School Smarts Post-Academy Questionnaire

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Email Address:

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* 4. School District - School Name

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* 5. What is your relationship to your children?

Mother

Father

Grandparent

Guardian

Foster Parent

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What is your age range?

18-25

26-35

36-49

50+

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* 7. What is your primary ethnic background? (Please check all that apply)

Black or African American

Asian or Asian American

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

Hispanic or Latino

American Indian or Alaska Native

White or Caucasian

Multi-racial

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What is your primary language spoken at home?

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Where did you attend elementary school?

In California

Out of State

Out of the country (Please specify)

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* 10. What best describes your educational background?

Did not complete high school

High school graduate

Some college

College graduate

Post graduate degree (masters, doctorate, etc.)

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* 11. Are you a member of your school's PTA?

Yes

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* 12. If you answered yes to question 16, do you hold any position on your PTA board?

Yes (please specify)

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* 13. If you answered no to question 16, are you interested in becoming a PTA member?

Yes

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* 14. How many children do you have?

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* 15. Please tell us how informed you feel about the each of the following areas.

	Very informed	Somewhat informed	Not well informed	Not informed at all
How to support my child's learning at home	How to support my child's learning at home Very informed	How to support my child's learning at home Somewhat informed	How to support my child's learning at home Not well informed	How to support my child's learning at home Not informed at all
Understanding the different ways children learn	Understanding the different ways children learn Very informed	Understanding the different ways children learn Somewhat informed	Understanding the different ways children learn Not well informed	Understanding the different ways children learn Not informed at all
What my child should be learning at each grade level	What my child should be learning at each grade level Very informed	What my child should be learning at each grade level Somewhat informed	What my child should be learning at each grade level Not well informed	What my child should be learning at each grade level Not informed at all
How decisions about school budgets are made at my child's school	How decisions about school budgets are made at my child's school Very informed	How decisions about school budgets are made at my child's school Somewhat informed	How decisions about school budgets are made at my child's school Not well informed	How decisions about school budgets are made at my child's school Not informed at all
What opportunities I have to get involved at my child's school	What opportunities I have to get involved at my child's school Very informed	What opportunities I have to get involved at my child's school Somewhat informed	What opportunities I have to get involved at my child's school Not well informed	What opportunities I have to get involved at my child's school Not informed at all
What my child needs to learn and do during his/her school career to be eligible to attend college	What my child needs to learn and do during his/her school career to be eligible to attend college Very informed	What my child needs to learn and do during his/her school career to be eligible to attend college Somewhat informed	What my child needs to learn and do during his/her school career to be eligible to attend college Not well informed	What my child needs to learn and do during his/her school career to be eligible to attend college Not informed at all
The role and importance of arts in my child's education	The role and importance of arts in my child's education Very informed	The role and importance of arts in my child's education Somewhat informed	The role and importance of arts in my child's education Not well informed	The role and importance of arts in my child's education Not informed at all
How to effectively communicate with key players at my child's school and in my school district	How to effectively communicate with key players at my child's school and in my school district Very informed	How to effectively communicate with key players at my child's school and in my school district Somewhat informed	How to effectively communicate with key players at my child's school and in my school district Not well informed	How to effectively communicate with key players at my child's school and in my school district Not informed at all
How I can make changes at my child's school	How I can make changes at my child's school Very informed	How I can make changes at my child's school Somewhat informed	How I can make changes at my child's school Not well informed	How I can make changes at my child's school Not informed at all

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* 16. Currently, how likely are you to do the following?

