Parent survey Question Title 1. My name (optional): Question Title 2. My child's home school (optional): Question Title 3. How has your child adjusted to the new learning dynamic at Aurora College? Very well Moderately well Not well Comment (optional) Question Title 4. Aurora has asked all home schools to provide a desktop computer and a suitable work space for your child to connect to the virtual learning environment. Have these been provided by the home school? Yes No Comment (optional) Question Title 5. Aurora has provided all students with a Wacom graphics tablet, webcam and headset with microphone. Has your child been using this equipment with the school computer allocated to him/her? Yes No Comment (optional) Question Title 6. Has your child been able to access the following applications? Yes No Moodle Moodle Yes Moodle No Office 365 Office 365 Yes Office 365 No Google Apps Google Apps Yes Google Apps No Online textbooks Online textbooks Yes Online textbooks No Comment (optional) Question Title 7. Aurora has funded the position of Aurora College Coordinator at your home school. Is the Aurora College Coordinator providing adequate support to your child? Yes No Comment (optional) Question Title 8. Is your child missing home school lessons to attend Aurora College lessons? No Yes (Please indicate how many lessons are missed in a cycle) Question Title 9. Does your home school assist with your child accessing missed home school lessons due to attendance at Aurora College? Yes No Comment (optional) Question Title 10. Which of the following best describes the home school’s overall level of support for your child’s co-enrolment with Aurora College? Very supportive Moderately supportive Not supportive Discouraging Comment (optional) Question Title 11. Are you able to provide specific examples where high quality support HAS been provided by the home school? No Yes (Please provide details) Question Title 12. Are you able to provide specific examples where high quality support HAS NOT BEEN provided by the home school? No Yes (Please provide details) Question Title 13. How many LUNCH breaks is your child missing in a typical week to attend Aurora lessons? Question Title 14. How many RECESS breaks is your child missing in a typical week to attend Aurora lessons? Question Title 15. Do you think your child’s attendance at Aurora College has hindered his/her ability to develop peer relationships at the home school? Yes No Comment (optional) Question Title 16. Would you and/or your child like to see more or less of the school curriculum taught by Aurora College? More Less Same Comment (optional) Question Title 17. Do you know how to contact your child’s Aurora College teacher if you have any concerns? Yes No Comment (optional) Question Title 18. Would you access an online ‘parent meeting place’ in order to contact: Yes No Teachers? Teachers? Yes Teachers? No Other parents? Other parents? Yes Other parents? No Comment (optional) Question Title 19. How important do you consider ‘residential schools’ to be? Very important Moderately important Not important A waste of time Comment (optional) Question Title 20. Which of the following do you consider to be valuable components of a typical residential school? (Choose one or more) Site visits to businesses and partner institutions Excursions to local points of interest Mentoring opportunities Master classes Lessons Practical lessons Team building exercises Social activities Other (please specify) Question Title 21. Would you like to see more or less residential schools than the two per year currently scheduled? More Less Same Comment (optional) Question Title 22. Where would you like to see a future residential school held? Question Title 23. How important do you consider the ‘virtual’ face-to-face contact with teachers and peers to be? Very important Moderately important Not important A waste of time Comment (optional) Question Title 24. Will your child continue his/her enrolment at Aurora College next year? Yes No Comment (optional) Question Title 25. What advice would you provide to other families considering enrolling children at Aurora College? (Optional) Question Title 26. Do you have any additional comments you would like to make? (Optional) Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Done
