In the last few years, many school systems have asked for parental feedback in school programs, activities and curriculum. This helps create positive change in the school, but also gives parents a feeling of community and contribution to the education of their children. Surveys need to address important issues, but also should be quick enough that a parent can fill out the information in a few
. minutes. This makes them easy to complete but also easy to analyze.Administrators must be sure to carefully phrase each questions to keep them as clear as possible. Also, at the bottom of each survey, parents should have a space to make any comments they would like. Administrators must also take these surveys seriously. If parents get the idea that the corporation simply throws away these surveys, none will take it seriously. The following are a few questions to ask on a parent survey that can be included.
" Do you feel your child is receiving an appropriate amount of homework each week?"
" Do your child's teachers communicate with you on a regular basis with any difficulties in class?"
" Do you feel the curriculum of this school satisfies your child's educational needs?"
" If this school corporation offers free studying programs and tutoring, would you enroll your child in this program?"
" If you had a complaint, do you feel this school corporation would deal with it in a timely manner?"
" Do you feel disciplinary procedures are appropriate?"
" Are students prepared for standardized testing?"
" Do you believe standardized testing is a fair assessment of student performance?"
" Do you think current grades are inflated, or do children receive appropriate marks?"
These are only a short list of questions that can be placed on a parent survey. Just make sure questions are relevant, easy to understand and short. The shorter a survey is, the more likely parents are to fill it out.More reference links: http://www.proteacher.org/c/766_Parent_Survey.html http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml
