UWNNS / Education Alliance of Washoe County Teacher Survey
 

1. Family Engagement for High School Success

 
Questions for Teachers
Research shows that parent and family involvement is important to student success. Your school is participating in a planning process to help schools better partner with families towards graduation. Please complete the following questionnaire to help us better understand how to improve this partnership.

1. What school do you teach at?

 Middle SchoolsHigh Schools
School Name

2. What grades / subjects do you teach?

3. I post grades and attendance so that they are available to parents at least weekly.

4. Parents are informed if their student has been absent for more than a few days.

5. I make an effort to inform parents of my students on what their child is expected to learn in my class.

6. I connect with parents if their child is falling behind.

7. I am able to communicate positive things about each child with the parents of my students.

8. I try to find out what each student’s life aspirations are and help them understand how to attain them.

9. I try to assist parents in understanding how their child’s success in school is linked to attaining their life goals.

10. I encourage regular two-way communication with the parents of my students.

11. I am familiar with the district’s high school graduation requirements and can easily explain them to students or parents.

12. I am familiar with what it takes for a student to prepare for college and can easily explain this to students or parents.

13. What is needed to help teachers engage in two-way communication with parents towards student success?

14. Is there a question we should have asked, but didn’t? Please provide any information that you think is important to understanding how to involve families with schools.

15. If you are interested in learning more about this planning process, please provide us your name and the best way to contact you.