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SCUSD Launches Survey on Need for New Neighborhood High School | | East Sacramento News

SCUSD Launches Survey on Need for New Neighborhood High School | | East Sacramento News
SCUSD Launches Survey on Need for New Neighborhood High School

East Sacramento, Midtown and Oak Park do not have a traditional neighborhood high school to serve their children, and the Sacramento City Unified School District is asking community members to take part in an important survey to help deal with the issue.

The online survey is available for community members, including teachers, staff, students and parents, to participate in at the district website -- www.scusd.edu.

“This community has for many years debated what types of high school offerings should be available in the East Sacramento, Midtown and Oak Park neighborhoods,” SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond said. “We’re going to aggressively seek out the opinions of the entire community through our survey, and then we’re going to use the information from the survey to work with these neighborhoods to make sure we have the kinds of schools we need in the area to serve the needs of our children.”

The 15-question survey offers community members a chance to give their opinions on the needs and benefits of different types of high schools.

The survey asks parents to rank courses and programs that they think are important for a high school to offer. The survey asks parents to contrast their interest in a comprehensive high school

  • Click Here to take Survey on East/Central Area High School