2020 English Survey.pdf

t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t

My child’s teachers give homework that helps my child learn.

My child’s school has high expectations for student learning.

My child’s teachers encourage my child to learn.

My child’s teachers provide extra help when my child needs it.

I am satisfied with the learning environment at my child’s school.

My child’s school is kept neat and clean.

My child’s teachers care about my child as an individual.

Students at my child’s school are well-behaved.

My child feels safe at school.

My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.

My child’s school has an anti-bullying program to prevent or deal with bullying.

I am satisfied with the social and physical environment at my child’s school.

Attend Open Houses or parent-teacher conferences.

Attend student programs or performances.

Volunteer for the school (bake cookies, help in office, help with school fundraising, etc.).

Go on trips with my child’s school (out-of-town band contest, field trip to the museum, etc.).

Participate in School Improvement Council meetings.

Participate in Parent-Teacher-Student Organizations (PTA, PTO, etc.).

Participate in school committees (textbook committee, spring carnival committee, etc.).

My child’s teachers contact me to say good things about my child.

My child’s teachers tell me how I can help my child learn.

My child’s teachers invite me to visit my child’s classrooms during the school day.

My child’s school returns my phone calls or e-mails promptly.

My child’s school includes me in decision-making.

My child’s school gives me information about what my child should be learning in school.

My child’s school considers changes based on what parents say.

My child’s school schedules activities at times that I can attend.

My child’s school treats all students fairly.

The principal at my child’s school is available and welcoming.

I am satisfied with home-school relations at my child’s school.

Parents in South Carolina who have children in selected grades are being asked to complete this survey. This survey asks you how you feel about your child’s school. Since this survey will be used to help make your child’s school a better place, it is very important to tell us exactly what you think. Your answers will be kept private. The school will get a summary of the survey results.

Directions: Read each statement. Decide if you agree, mostly agree, mostly disagree or disagree with the statement. Then darken the bubble beside each statement. Do not write your name or address on this survey.

Learning Environment

Social and Physical Environment

Please tell us if you do the following:

Home-School Relations

School Name: [SCHOOL NAME]

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

Disagree

I don’t do this, but I would like to

Agree

I don’t do this, and I don’t care to

Strongly Agree

The school does not offer this activity/event

Don’t Know

School ID

Strongly Disagree

I do this

MARKING INSTRUCTIONS

\\\\» INCORRECTCORRECT

South Carolina Parent Survey

Go on to next page.EliteView™ EM-294652-2:654321 ED06 chearn Highlight chearn Highlight chearn Highlight chearn Highlight chearn Highlight

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

Attend parent workshops (how to help my child with school work, how to talk to my child about drugs, effective discipline, etc.).

Visit my child’s classrooms during the school day.

Contact my child’s teachers about my child’s school work.

Limit the amount of time my child watches TV, plays video games, surfs the Internet, etc.

Make sure my child does his/her homework.

Help my child with homework when he/she needs it.

Lack of transportation reduces my involvement.

Family health problems reduce my involvement.

Lack of available care for my children or other family members reduces my involvement.

My work schedule makes it hard for me to be involved.

The school does not encourage my involvement.

Information about how to be involved either comes too late or not at all.

I don’t feel like it is appreciated when I try to be involved.

Please mark if each of the following is TRUE or FALSE.

8.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

I don’t do this, but I would like to

I don’t do this, but I would like to

True

I don’t do this, and I don’t care to

I don’t do this, and I don’t care to

False

The school does not offer this activity/eventI do this

I do this

The school’s overall friendliness.

The school’s interest in parents’ ideas and opinions.

The school’s efforts to get important information from parents.

The school’s efforts to give important information to parents.

What grade is your child in?

What is your child’s gender?

What is your child’s race/ethnicity?

What grades did your child receive on his/her last report card?

Has your child been bullied at school this year?

If yes, was your child bullied: (Mark all that apply)

If yes, was your child bullied: (Mark all that apply)

What is your gender?

What is your race/ethnic group?

What is your family’s total yearly household income?

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Please rate your school on:

Please answer the following questions about your child:

Please answer the following questions about yourself. We are asking these questions because we want to be sure that schools are including all parents. For each question, please mark only one answer. Your answers will be kept private.

Thank you very much for completing this survey!

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

1.

2.

4.

3.

Good Okay

Bad Very BadVery Good

3rd

Male

Yes

Physically

African-American/Black Caucasian/White

African-American/Black Caucasian/White

In classroom On-line/texting during school

Less than $15,000 $15,000–$24,999

Hispanic Native American

Hispanic Native American

Other location at school On the bus

$25,000–$34,999 $35,000–$54,999

Attended elementary/high school Completed high school/GED

Earned Associate Degree Attended college/training program

Earned college degree Postgraduate study and/or degree

All or mostly A’s and B’s All or mostly B’s and C’s

Asian American/Pacific Islander Other

Asian American/Pacific Islander Other

At sporting events After school

$55,000–$75,000 More than $75,000

All or mostly C’s and D’s All or mostly D’s and F’s

Female

No

Verbally

Don’t know

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th

\ \Male Female

Please tell us if you do the following: (cont.)

Please tell us if you do the following:

Both

Bullying is when 1 or more students tease, threaten, spread rumors about, hit, shove, or hurt another student over and over again physically. It is not bullying when 2 students of about the same strength or power argue or fight or tease each other in a friendly way.