FY20 Laurens County Elementary School Parent and Family Engagement Survey

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Laurens County Schools are continually looking to improve ways to engage parents in our programs and schools. Your input is vital in the planning and implementation of the parent and family engagement program and activities in our schools. The focus of all Title I programs is to help eligible students meet the same high academic achievement standards expected of all children, regardless of their socioeconomic status and background. The following survey is confidential and will be used to assist us with future planning for parent engagement activities and events at our schools. We appreciate your feedback, and thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

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* 1. What elementary school does your child attend?

East Laurens Primary

East Laurens Elementary

Southwest Laurens Elementary

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* 2. What grade level is your child(ren)?

Kindergarten

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

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* 3. How well do you feel your child's school provides parents and family members with opportunities to share feedback and ideas regarding the school's parent and family engagement plan?

Not Well

Minimally Well

Quite Well

Extremely Well

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* 4. At the beginning of the school year, all parents were asked to sign a school-parent compact outlining the responsibilities of both the school and parents in providing the best academic experience for your child. What do you believe should be the academic focus for the education of your child on next year's compact? (Think of your child's academic weaknesses.)

Reading comprehension

Sight words

Vocabulary

Math facts

Math skills

Word Problems

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How would you like to see the parent and family engagement funds used at your child's school? (Check all that apply.)

Teacher workshops on working with parents

Parent workshops

Technology resources

Educational materials for parents to use

Parent resource center

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What training do you think teachers and other school staff should have related to engaging parents? (Check all that apply.)

Value of contributions from parents

Implementation of parent programs

Building relationships between parents and schools

How to reach out, communicate, and work with parents

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What topics should teachers and school staff be trained in to engage parents in the academic success of their child? (Check all that apply.)

How to help parents understand Lexiles

Study skills

Improving reading

Help with homework

Understanding math

Understanding assessments

Understanding standards

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* 8. In the past year, how often did you attend a parent meeting or event to help you work with your child to do better in school?

Never

Once or twice a year

Every few months

Weekly or more

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* 9. If you did attend a parent meeting or event focused on helping your child improve academically, name the ones that were most helpful.

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* 10. What ways can the school help you work with your child to do better in school?

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* 11. How often do you meet in person with your child's teacher?

Never

Once or Twice

Every few months

Weekly or more

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* 12. What would help you participate more in decision making and the overall academic achievement in your child's school?

More encouragement from the school to engage in my child's education

More information on how to engage in my child's education

More information about school issues to be addressed

More opportunities to share my opinions about school issues

More confidence in my abilities to help

More time in my schedule

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Have you been given opportunities to provide input into school decisions?

Yes

Unsure

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* 14. How well does the school encourage you to play a role in the school improvement planning process?

Not well

Minimally well

Quite well

Extremely well

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* 15. How well does school leadership foster an environment in which staff, parents, and the community work together to improve student achievement?

Not well

Minimally well

Quite well

Extremely well

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* 16. Did you participate in any of the following decision-making opportunities requiring parental input and partnership?

	Yes, I participated	No, I did not participate	I was not informed	I do not know
Parent and Family Engagement activities	Parent and Family Engagement activities Yes, I participated	Parent and Family Engagement activities No, I did not participate	Parent and Family Engagement activities I was not informed	Parent and Family Engagement activities I do not know
Parental and Family Engagement plan	Parental and Family Engagement plan Yes, I participated	Parental and Family Engagement plan No, I did not participate	Parental and Family Engagement plan I was not informed	Parental and Family Engagement plan I do not know
Use of Parent and Family Engagement Funds	Use of Parent and Family Engagement Funds Yes, I participated	Use of Parent and Family Engagement Funds No, I did not participate	Use of Parent and Family Engagement Funds I was not informed	Use of Parent and Family Engagement Funds I do not know
School-Parent Compact	School-Parent Compact Yes, I participated	School-Parent Compact No, I did not participate	School-Parent Compact I was not informed	School-Parent Compact I do not know
Staff Capacity (Trainings for teachers on improving parent engagement)	Staff Capacity (Trainings for teachers on improving parent engagement) Yes, I participated	Staff Capacity (Trainings for teachers on improving parent engagement) No, I did not participate	Staff Capacity (Trainings for teachers on improving parent engagement) I was not informed	Staff Capacity (Trainings for teachers on improving parent engagement) I do not know
School Improvement Plan	School Improvement Plan Yes, I participated	School Improvement Plan No, I did not participate	School Improvement Plan I was not informed	School Improvement Plan I do not know
1/2 Day Parent Conferences	1/2 Day Parent Conferences Yes, I participated	1/2 Day Parent Conferences No, I did not participate	1/2 Day Parent Conferences I was not informed	1/2 Day Parent Conferences I do not know

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* 17. What subject area do you believe should be the focus on our school's School Improvement Plan for FY21?

Reading

Math

Science

Social Studies

Writing

Other (please specify)

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* 18. How often does your child's teacher communicate with you about your child's progress?

Never

Once or twice a year

Every few months

Weekly or more

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* 19. How would you prefer to receive information from your child's school? (Check all that apply.)

Letters/flyers; etc sent home with students

Website

Phone calls

Social media

Text messages

Remind 101

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Indicate your awareness of what your child is expected to know in each subject area.

