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Bureau of Indian Education Parent Survey - Special Education

This is a survey for parents of students receiving special education services. Your responses will help guide efforts to improve services and results for children and families.

1. If you have more than one child receiving special education services, complete the survey for each child.
2. You may skip any item that you feel does not apply to you or your child.
3. For each statement below, please select one of the response choices: agree or disagree.
4. If you have questions about terms used in the survey questions, please reach out to your child’s school.
1.School Name
Survey Questions
2.The school considers me an equal partner with teachers and other professionals in planning my child's program.
3.The school sends written information about my child that I can understand.
4.At the IEP meeting, we discuss how my child would participate in school and statewide assessments.
5.At the IEP meeting, we discuss the accommodations and modifications that support my child’s learning.
6.The IEP team explains how my child is educated in the general education classroom with supports as much as possible.
7.Teachers and administrators encourage me to participate in the decision-making process.
8.Teachers and administrators ensure that I have fully understood the Procedural Safeguards, which are the rules in the federal law that protect the rights of parents of students with disabilities.
9.The school has a person on staff who is available to answer my questions about my child’s special education program and services.
10.The school provides Progress Reports for my child’s IEP goals.
11.The school asks my opinion about how well special education services are meeting my child’s needs.
Choose or identify/write one option for each category:
12.Child’s Grade (Choose only one)
13.Child’s Age in Years
14.State of Residence
15.Child’s Race/Ethnicity (Select all that apply)
16.Child’s Primary Disability (Choose only one)
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