During last night’s Cumberland County Board of Education meeting, members reviewed a school climate survey taken by the teachers and staff.

Seven questions appeared on the survey. Here are the results

QUESTION ONE: “Is there an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect within the Cumberland County School System?”

717 out of 1,100 answers and the results showed 15 percent strongly agree, nearly 42 percent agree, 29 percent disagree and nearly 13 percent strongly disagreed

QUESTION TWO: “I am generally satisfied with being an employee of the Cumberland County School System.”

717 answered out of 1,100 and the results showed 25 percent strongly agree, nearly 57 percent agree, 14 percent disagree and just over 3 percent strongly disagreed.

QUESTION THREE: “I would recommend the Cumberland County School System to parents seeing a place for their child to attend”

717 answered out of 1,100 and the results showed 25 percent strongly agree, nearly 57 percent agree, 14 percent disagree and just over 3 percent strongly disagreed.

QUESTION FOUR: “I feel supported by our Director of Schools Janet Graham”

717 answered out of 1,100 and the results showed nearly 20 percent strongly agree, 30 percent agree, 23 percent disagree and nearly 19 percent strongly disagreed. Eight percent listed the question not applicable or refused to answer that particular question.

QUESTION FIVE: “Our Director of Schools Janet Graham encourages suggestions for improvements”

717 answered out of 1,100 and the results showed nearly 17 percent strongly agree, 29 percent agree, 25 percent disagree and 16 percent strongly disagreed. 12 percent listed the question not applicable or refused to answer that particular question.

QUESTION SIX: “I feel comfortable raising issues and concerns with the Director of Schools Janet Graham”

717 answered out of 1,100 and the results showed just over 16 percent strongly agree, 21 percent agree, 26 percent disagree and nearly 26 percent strongly disagreed. 10 percent listed the question not applicable or refused to answer that particular question.

QUESTION SEVEN: “The Director of Schools develops good staff morale and loyalty to the school system”

717 answered out of 1,100 and the results showed 16 percent strongly agree, nearly 26 percent agree, 25 percent disagree and 24 percent strongly disagreed.

After the survey was reviewed, school members questioned why only 717 took the survey out of 1,100. One reason was attributed to many employees were afraid to take it because they were in fear of retaliation. Another reason was the ones that did not take it did not trust the confidentiality of the survey.

The Cumberland County Board of Education last month chose not to offer current Director of Schools Janet Graham a new contract. Her contract will expire June 30, 2020. The school board is now in the process of searching for her replacement.