Parent involvement/ Interest Inventory

Family involvement is fun, informative, and most of all, helps our children perform better in school. Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey. We will use the results of this survey to strengthen our connection with parents in our district.

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* 1. Check the types of workshops you would be interested in to help your children learn

Helping with homework

Improving reading skills

Testing programs and what they mean

Improving your child's self-image

Building parenting skills

Preventing drug abuse

Preventing alcohol use

Food and fitness

Bullying

Internet safety

Family arts, science, or math night

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* 2. When would you like to have these meetings?

On a weekday evening

Lunch hour

Before school starts

During the afternoon

Saturday Morning

Saturday afternoon

Sunday morning

Sunday afternoon

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* 3. I feel I can talk openly with my child's teacher.

Yes

To some degree

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* 4. I feel I can talk openly with my child's principal.

Yes

To some degree

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* 5. I feel that the teacher needs to be aware of home problems that may affect my child's work.

Yes

To some degree

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* 6. How effective are the following in improving communication with your child's teacher and the school?

	yes	No	to some degree
Open Houses	Open Houses yes	Open Houses No	Open Houses to some degree
Grade level orientation sessions	Grade level orientation sessions yes	Grade level orientation sessions No	Grade level orientation sessions to some degree
Teacher parent conferences	Teacher parent conferences yes	Teacher parent conferences No	Teacher parent conferences to some degree
PTA meetings	PTA meetings yes	PTA meetings No	PTA meetings to some degree

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* 7. As a parent, do you have trouble with any of the following?

	Yes	No	To some degree
Your child's homework	Your child's homework Yes	Your child's homework No	Your child's homework To some degree
Discipline	Discipline Yes	Discipline No	Discipline To some degree
Dealing with your child's problems	Dealing with your child's problems Yes	Dealing with your child's problems No	Dealing with your child's problems To some degree
Motivating your child	Motivating your child Yes	Motivating your child No	Motivating your child To some degree

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* 8. Would you be willing to volunteer in the following ways?

Clerical or administrative duties for school or PTA

Helping in your child's classroom (reading aloud or working with individual students)

Organizing PTA or school events (open house, holiday program, science fair)

Participating on an advisory committee (curriculum, school issues, school safety)

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* 9. Check the kinds of resources and services you would like to see at the school

Homework help

After school child care

Parenting support

Family use of school facilities

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Please indicate hobbies and work experience that you could share with the students, school, or parent
group

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* 11. I think that parent and community involvement at school could be strengthened in the following ways

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* 12. Optional

Name

Best time to contact you

Telephone

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* 1. Check the types of workshops you would be interested in to help your children learn

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* 2. When would you like to have these meetings?

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* 3. I feel I can talk openly with my child's teacher.

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* 4. I feel I can talk openly with my child's principal.

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* 5. I feel that the teacher needs to be aware of home problems that may affect my child's work.

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* 6. How effective are the following in improving communication with your child's teacher and the school?

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* 7. As a parent, do you have trouble with any of the following?

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* 8. Would you be willing to volunteer in the following ways?

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* 9. Check the kinds of resources and services you would like to see at the school

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* 10. Please indicate hobbies and work experience that you could share with the students, school, or parent group

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* 11. I think that parent and community involvement at school could be strengthened in the following ways

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* 12. Optional

* 10. Please indicate hobbies and work experience that you could share with the students, school, or parent
group