SY Special Education Parent Survey Presenter: Donald Griffin Education Program Specialist BIE-DPA, Special Education Unit

Collection of SY Special Education Parent Survey  Why do we conduct the parent survey?  The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is mandated to meet State Performance Plan (SPP) indicators targets set forth in the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  One of the indicators is Indicator 8, percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.  BIE reports annually to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) the BIE schools performance in meeting the SPP target for indicator 8 target in the Annual Performance Report (APR).  The BIE collects reporting data for indicator 8 from parents or guardians of students with disabilities from the parent survey.  The results from the Special Education Parent Survey help guide BIE’s efforts in improving services to children with disabilities and provide ideas to increase parent involvement in the process at both the State Education Agency (SEA) and Local Education Agency(LEA) – schools, levels.

SY Special Education Parent Survey  BIE-DPA is requesting all parents and guardians of students with disabilities that received special education and related services at a BIE funded school during school year to complete a parent survey  In order for the BIE to get reliable results, all schools must participate and all of the parents must have been given the opportunity to respond to this survey.

SY Special Education Parent Survey  2 methods for administration / collection of parent survey  On-Line Version  Paper-Copy Version  Schools can choose which method, or a blend that best fits for their unique circumstances

SY Special Education Parent Survey  On-Line Version of the Special Education Parent Survey Collection Tool OF7LdrkcZNUoSeG3Uhj6Nf81kjAVBMg_2Fkn9qIRoOPw_3D  Version of the Special Education Parent Survey Collection Tool

TimelinesActivity Starting November 20, Suspended; awaiting Survey clearance Distribution of Special Education Parent Survey, Parent Letter and SY Parent Survey-Special Education (paper copy) to all parents and guardians with students that received Special Education and Related Services at BIE funded schools during school year Starting November 20, Suspended; awaiting Survey clearance SY Parent Survey-Special Education will be administered / collected on-line at: Until 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, January 15, SY Parent Survey-Special Education will be available on-line to parents and guardians with students that received Special Education and Related Services at BIE funded schools during school year February 1, 2016.BIE statistical data gathered from the survey will be posted on the BIE’s website ( and reported in the FFY2014 Special Education Annual Performance Report (APR), Indicator 8, Parent Involvement, to the Office of Special Education Programs. Special Education Parent Survey Collection Timeline (On-line)

TimelinesActivity Starting November 20, Suspended; awaiting Survey clearance Distribution of Special Education Parent Survey, Parent Letter and SY Parent Survey-Special Education (paper copy) to all parents and guardians with students that received Special Education and Related Services at BIE funded schools during school year January 11, 2016, By the end of the school day, parents return to school, paper-copy of SY Parent Survey-Special Education All parents and guardians with students that received Special Education and Related Services at BIE funded schools during school year can utilize paper-copy of the SY Parent Survey-Special Education. Parents and guardians must return paper-copy surveys to the school for processing. Until 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, January 15, SY Parent Survey-Special Education protocol will be available on-line for school to input the information from the parent returned paper- copy surveys. The on-line survey collection protocol is at: February 1, 2016.BIE statistical data gathered from the survey will be posted on the BIE’s website ( and reported in the FFY2014 Special Education Annual Performance Report (APR), Indicator 8, Parent Involvement, to the Office of Special Education Programs. Special Education Parent Survey Collection Timeline (Paper-Copy)

SY Special Education Parent Survey  Schools should provide opportunities to assist parents with completion of the survey.  Provide parents access to computers, along with assistance from school personnel to access and complete the survey.  Set up a table during school public gathering and explain to parents the purpose of the survey and assist with completion of the survey.  When scheduling IEP meetings, ask parents ahead of time if they could spend extra time after the meeting to complete the survey with your assistance.  Make a follow-up contact with parents via a home visit or telephone contact to check progress in the completion of the survey and to offer assistance with completion of the survey.  Have interpreters available to orally interpret any part or all of the survey in a language the parents understand.

SY Special Education Parent Survey Thank you for your time and efforts in the collection of the Special Education Parent Survey. The results from the Special Education Parent Survey will help guide BIE’s efforts in improving services to children with disabilities and provide ideas to increase parent involvement in the process. Donald Griffin Education Program Specialist BIE-DPA, Special Education Unit Office: (505) Cell: (505)