Family - Friendly School Parent Survey

Hello Parent!

Thank you for taking time to complete this survey. The survey is designed to find out your thoughts about the environment at your child's school and how welcome you feel in the school building. You, the parent, play an important role in supporting student achievement and contributing to the school's success. Your opinion is very important to us and we appreciate your cooperation.

Please think about the following questions whil completing the survey:

How WELCOMING is the school building and environment? Does the school COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY with you? Are you encouraged to SUPORT STUDENT SUCCESS? Are you supported in SPEAKING UP to make sure that all students are treated fairly and have access to learning opportunities? Are you allowed to SHARE POWER as an equal partner in decisions that affect your child? Does your school COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNITY?

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* 1. Type of school:

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* 2. At this school, I am a (Please check all that apply)

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* 3. For the following questions, please mark the answer that you agree with most:

I feel welcome and accepted at my child's school.

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* 4. I enjoy visiting my child's school

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* 5. The school has parking spaces for parents.

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* 6. I am able to find my way easily around the school.

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* 7. The school has opportunitites that allow me to meet and speak with the staff at my child's school.

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* 8. My child's principal and assistant principal are available and easy to approach.

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* 9. I am comfortable going to the front office when visiting my child's school.

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* 10. The school's front office staff is nice, polite, and helpful.

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* 11. The school has a translator for non-English speaking families when needed.

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* 12. The school provides written materials in languages other than English for non-English speaking families.

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* 13. The school has a designated space for parents to get information on things such as events, test dates, workshops, resources, etc.

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* 14. The school has a parent resource center.

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* 15. I have received information about the Georgia Performance Standards.

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* 16. I am invited to the school to discuss my child's school work and progress.

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* 17. I am invited to the school to discuss my child's test scores.

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* 18. I receive timely and regular communication about upcoming events at the school.

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* 19. The school has a parent coordinator or parent liaison available if families have questions or need assistance.

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* 20. I am aksed and given a list of various ways to volunteer at my child's school.

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* 21. I am informed regularly about my child's progress by his/her teachers.

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* 22. I have been given the opportunity to review the school improvement plan.

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* 23. I have been given information on how to participate in the development of the school improvement plan.

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* 24. I know where to go and who to talk to if I wanted to volunteer at my child's school.

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* 25. The school encourages me to use my skills and strengths to contribute to student events.

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* 26. The school helps me in learning what I should ask about my child's progress and placement.

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* 27. The school explains programs that are availabel to me to help in my child's development.

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* 28. I am aware of the homework assigned to my child each night.

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* 29. I have received information on how to join the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or other parent organization at the school.

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* 30. The school's parent organization has a fair representation of the racial/ethnic population at the school.

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* 31. The school has active community partners that help promote student achievement.

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* 32. The school provides information on community resources and social services support.

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* 33. The school building is open to community organizations to use for events during non school hours.

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* 34. The school offers workshops to parents provided by community organizations.

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* 35. The school offers after school activities in partnership with community organizations for students.

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* 36. The school works with local businesses and community organizations to have student mentors, provide job shadowing, or teach new skills to students.

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* 37. The school invites community organization representatives to serve on committees for school events.

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