The Quality Special Education Scale (QSES) was designed to deepen schools' understanding of the quality of their special education programming and inclusion. Through its facilitation, school staff and leaders will receive a detailed data report that will foster more effective conversation toward systemic improvements. We are particularly interested in learning more about your parent engagement at your child's school and appreciate your input.

Directions: Complete this survey by reflecting on your experiences with your child's school. If you have more than one student at this school with an IEP, please respond based on the oldest student's experience.  Please only mark one answer per item.  Your responses will be collected anonymously.

Thank you for participating in our survey. Your feedback is essential.
-The Ability Challenge Team

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* 1. What is today's date?

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* 2. What is the name of your child's school?

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* 3. How many years have you had a child(ren) at this school?

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* 4. What grade is your oldest child with an IEP that attends this school in presently?

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* 5. My child's teacher(s) communicate regularly with me about progress made in the classroom/school against IEP goals.

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* 6. I am routinely communicated with via my preferred method of communication.

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* 7. The school's leadership regularly communicates important (school) events effectively.

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* 8. My child’s teachers and/or school leaders clearly communicate how and when IEP goals/interventions are being implemented in the classroom.

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* 9. I am regularly offered opportunities to attend parent workshops and/or training to support my child with an IEP.

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* 10. My child’s school provides support and training in a way that works best with my schedule.

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* 11. I am routinely informed about what my child is working on and supported by the school in a way that allows me to carry over those supports in the home.

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* 12. My child's teachers ask many questions and engage in a variety of strategies to get to know the family at a more personal level.

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* 13. When I meet with teachers at my child's school, they give me their undivided attention (e.g., use body language and gestures that demonstrate active engagement and interest).

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* 14. Teachers at my child's school try their best to understand their perspective and seek to understand what it is like to walk in “my” (the family’s) shoes.

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* 15. Teachers at my child's school try to find common ground and purpose (e.g., discuss common challenges or issues they have had to overcome or confront).

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* 16. The leadership at my child's school  (e.g. principal and AP) inquires about how I would like to be involved in my child’s education.

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* 17. My child's teacher makes a concerted effort to ask me about our home life, our cultural traditions at home, and our values as it relates to our child.

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* 18. My child's teachers seek out information from me about my child's motivations and interests (outside of school).

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* 19. My child's teachers make an effort to incorporate our family’s heritage and (cultural) traditions into their instruction and classroom.

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* 20. I believe the school expects the best from my child.

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* 21. (Optional) Is there anything else you want the school to know about your child's special education experience?

 
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