

Munising
28.33%
Public Schoo...

I would not
19.67%
support any...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

26.67%
Munising Public Schools should continue to pursue the sale of Mather Elementary (for use other than affordable housing) and build an elementary 80
addition on to the Middle/High School, consolidating all students onto one campus, upgrade technology and purchase new buses. (Approximate cost
would be $16,000,000 with a millage rate of 5-6 mills over 25-30 years)

25.33%
Munising Public Schools should make needed renovations and improvements to Mather Elementary and the Middle/High School, maintaining two 76
buildings for students in the district, upgrade technology and purchase new buses. (Approximate cost would be $9,000,000 with a millage rate of 3
mills over 25-30 years)

28.33%
Munising Public Schools should make needed renovations and improvements to Mather Elementary and the Middle/High School, upgrade technology 85
and purchase new buses, but at a lower cost and millage rate

19.67%
I would not support any school millage scenario 59

Total 300

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Q15 Please add any additional comments

you wish Munising Public Schools to
consider regarding possible bond
proposals in the future.
Answered: 103 Skipped: 222

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