Thursday, March 26, 2009

Quarterly Parent Surveys Encourage Communication

The use of a Quarterly Parent Survey is an efficient way to encourage communication from parents. At the beginning of the school year valuable information about a child may be revealed by a parent's response to a single question:

What are three things you would like me to know about your child?

Information provided may be valuable to a busy teacher who is trying to establish a relationship with each student early in the school year. As the year progresses, a carefully worded second survey may provide insight into a child's attitude about school. Consider the following questions:

What three things does your child like most about school?

What would you like me to know about your child?


A third parent survey at the beginning of third quarter may be worded so the teacher is provided with parent feedback about the many aspects of the classroom/school environment. For example:

As a parent, what three things do you like most about this school year?

Teachers and parents are very busy people and Quarterly Parent Surveys provide a quick and easy opportunity for communication.

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