Parent Survey

Dear parent or guardian:

As a strong supporter of education for the students in MD, the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education needs your advice. Thank you for taking a moment of your time to provide your thoughts and ideas. Your feedback is very valuable not only to our organization, but to parents across the state.

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* 1. I rely on the following for education tips/resources:

	never	occasionally	often
teachers	teachers never	teachers occasionally	teachers often
schools	schools never	schools occasionally	schools often
other parents	other parents never	other parents occasionally	other parents often
faith-based groups	faith-based groups never	faith-based groups occasionally	faith-based groups often
community associations	community associations never	community associations occasionally	community associations often
recreation programs	recreation programs never	recreation programs occasionally	recreation programs often
local libraries	local libraries never	local libraries occasionally	local libraries often

Other (please specify)

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* 2. I rely on the following to receive information concerning my child's education:

	never	occasionally	often
my child's teacher	my child's teacher never	my child's teacher occasionally	my child's teacher often
my child's school	my child's school never	my child's school occasionally	my child's school often
my employer	my employer never	my employer occasionally	my employer often
my friends/family	my friends/family never	my friends/family occasionally	my friends/family often
PTA	PTA never	PTA occasionally	PTA often

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How do you get that information now and which ways would you prefer to get it? (check appropriate boxes)

	Now	Preferred
phone messages	phone messages Now	phone messages Preferred
text messages	text messages Now	text messages Preferred
paper notices or newsletters	paper notices or newsletters Now	paper notices or newsletters Preferred
e-mail	e-mail Now	e-mail Preferred
school website	school website Now	school website Preferred
social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)	social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) Now	social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) Preferred

Other (please specify)

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* 4. I know what courses my child needs to take to prepare him/her for college and/or career.

Yes

Not sure

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* 5. Information that I would find helpful in supporting my child in his/her education is: (check all that apply)

Monthly tips to help them succeed in school

Links to contact information of his/her teachers/principal

Links to career information and exposure opportunities (i.e. finding internship information)

Links to information on paying for college (i.e. financial aid, scholarships, grants, etc.)

Information on the high school graduation requirements

Information on colleges or trade schools

Information on preparing for college

Information on applying to college

Information on completing college

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Areas I feel parents need more information regarding education and their children include:

Helping their child select the most appropriate high school classes

Knowing what their child needs to be successful in life

How will common core standards impact their child

How their child is being measured

What impact does high school have on students who plan to attend college

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What advice would you have for us as we develop tools for parents?

Please tell us about you

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* 8. I am a _______________ of a Maryland elementary/middle/high school student.

Parent

Caregiver

Grandparent

Other

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* 9. My child(ren) attend school in __________ school district(s).

	Child 1	Child 2	Child 3	Child 4	Child 5
select for each child	select for each child Child 1 menu	select for each child Child 2 menu	select for each child Child 3 menu	select for each child Child 4 menu	select for each child Child 5 menu

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* 10. My child(ren) attend school at:

Child 1

Child 2

Child 3

Child 4

Child 5

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* 11. My child(ren) is/are currently in:

	Child 1	Child 2	Child 3	Child 4	Child 5
select for each child	select for each child Child 1 menu	select for each child Child 2 menu	select for each child Child 3 menu	select for each child Child 4 menu	select for each child Child 5 menu

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* 12. If you would like to keep updated on future initiatives concerning parents supporting their children in education, please provide your e-mail address.

Thank you again for taking time to complete this survey!