Middle School Title I Parent and Family Engagement Survey

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* 1. How welcome does the school staff at your child's school make you feel?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 2. How often do you participate in school events because your child encourages you to be involved?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 3. In the past year, how often have you visited your child's school?

Never

Once or twice

Every few months

Monthly

Weekly or more

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* 4. In the past year, how often did you participate in a parent and family engagement activity, event, or program at your child's school?

Never

Once or twice

Every few months

Monthly

Weekly or more

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* 5. In the past year, how often have you talked with the school about how they can help your child learn?

Never

Once or twice

Every few months

Monthly

Weekly or more

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* 6. Please check any of the following that would help you participate more often in school functions, activities, and planning events?

Transportation provided

Child care provided

Event/meeting reminders one week before the event

Meetings/activities offered more than once

Meetings/activities offered at various times

Meetings/activities held in community locations other than the school

Other (please specify)

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* 7. When is the best time for you to attend a school event for parents?

Before school (M-F)

During school, before lunch (M-F)

During school, after lunch (M-F)

After school (M-F)

Saturday

Other (please specify preferred day/time)

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* 8. Overall, how much do you feel your child's school values parent input?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 9. Do you know with whom to communicate at your child's school when you have a question or concern?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 10. How often dose your child's school provide you with information about ways to engage in the education of your child?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 11. How often have you had opportunities to visit with your child's teacher to discuss your child's progress throughout the school year?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 12. In the past year, how often dd you communicate with teachers at your child's school?

Never

Once or twice

Every few months

Monthly

Weekly or more

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* 13. In your opinion, how effective are the following when it comes to the school communicating with you or your family?

	Not Effective	Effective	Very Effective
Parent meetings (open house, curriculum night, etc.)	Parent meetings (open house, curriculum night, etc.) Not Effective	Parent meetings (open house, curriculum night, etc.) Effective	Parent meetings (open house, curriculum night, etc.) Very Effective
Parent/Teacher Conferences	Parent/Teacher Conferences Not Effective	Parent/Teacher Conferences Effective	Parent/Teacher Conferences Very Effective
Newsletters (link on schools website)	Newsletters (link on schools website) Not Effective	Newsletters (link on schools website) Effective	Newsletters (link on schools website) Very Effective
Automated calls from the school	Automated calls from the school Not Effective	Automated calls from the school Effective	Automated calls from the school Very Effective
Email	Email Not Effective	Email Effective	Email Very Effective
School Website	School Website Not Effective	School Website Effective	School Website Very Effective
Flyers sent home with your child	Flyers sent home with your child Not Effective	Flyers sent home with your child Effective	Flyers sent home with your child Very Effective
Grade level weekly emails	Grade level weekly emails Not Effective	Grade level weekly emails Effective	Grade level weekly emails Very Effective

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* 14. What are the best way for you to provide input regarding your child's school? (Please check all that apply)

Attend meetings

Phone call

Complete survey online

Complete and return a paper survey

Send a note to the school

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* 15. Do you have difficulties with any of the following?

	Yes	No	N/A
Understanding school policies	Understanding school policies Yes	Understanding school policies No	Understanding school policies N/A
Accessing the school webpage	Accessing the school webpage Yes	Accessing the school webpage No	Accessing the school webpage N/A
Accessing the Parent PowerSchool (if applicable)	Accessing the Parent PowerSchool (if applicable) Yes	Accessing the Parent PowerSchool (if applicable) No	Accessing the Parent PowerSchool (if applicable) N/A

If yes, please provide specifics:

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* 16. How any times per month do you access the school website?

0-5

6-10

10 or more

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* 17. How clear is our understanding of the programs and courses that are offered for your child?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 18. I am informed as to how my child is doing academically in school.

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 19. In the past year, how often have you talked with the school about ways that you can help your child's learning at home?

Never

Once or twice

Every few months

Monthly

Weekly or more

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* 20. How many times per month do you access your child's grades online?

