[SE-Dir] Parent Involvement Survey

[SANDBERG Ruby]

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


Nancy Latini, PhD
Assistant Superintendent
Student Learning & Partnerships
______________________________________________
Oregon Department of Education          Office of Special Education
255 Capitol Street NE   April 13, 2011
Salem, OR  97310-0203

TO:     All District and ESD Special Education Directors

FROM:   Nancy Latini

RE:     Parent Involvement Survey
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.  ODE uses the National Center for Special Education Accountability Monitoring (NCSEAM) Family Survey.  Each district is surveyed once during the six-year sampling cycle.  The results of the survey 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.

The 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 and impact of special education services on family, and parent participation in the special education process.

The attached sample letter was developed for you to share with parents at annual IEP meetings, during the distribution of the Special Education Report Card, or other means.  You may revise the letter to include information on local parent involvement activities and volunteer opportunities.

Also attached is a flyer for families who may be asked to participate in the 2011 parent involvement survey.  Please share this flyer with families of children with disabilities residing in the following school districts:
Arock, Ashwood, Bethel, Blachly, Burnt River, Butte Falls, Coos Bay, Corvallis, Dayville, Double O, Dufur, Fossil, Frenchglen, Gaston, Gervais, Glide, Harrisburg, Hood River, Huntington, Imbler, Jefferson, Joseph, Juntura, Klamath Falls City, Malheur County, Molalla River, Newberg, North Powder, Oakland, Oakridge, Perrydale, Powers, Prospect, Reynolds, Rogue River, Sisters, Troy, Ukiah, Union, and Yamhill-Carlton.

An additional flyer is attached for distribution to school administrators and special education staff in those districts that will be surveyed in spring 2011.  We anticipate that the surveys will be mailed to parents in late April or May.  If you have questions or would like a copy of the survey, please contact Robbi Perry at robbi.perry at state.or.us<mailto:robbi.perry at state.or.us>.

Attachments:
Parent letter - general notice on parent involvement & survey
Parent Flyer - for use in districts being surveyed spring 2011
Staff Flyer - for use in districts being surveyed spring 2011




Ruby Sandberg, Executive Support to
Nancy Latini, Assistant Superintendent
Oregon Department of Education
Office of Student Learning & Partnerships
503-947-5738   FAX: 503-378-5156
ruby.sandberg at state.or.us






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