Parent and Family Partnership Surveys Pilot Study Introduction and Recruitment By: Darcy Hutchins, Ph.D. and Nazanin Mohajeri-Nelson, Ph.D. October 5, 2015

Introduction Background Development Requests from the field Limited options for schools and districts in measuring their family and community outreach efforts Development National Standards for Family-School Partnerships, adopted by Colorado Other surveys Subject Matter Experts Advocacy groups (i.e., SACPIE) Comparison to some district-developed surveys EDAC 2

Purpose Surveys Assess the outreach efforts of a school or districts based on the perceptions of school personnel and families Identify areas of focus for outreach efforts or areas in need of improvement Pilot Assess to the reliability and validity of the surveys before making them available to schools and districts as a resources 3

December through February Pilot Timeline CDE will analyze pilot data Provide a summary report of the statewide reliability and validity findings If district and school had a high enough participation rate, summary of findings from school/district will be provided back to the district March through July Communicate data collection information to school personnel and families Make multiple options available (online, paper copies); if need be, make computers available to families Provide ongoing communication to help increase participation rates December through February 2nd – attend methods training webinar Design the workplan for the collection (who, what, where, when, and how) Prepare communication to invite school personnel and families to participate in surveys November 5th – attend recruitment training webinar Discuss with appropriate stakeholders and decision makers October 4

Data will be sent directly to CDE Responsibilities Develop a workplan for the data collection (who, what, where, when, and how) Recruit school personnel and families to participate Determine the timeline that works best for your local context Establish the local process for sending surveys to school personnel and families, which… ensures anonymity of the participants; and increases likelihood of participation Communicate the participation process to school personnel and families Data will be sent directly to CDE 5

Assurances Anonymity of all participants Data will only be analyzed if sufficient number of respondents Data security 6

Supports and Resources Survey Instructions Draft Communication Electronic version on SurveyMonkey Paper Version Trainings provided, by request 7

Return on Investment Costs Benefits Staff time to prepare the data collection Any expenses associated with computer use, if made available for surveys If paper copies needed Printing/copying expenses Postage Paper Envelopes Benefits Helping develop a valid and reliable resource that will be available to schools and districts If a high enough participation rate, data on the school or district’s parent, family, and community outreach efforts 8

Pilot Study Methods More details to come at the next webinar for those that will participate 9

Contact Information Darcy Hutchins, Ph.D. Family Partnership Director Improvement Planning Unit 303-866-5921 Hutchins_d@cde.state.co.us Nazanin (Nazie) Mohajeri-Nelson, Ph.D. Alexandra Rechlin Data Collection Specialist and Research Analyst Director Data, Program Evaluation, and Reporting Office Federal Programs Unit 303-866-4571 303-866-6205 Rechlin_a@cde.state.co.us Mohajeri-nelson_n@cde.state.co.us 10