[SE-Dir] Parent Invovement Survey

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TO:  School District & ESD Superintendents and Special Education Directors

The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:


Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Office of Learning-Student Services
______________________________________________
April 2, 2014


RE:  Parent Involvement Survey

As part of the State Performance Plan (SPP), Oregon Department of Education (ODE) with support from ICF International conducts an annual parent survey to measure how well districts and ESD's reach out to parents of children with disabilities and engage them in the education of their children.  ODE uses the National Center for Special Education Accountability Monitoring (NCSEAM) Family Survey.  Each district and county is surveyed once during the six-year sampling cycle, and survey results are incorporated into the district's Special Education Report Card.<http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1831>  In small districts, all families are surveyed; in large districts random sampling is used (Beaverton only for the current 2013-2014 survey).

The survey results report the percent of parents who say that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.  The survey includes questions on the district's efforts to partner with parents, the quality of special education services, and the impact of special education services on family and parent participation in the special education process.

The attached revisable sample letter was developed by ODE.  We encourage you to share this letter with parents at annual IEP meetings or include the letter during the distribution of the Special Education Report Card.  Please revise the letter to include your district or ESD particulars, information on local parent involvement activities and volunteer opportunities.

We have attached a sample revisable flyer that you could send home to your families or post in your buildings.

The following district's will be receiving School Age surveys for the 2013-2014 school year:  Adrian, Athena-Weston, Beaverton, Bethel, Brookings-Harbor, Douglas County SD 4, Douglas County SD 15, Dufur, Eagle Point, Falls City, Greater Albany Public, Harper, Helix, Huntington, Jefferson County, Jewell, John Day, Klamath County, Lake Oswego, North Lake, North Marion, Paisley, Philomath, Prospect, Rogue River, Scio, Sherwood, South Harney, St. Helens, Silver Falls, Suntex, Ukiah, and Vale.




The following ESD's will be receiving EI/ECSE surveys for the 2013-2014 school year:
Columbia, Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Umatilla, and Yamhill


We anticipate that the surveys will be mailed to parents in mid-April.  If you have questions or would like a copy of the survey, please contact Jeremy Wells at 503-947-5782 or jeremy.wells at state.or.us<mailto:jeremy.wells at state.or.us>.




Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant
Oregon Department of Education
Office of Learning l Student Services
503-947-5738 l FAX: 503-378-5156 l ruby.sandberg at state.or.us<mailto:ruby.sandberg at state.or.us>

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