[SE-Dir] 2017-2018 Parent Involvement Survey and Feedback

Wed Apr 11 14:11:18 PDT 2018

TO:  School District Superintendents and Special Education Directors

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

Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Office of Student Services
______________________________________________
April 11, 2018

As part of the State Performance Plan (SPP), Oregon Department of Education (ODE) conducts an annual parent survey to measure how well schools reach out to parents of children with disabilities and engage them in the education of their children.  Each district is surveyed once during the three-year sampling cycle.  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. ODE is working in conjunction with FACT Oregon (Oregon's Parent Training and Information Center) on this important endeavor.

The survey results report the percent of parents who indicate that schools facilitate their 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 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.  You may revise the letter to include information on local parent involvement activities and volunteer opportunities.

We also attached a flyer for families who may be asked to participate in the 2017-2018 parent involvement survey.  Please share this flyer with families of children with disabilities residing in the following school districts:

Adrian SD 61
Alsea SD 7J
Amity SD 4J
Annex SD 29
Arock SD 81
Athena-Weston SD 29J
Brookings-Harbor 17C
Burnt River SD 30J
Camas Valley SD 21
Cascade SD 5
Centennial SD 28J
Cor/H
Corvallis SD 509J
Cove SD 15
Dallas SD 2
Douglas County 4
Dufur SD 29
Eagle Point SD 9
Elkton SD 34
Eugene SD 4J
Falls City SD 57
Fossil SD 21J
Gaston SD 511J
Gervais SD 1
Gladstone SD 115
Greater Albany SD 8J
Harney County SD 4
Harper SD 66
Hermiston SD 8R
Hood River County SD 1
Jefferson SD 14J
John Day SD 3
Jordan Valley SD 3
Junction City SD 69
Juntura SD 12
Klamath Falls City SD 1
La Grande SD 1
Lowell SD 71
Marcola SD 79J
Molalla River SD 35
Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56
Nestucca Valley SD 101J
North Powder SD 8J
Oakland SD 1
Oakridge SD 76
Oregon Trail SD 46
Port Orford-Langlois 2CJ
Portland SD 1J
Redmond SD 2J
Reynolds SD 7
Riverdale SD 51J
Rogue River SD 35
Scappoose SD 1J
Scio SD 95
Seaside SD 10
Sheridan SD 48J
Sisters SD 6
South Lane SD 45J
Spray SD 1
Springfield SD 19
Stanfield SD 61
Suntex SD 10
Sweet Home SD 55
Troy SD 54
Willamina SD 30J
Yoncalla SD 32
(Random sampling will occur in all bolded Districts.)

We anticipate that the surveys will be mailed to parents by June 1st.  If you have questions or would like a copy of the survey, please contact Brad Lenhardt at Brad.Lenhardt at state.or.us<mailto:Brad.Lenhardt at state.or.us> or at 503-947-5755.

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Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant
to Assistant Superintendent Sarah Drinkwater
Office of Student Services
503-947-5738  www.oregon.gov/ode<http://www.oregon.gov/ode>

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