April 22, 2004
Dear Patron:

Please fill out this short survey and drop it in the mail as soon as possible (I would like to have it back by Wednesday, April 28 if possible).  An addressed stamped envelope is enclosed.  I am conducting this survey as a project for my internship in educational administration at Southwest Baptist University.   Thank you for your time.

District	Current
Tax Levy	Average Teacher Salary
Regular Term	Average
Teacher Salary
Total*	
Missouri	 	37,641	39,293	
 				
Greenfield	3.65	26, 912	30,544	
Ash Grove	3.25	30,076	33,622	
Dadeville	3.35	24,144	25,966	
Everton	3.97	24,153	25,123	
Golden City	3.62	28,128	29,275	
Lamar	3.40	29,674	33,244	
Lockwood	3.81	26,552	27,977	
Miller	2.75	28,181	31,320	
Mount Vernon	3.32	32,220	36,204	
Stockton	2.75	30,049	33,885	
 				
Area Average	3.387	28,131	30,716	
Sincerely,  

Jeff Burgess
4th grade teacher
Greenfield Elementary School.

1.  Do you think that teachers in the area should be paid more money? (circle one)   	
yes 		no

2.  What do you believe would be the percentage of voters in the Greenfield School District that would support a tax levy increase to support teacher raises? (circle one)
 
less than 20%  	 20-30%   	30-40%   	

*Includes extended contract salary, Career Ladder supplement and extra duty pay.

40-50%	  	 50-60%   	60-70%  	
70-80%   		80% or more

3.  Please rate the following people, including yourself, according to their level of influence in the community, with “10” being the highest possible level of influence.

	low level of influence	high level of influence	
Marshall, Bill	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
Blakemore, Bob	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
Jackson, Bob	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
Munton, David	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
Gabbert, Gary	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
Clack, Gene	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
Wynes, George	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
McMasters, Harold	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
Hankins, Keith	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
McGuire, Larry	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
Wilkinson, Rex	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	
The 11 people in the list on question 3 were surveyed.

Survey results:

1.  Do you think that teachers in the area should be paid more money? (circle one)   	

yes 100%		no 0%

2.  What do you believe would be the percentage of voters in the Greenfield School District that would support a tax levy increase to support teacher raises? (circle one)

	36%

3.  Please rate the following people, including yourself, according to their level of influence in the community, with “10” being the highest possible level of influence.

1.	A real estate agent and former state representative
2.	A manager of a local plant
3.	A president of a local bank

Other rated included the sheriff, mayor, county commissioners, another real state agent, county commissioners, and local pastors.