CORNELIA CONNELLY SCHOOL ALUMNAE SURVEY

As the faculty at Connelly School continues to develop curriculum and new approaches to teaching, we are very interested in your evaluation of your experience at the school. We appreciate your taking some time to complete this survey.

How many years were you enrolled at Connelly School?   
Your college major:  
Name:   (optional)
College attending:   (optional)
GENERAL QUESTIONS

What were the most positive aspects of your experience at Connelly School?


In what ways might the school improve?

For each of the following four items, please circle the number that best fits your response, then write a name, phrase, or sentence that best accounts for your response (e.g., "Coach Smith taught me that winning is important, but that fairness and sportsmanship have to come first.") Each statement reflects Cornelia Connelly School's Expected Schoolwide Learning Results for each graduate.

1. Connelly prepared me to become a spiritual woman who:
- believes in the dignity and worth of every human being
- understands the essential elements of Roman Catholic beliefs, liturgy, and Tradition
- gives evidence of on-going spiritual development
- seeks to deepen her understanding of and relationship with God through her own religious tradition


What program, activity, or individual(s) best accounts for your response to this question?

2. Connelly provided me with a superior academic program that prepared me to become a woman of academic excellence who:
- is an independent thinker who demonstrates intellectual curiosity and pursues a life-long love of learning
- demonstrates a confident voice in both speech and writing
- is a skilled listener and a collaborative worker
- creatively evolves in her use of technology to gather, synthesize, and present information



What program, activity, or individual(s) best accounts for your response to this question?


3. Connelly prepared me to be a woman of values, integrity and ethics.



What program, activity, or individual(s) best accounts for your response to this question?


4. Connelly prepared me to become a culturally aware woman who:
- is tolerant of differences yet possesses a strong sense of her own identity
- promotes understanding and cooperation within a pluralistic community
- understands and respects religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity
- appreciates diverse aesthetic and social forms of expression

What program, activity, or individual(s) best accounts for your response to this question?

SUBJECT AREA

RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT

1. What impact has the Religious Studies curriculum at Connelly had on your personal growth?


2. Have you felt empowered by your faith to serve your community?

CAMPUS MINISTRY

1. Do you feel that the Office of Campus Ministry at Connelly helped in your spiritual development as a woman in the new century? How?


2. From your current perspective, can you suggest how Campus Ministry could best be of service to students?


FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT
(Includes Music and Drama Courses)

1. What do you regard as the strengths and weaknesses of the Fine Arts curriculum at Connelly?


2. What classes did you take?


3. What skills that you acquired have you utilized in college/outside of college?


ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Did the English courses you took at Connelly prove to be a good preparation for the demands of college-level writing?



Were the skills in literary analysis that you developed at Connelly a good preparation for college-level work?



What do you regard as the chief strengths and weaknesses of the English curriculum at Connelly?


FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

What languages did you study at Connelly?


To what degree was each of these foreign language skills developed at Connelly? Please rank each skill, (1) meaning the skill was not well developed, (5) meaning the skill was highly developed, N/A if not applicable.

Speaking:


Listening:


Reading:


Writing:


Appreciating the Culture:


MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

What was the highest level math course you took at Connelly?


Are there particular math skills that you wish had received greater emphasis at Connelly?


If so, which skills?


SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Looking back on the science courses you took at Connelly, do you feel that you were well prepared for college-level courses in science?


Which science courses taken at Connelly gave you the best preparation for college?


SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Reviewing the social science courses you took at Connelly (e.g. Ancient, World, and American History, International Relations, Economics, Government, Psychology, Geography), do you think that you were well prepared for college-level courses in the social sciences?


Were the research and writing skills you acquired at Connelly a good preparation for college-level writing in the social sciences?


Were the skills you developed in the critical analysis of primary and secondary historical texts a good preparation for college-level work?


TECHNOLOGY

How relevant was Connelly's Computer Curriculum preparing you for college?

PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Did your sports/PE experience at Connelly help you continue on with physical activity in your life?

COMMUNITY SERVICE

How has the Community Service program at Connelly continued to influence you?

COLLEGE GUIDANCE PROGRAM

Did the College Guidance Program provide you with the resources to prepare you for admission to your college of choice?


CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAM

How did participation in the co-curricular activities (ASB, JSA, Tri-School, Yearbook, Mock-Trial, etc.) contribute to your personal and social growth?

List any suggestions you have regarding: Connelly's Co-Curricular Program.

LIBRARY

Did the library at Connelly, in general, have the resources to meet your research needs?

Did your experience at the Connelly library prepare you to use research facilities at the college level?
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