JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley officials Monday said they are pleased with the results of a survey of students, parents, teachers and community members.

In October the district, with help from the University of Pittsburgh’s Collaborative for Evaluation and Assessment Capacity, surveyed the community about its satisfaction with the district’s facilities, support of technology and addressing its mission statement.

The survey had responses from 1,868 students, 1,632 parents, 527 teachers and 127 residents who don’t have children in the district.

“Generally across the board the findings were very positive and I’m really pleased with the number of respondents who took the survey, said Keith Trahan, a University of Pittsburgh professor who worked with the district.

He spoke about the survey Monday at the school board meeting.

Most of the survey takers rated the facilities as good or excellent and a majority were both comfortable with technology and said the district supports technology, he said.

A majority also said that the district is accomplishing its mission to “provide an academically rigorous learning experience in a progressive environment, emphasizing civic responsibility and global awareness” and is developing graduates equipped with 21st century skills.

“Right there is the biggest compliment we could ever take a look at — are we doing our job?” said Tracy Vitale, superintendent.

The schools that people said best support the district’s mission are Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School and Seneca Valley Middle School.

A majority of people, including 69 percent of residents, thought that property values have increased as a result of the education available at the district.

Vitale said the feedback on what types of facilities and programs are important to people will be helpful to the district in planning future projects.

“Early on we’ve tried to gather data about what is important in our community because that may look very different than a neighboring community,” she said.

One area that needs further investigation is residents without children in the district, Trahan said.

“That’s sort of a silent minority that you’d like to hear from, but you don’t,” board member Jim Nickel said.

Vitale said the results of the survey will be posted this week on the district’s website.