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NPS SEPAC Needs Assessment

Thank you for completing our annual SEPAC Needs Assessment Survey. All responses are completely confidential. If you have any questions or would like to discuss any part of the survey, please contact northamptonsepac@gmail.com.


This survey is 18 questions and should take approximately 5 minutes to complete.  Please respond to these first questions so we can get a better understanding of our SEPAC membership.
1.My child/children with an IEP/504 plan is in: Mark all that apply
2.My child is:
3.In the past 24 months, how many virtual or onsite SEPAC hosted events (e.g. meet and greet, listening session, basic rights workshops) have you attended?
4.If you did not attend a SEPAC events, what was your reason for not attending? Mark all that apply.
5.As we plan our events over the next 10 months, which topics/ideas would you be interested in attending? Mark all that apply
6.Do you prefer:
7.What time of day works best for meetings/social events: Mark all that apply
8.The next few questions relate to communication so we can better understand how well the school staff/administration has been with communication and how we can better communicate with our SEPAC community.

Please rate the following statement for each of the categories below.
School staff are easily accessible and available to answer my questions.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Strongly Disagree
I Don't Know
N/A
School Principal
School Staff (e.g. School Adjustment Counselor, Associate Principal)
Classroom Teacher(s)
Special Education Administration (e.g. Department of Student Services)
District Administration (e.g. Superintendent)
9.Please rate the following statement for each of the categories below.
School staff return my phone calls and emails in a timely manner.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Strongly Disagree
I Don't Know
N/A
School Principal
School Staff (e.g. School Adjustment Counselor, Associate Principal)
Classroom Teacher(s)
Special Education Administration (e.g. Department of Student Services)
District Administration (e.g. Superintendent)
10.The school staff/administration communicates the role of SEPAC and shares events with me so that I can participate.
11.I prefer the following forms of communication: Mark all that apply
12.Lastly, it is SEPAC’s role to conduct a needs assessment to assist in PAC's regulatory responsibility to participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of the school district's special education program. The following questions relate to that needs assessment related to your child’s IEP/504 plan process and implementation.

IEP/504 plan evaluations conducted by school personnel accurately reflect my child's needs.
13.The school provides my child with all the supports and services documented on my child's IEP/504 plan.
14.My child's IEP/504 plan tells how progress toward goals will be measured.
15.General education and special education teachers work together to ensure that my child's IEP/504 plan is being implemented
16.The school ensures that after school and extra-curricular activities are accessible to students with disabilities.
17.Thank you for taking the time to complete this important survey.  If there any other areas of concern or additional comments you would like to make about any questions on the survey or SEPAC, please add them here:
18.This survey is completely confidential and no individual name will be shared with school administration. The following information is for individuals who would like to sign up to receive regular SEPAC communication.

If you would like to sign up for our SEPAC communication distribution list, please complete the following information.
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