	Definitely do this	Somewhat likely	Not very likely	Not likely at all
Contact my child's teacher(s) to volunteer to assist them	Contact my child's teacher(s) to volunteer to assist them Definitely do this	Contact my child's teacher(s) to volunteer to assist them Somewhat likely	Contact my child's teacher(s) to volunteer to assist them Not very likely	Contact my child's teacher(s) to volunteer to assist them Not likely at all
Take on a leadership role or get involved with a leadership group at my child's school	Take on a leadership role or get involved with a leadership group at my child's school Definitely do this	Take on a leadership role or get involved with a leadership group at my child's school Somewhat likely	Take on a leadership role or get involved with a leadership group at my child's school Not very likely	Take on a leadership role or get involved with a leadership group at my child's school Not likely at all
Talk to my principal about an issue I think is important	Talk to my principal about an issue I think is important Definitely do this	Talk to my principal about an issue I think is important Somewhat likely	Talk to my principal about an issue I think is important Not very likely	Talk to my principal about an issue I think is important Not likely at all

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* 17. Having been through the School Smarts Program, please tell us how useful the following topics were to you.

	Extremely useful	Somewhat useful	Not very useful	Not useful at all
Understanding my child’s education and how to get involved	Understanding my child’s education and how to get involved Extremely useful	Understanding my child’s education and how to get involved Somewhat useful	Understanding my child’s education and how to get involved Not very useful	Understanding my child’s education and how to get involved Not useful at all
Planning for my child’s educational future	Planning for my child’s educational future Extremely useful	Planning for my child’s educational future Somewhat useful	Planning for my child’s educational future Not very useful	Planning for my child’s educational future Not useful at all
Navigating the California education system	Navigating the California education system Extremely useful	Navigating the California education system Somewhat useful	Navigating the California education system Not very useful	Navigating the California education system Not useful at all
Understanding the structure of my school	Understanding the structure of my school Extremely useful	Understanding the structure of my school Somewhat useful	Understanding the structure of my school Not very useful	Understanding the structure of my school Not useful at all
Effective communication	Effective communication Extremely useful	Effective communication Somewhat useful	Effective communication Not very useful	Effective communication Not useful at all
Identifying what my child needs to succeed	Identifying what my child needs to succeed Extremely useful	Identifying what my child needs to succeed Somewhat useful	Identifying what my child needs to succeed Not very useful	Identifying what my child needs to succeed Not useful at all
Making a plan and following through	Making a plan and following through Extremely useful	Making a plan and following through Somewhat useful	Making a plan and following through Not very useful	Making a plan and following through Not useful at all

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* 18. Please rate how effective the content and delivery of the program was to you.

	Extremely effective	Somewhat effective	Not very effective	Not effective at all
How effective was your facilitator in leading the academy?	How effective was your facilitator in leading the academy? Extremely effective	How effective was your facilitator in leading the academy? Somewhat effective	How effective was your facilitator in leading the academy? Not very effective	How effective was your facilitator in leading the academy? Not effective at all
How effective were the art activities in enriching your experience in the academy?	How effective were the art activities in enriching your experience in the academy? Extremely effective	How effective were the art activities in enriching your experience in the academy? Somewhat effective	How effective were the art activities in enriching your experience in the academy? Not very effective	How effective were the art activities in enriching your experience in the academy? Not effective at all

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* 19. Now that you've completed the School Smarts Program, how likely are you to be more involved in your child's education?

Very Likely

Somewhat Likely

Not Very Likely

Not Likely At All

School Smarts Post-Academy Questionnaire

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Email Address:

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* 4. School District - School Name

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* 5. What is your relationship to your children?

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* 6. What is your age range?

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* 7. What is your primary ethnic background? (Please check all that apply)

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* 8. What is your primary language spoken at home?

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* 9. Where did you attend elementary school?

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* 10. What best describes your educational background?

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* 11. Are you a member of your school's PTA?

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* 12. If you answered yes to question 16, do you hold any position on your PTA board?

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* 13. If you answered no to question 16, are you interested in becoming a PTA member?

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* 14. How many children do you have?

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* 15. Please tell us how informed you feel about the each of the following areas.

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* 16. Currently, how likely are you to do the following?

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* 17. Having been through the School Smarts Program, please tell us how useful the following topics were to you.

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* 18. Please rate how effective the content and delivery of the program was to you.

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* 19. Now that you've completed the School Smarts Program, how likely are you to be more involved in your child's education?

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* 20. What did you like about the academy?

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* 21. What could we have done to make the academy better in any way? (How it is structured, the information covered, any other ideas or advice.)