	A Great deal	A lot	A moderate amount	A little	None at all
Reading	Reading A Great deal	Reading A lot	Reading A moderate amount	Reading A little	Reading None at all
Writing	Writing A Great deal	Writing A lot	Writing A moderate amount	Writing A little	Writing None at all
Grammar	Grammar A Great deal	Grammar A lot	Grammar A moderate amount	Grammar A little	Grammar None at all
Math	Math A Great deal	Math A lot	Math A moderate amount	Math A little	Math None at all
Science	Science A Great deal	Science A lot	Science A moderate amount	Science A little	Science None at all
Social Studies	Social Studies A Great deal	Social Studies A lot	Social Studies A moderate amount	Social Studies A little	Social Studies None at all

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* 21. What type of informational programs would you like the school to provide for parents? (Check all that apply.)

Reading strategies

Technology assistance

Math skills

Homework help

Other (please specify)

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* 22. Please indicate whether you received the following information from your child's school?

	Received and very helpful	Received, but not helpful	Definitely did not receive	Uncertain
Information about what the school teaches your child	Information about what the school teaches your child Received and very helpful	Information about what the school teaches your child Received, but not helpful	Information about what the school teaches your child Definitely did not receive	Information about what the school teaches your child Uncertain
Information on the Georgia Milestones Assessments	Information on the Georgia Milestones Assessments Received and very helpful	Information on the Georgia Milestones Assessments Received, but not helpful	Information on the Georgia Milestones Assessments Definitely did not receive	Information on the Georgia Milestones Assessments Uncertain
Information on how your child scored on the Georgia Milestones Assessments	Information on how your child scored on the Georgia Milestones Assessments Received and very helpful	Information on how your child scored on the Georgia Milestones Assessments Received, but not helpful	Information on how your child scored on the Georgia Milestones Assessments Definitely did not receive	Information on how your child scored on the Georgia Milestones Assessments Uncertain
What a score on the Georgia Milestones Assessment means	What a score on the Georgia Milestones Assessment means Received and very helpful	What a score on the Georgia Milestones Assessment means Received, but not helpful	What a score on the Georgia Milestones Assessment means Definitely did not receive	What a score on the Georgia Milestones Assessment means Uncertain
How to keep track of your child's progress	How to keep track of your child's progress Received and very helpful	How to keep track of your child's progress Received, but not helpful	How to keep track of your child's progress Definitely did not receive	How to keep track of your child's progress Uncertain
Information used to determine whether your child moves to the next grade or repeats the same grade	Information used to determine whether your child moves to the next grade or repeats the same grade Received and very helpful	Information used to determine whether your child moves to the next grade or repeats the same grade Received, but not helpful	Information used to determine whether your child moves to the next grade or repeats the same grade Definitely did not receive	Information used to determine whether your child moves to the next grade or repeats the same grade Uncertain
How you can work with teachers to help your child in school	How you can work with teachers to help your child in school Received and very helpful	How you can work with teachers to help your child in school Received, but not helpful	How you can work with teachers to help your child in school Definitely did not receive	How you can work with teachers to help your child in school Uncertain
Monthly newsletters on strategies to improve your child's reading ability	Monthly newsletters on strategies to improve your child's reading ability Received and very helpful	Monthly newsletters on strategies to improve your child's reading ability Received, but not helpful	Monthly newsletters on strategies to improve your child's reading ability Definitely did not receive	Monthly newsletters on strategies to improve your child's reading ability Uncertain

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* 23. Are you aware of the opportunities to volunteer at your child's school?

Yes

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* 24. Which of the following would enable you to participate in parent meetings and school activities? (Check all that apply.)

Childcare assistance

Transportation assistance

Morning meeting (9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.)

Afternoon meeting (4:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m.)

Evening meetings (6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)

Access to information on-line

Other (please specify)

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* 25. For each of the activities listed below, please provide us with your feedback by checking the answer that best describes your opinion.

	School did not offer or did not attend	Not Valuable	Little Value	Rather Valuable	Very Valuable
Open House Night	Open House Night School did not offer or did not attend	Open House Night Not Valuable	Open House Night Little Value	Open House Night Rather Valuable	Open House Night Very Valuable
Literacy Night	Literacy Night School did not offer or did not attend	Literacy Night Not Valuable	Literacy Night Little Value	Literacy Night Rather Valuable	Literacy Night Very Valuable
Math Night	Math Night School did not offer or did not attend	Math Night Not Valuable	Math Night Little Value	Math Night Rather Valuable	Math Night Very Valuable
1/2 Day Parent-Teacher Conferences	1/2 Day Parent-Teacher Conferences School did not offer or did not attend	1/2 Day Parent-Teacher Conferences Not Valuable	1/2 Day Parent-Teacher Conferences Little Value	1/2 Day Parent-Teacher Conferences Rather Valuable	1/2 Day Parent-Teacher Conferences Very Valuable
Annual Title I Parent Meeting	Annual Title I Parent Meeting School did not offer or did not attend	Annual Title I Parent Meeting Not Valuable	Annual Title I Parent Meeting Little Value	Annual Title I Parent Meeting Rather Valuable	Annual Title I Parent Meeting Very Valuable

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* 26. What ways can the school help parents to be involved in school activities and programs?

Resources available for checkout

More social media outreach

Monthly flyers on upcoming events

Multiple meeting times offered

Other (please specify)

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* 27. (OPTIONAL) Please provide your contact information if you would like for the school to follow up with you about any feedback provided or ways to get you more involved in the school as indicated on the surveys.

Parent/Guardian Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Address

Child's Name