DeSoto ISD GEAR UP: Linking Education to Success (LET'S GEAR UP)
Parent Survey 2019-2020

Student Name:(Required.)
Parents: please take a few minutes to share your opinions about the information and services you and your child
received through the GEAR UP program this school year (2019‐20). Please do not leave any item(s)
unanswered.
1.  Has anyone from your child’s school or GEAR UP ever spoken with you about college
entrance requirements?
(Required.)
2.  Has anyone from your child’s school or GEAR UP ever spoken with you about the availability of financial aid to help pay for college?(Required.)
3.  What is the highest education that you think your child will achieve?(Required.)
4.  Have you talked to your child about attending college?(Required.)
5. What would be the main reason your child would not continue an education after high school?
6.  Do you think that your child could afford to attend a 4‐year public college using financial aid, scholarships, and your family’s resources?(Required.)
7. Are you familiar with the GEAR UP program?
Please share your opinion about the following statements:
8. I think it is very important that my child attend college.
9. I think it is very important that my child graduate from high school.
10. I always make sure my child completes his/her homework.
11. Do you believe it is important to save money for college?
12. Have you started saving money for your child’s college?
13. Do you know the steps to saving money for your child's college?
14. Would you like to attend a training on how to save money for college?
15. Would you attend a training on financial literacy (checking & savings accounts, cost of college, credit cards, financial management, etc.)?
16. Are you knowledgeable about financial aid and the cost and benefits of your child pursuing a post‐secondary education?(Required.)
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