0-5

6-10

10 or more

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* 21. How confident are you in your ability to support your child's learning at home?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 22. What types of trying or programs to improve student academic achievement would you be likely to participate in if they were offered by the school? Please check al that apply.

Educational parent workshops or classes

Parent meetings or presentations

School decision making committees or councils

Volunteering

Lunch n learn sessions

Online parent classes or webinar presentations

Family fun learning nights

Mentoring

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* 23. How confident are you in your ability to help your child make choices about programs and courses he/she needs to take?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

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* 24. In the past year, how often have you given advice to the school?

Never

Once or twice

Every few months

Monthly

Weekly or more

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* 25. Did you participate in any of the following decision-making opportunities requiring parent input and partnership? (Check all that apply)

Title I Program planning and evaluation

Development of school parent and family engagement plan

Development of school-parent compact

Parent-Teacher conferences

School Governance Team

If so, which did you find most meaningful and enjoyable to be a part of? If you did not participate in any, why not?

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* 26. How well do you feel that the school's parent and family engagement policy and plan provides opportunities for effective involvement of parents to support student academic achievement?

Not well at all

Mildly well

Fairly well

Quite well

Extremely well

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* 27. Our school s required to set aside a percentage the Title I money we receive for parent and family engagement activities to actively engage parents in the academic achievement of their children. In the past, money has been spent to provide the school with a family engagement coordinator position and to fund the parent resource center. What are your suggestions for how Title I parent and family engagement money should be spent?

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* 28. What support do you need from the school to ensure your child moves from one grade to the next?

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* 29. How can our school improve on actively engaging parents and community members in the activities of our school to increase student academic achievement?

Middle School Title I Parent and Family Engagement Survey

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* 1. How welcome does the school staff at your child's school make you feel?

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* 2. How often do you participate in school events because your child encourages you to be involved?

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* 3. In the past year, how often have you visited your child's school?

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* 4. In the past year, how often did you participate in a parent and family engagement activity, event, or program at your child's school?

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* 5. In the past year, how often have you talked with the school about how they can help your child learn?

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* 6. Please check any of the following that would help you participate more often in school functions, activities, and planning events?

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* 7. When is the best time for you to attend a school event for parents?

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* 8. Overall, how much do you feel your child's school values parent input?

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* 9. Do you know with whom to communicate at your child's school when you have a question or concern?

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* 10. How often dose your child's school provide you with information about ways to engage in the education of your child?

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* 11. How often have you had opportunities to visit with your child's teacher to discuss your child's progress throughout the school year?

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* 12. In the past year, how often dd you communicate with teachers at your child's school?

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* 13. In your opinion, how effective are the following when it comes to the school communicating with you or your family?

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* 14. What are the best way for you to provide input regarding your child's school? (Please check all that apply)

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* 15. Do you have difficulties with any of the following?

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* 16. How any times per month do you access the school website?

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* 17. How clear is our understanding of the programs and courses that are offered for your child?

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* 18. I am informed as to how my child is doing academically in school.

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* 19. In the past year, how often have you talked with the school about ways that you can help your child's learning at home?

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* 20. How many times per month do you access your child's grades online?

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* 21. How confident are you in your ability to support your child's learning at home?

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* 22. What types of trying or programs to improve student academic achievement would you be likely to participate in if they were offered by the school? Please check al that apply.

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* 23. How confident are you in your ability to help your child make choices about programs and courses he/she needs to take?

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* 24. In the past year, how often have you given advice to the school?

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* 25. Did you participate in any of the following decision-making opportunities requiring parent input and partnership? (Check all that apply)

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* 26. How well do you feel that the school's parent and family engagement policy and plan provides opportunities for effective involvement of parents to support student academic achievement?

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* 28. What support do you need from the school to ensure your child moves from one grade to the next?

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* 29. How can our school improve on actively engaging parents and community members in the activities of our school to increase student academic achievement?

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* 30. What grade is your child in?

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* 31. What is the primary language spoken in your home?

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* 32. What is your relationship to you child?