Our mission
We run surveys about questions that matter to our school and community.
Our goal is useful, reliable information for students, educators, and local newspapers.
What we do
Real questions.
Real answers.
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steps from a question people care about to answers they can use.
Start with a real question
Something people at Westlake actually wonder about. Sometimes the community brings one to us.
Ask the people it’s about
We write the survey and get it to everyone it affects, not just the loudest voices.
Share what the numbers say
Clear results for students, teachers, and The Featherduster, including what the data can’t tell you.
Projects
What we've asked.
What's next.
A past project
Test prep, straight from students
Education departments in our community came to us.
What they wanted to know
How students prepare for tests, and which online practice resources they use.
Why they came to us
“They wanted to hear directly from students.”
Up next
What we want to ask next
We want our surveys to answer questions people here actually have.
Community questions
Ask community members what they want to know, and build a survey around it.
Newspapers
We already partner with The Featherduster, and want to find more stories where a survey could help.
Why it matters
Data that gives
people a voice.
For our school
Hearing from students shows educators what’s working and what students still need.
For our community
Surveys give a voice to the people an issue affects.
For our members
Real practice with statistics and programming, on real questions instead of textbook problems.
What we've learned
Incentives matter most for getting people to take part.
That’s what Mrs. Chong has found running BAPS. When more people take part, not just the ones with strong opinions, results have less bias and more fairly represent everyone.
Support BAPS
Help more people
be heard.
Two ways local organizations can help. Either one means a lot to us.
Help fund incentives
Any amount helps. Funding only pays for small thank-you incentives for people who take our surveys.
Share survey expertise
Feedback on how we design and run our surveys, from people who do it professionally.
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ways to help. Either one means a lot to us.
Our promises
- Everyone gets the same thank-you, no matter how they answer.
- Support never changes the questions we ask or the results we share.
Recognition
With permission, we recognize supporters on our club shirts, our surveys, and this website.
Club shirtsSurveysThis website
Our sponsor
Mrs. Chong
Our sponsor, Mrs. Chong, is in her twentieth year of teaching and her fifteenth at Westlake.
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years teaching
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years at Westlake
Join BAPS
Interested in statistics, programming, or just asking good questions? Come to a meeting.
Meeting time & room TBD
Email us