Parent Dashboard - Parent Survey The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is developing a Parent Dashboard to increase transparency and make information about school performance and other school-level data easier for parents and the public to access. This is part of New York’s ESSA plan.NYSED is gathering feedback from parents and stakeholders to guide the work of developing the Parent Dashboard. NYSED will use this feedback to identify the data that is most useful to parents and the public.Please complete this five-minute survey and tell us how we can make the Parent Dashboard as useful as possible. Question Title * 1. How would you best describe yourself? Select all that apply. Parent or guardian Student School/District staff Community member Education advocate Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Where do you currently get information about your local public school (i.e., graduation rates, data on student performance, etc.) in New York State? Select all that apply. The school's website Emails from the school Letters from the school (via the U.S. Postal Service or sent home with students) The district's website Emails from the district Letters from the district (via the U.S. Postal Service or sent home with students) The New York State Education Department Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.) Newspaper Radio Advocacy or Non-profit organizations I don't get information about my local public school. Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. What prevents you from getting information about public schools in New York? Select all that apply. I don't know where to get information. I don't have time to get information. The information that is available is confusing and not useful. I don't want information about schools. I have all the information I need. Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Which of the following are true for you about the current New York school report card website? Select all that apply. I was not aware this resource existed. I do not know where to find the site. I use other resources to get information about my local school. I don't have any interest in this type of resource. Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. What type of data would be most useful to help you determine the quality of a school?Descriptions of each data type are available.Please rank the following in order of usefulness (1 = most useful): Question Title * 6. When looking at school data, what helps provide the most useful context? Comparing the school to the district Comparing the school to the state Comparing the school to its own prior year results Comparing subgroups of students within the school (e.g. ethnicity, English Language Learners, etc.) Question Title * 7. How much time would you typically spend exploring a website reporting data and information about your local public school? Less than 5 minutes 5-10 minutes 10-20 minutes Over 20 minutes Question Title * 8. How much time would you be willing to spend to view a video that explains how to use a new website that shares school data? I wouldn't spend time watching a tutorial about how to use a website. A minute or less. 2-5 minutes More than 5 minutes Thank you for completing the survey.If you have questions or comments, please email ParentDashboard@nysed.gov Done
