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Parent Involvement Survey 2016 Survey Administration Presented By:

Districts in Survey Block B AndoverDerry Cooperative Governor Wentworth Regional Lafayette RegionalMonroePiermontTamworth BarringtonDummerGreenlandLandaffMoultonboroughPlymouthThornton BathDunbartonHampsteadLebanonNew BostonProfileTimberlane Regional BedfordEast Kingston Haverhill Cooperative LisbonNew CastleRollinsfordWakefield BentonEllsworthHennikerLisbon RegionalNewfieldsRumneyWarren BerlinErrolHillLondonderryNewfound AreaRyeWashington BethlehemExeter Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative LymeNewingtonShaker RegionalWaterville Valley BowExeter Region CoopHoldernessMadisonNewmarketSomersworthWeare BrentwoodFranklinHooksettManchesterNorthumberlandStarkWentworth CamptonFreedomHopkinton Mascoma Valley Regional NorthwoodStoddardWinchester CandiaFremontHudsonMerrimack ValleyNottinghamStraffordWindsor ChesterGilmantonJohn Stark RegionalMilanOyster River CoopStratford Auburn ConcordGoffstownKearsarge RegionalMilfordPelhamStratham Contoocook Valley Gorham Randolph Shelburne Coop KensingtonMiltonPemi-Baker RegionalSunapee

Introductions  Amie Rapaport, PhD, Gibson Consulting Group  Cheyanne Rolf, Gibson Consulting Group  Mary Lane, New Hampshire Department of Education  Jen Cunha, NH Connections

Why are we here? Indicator 8 of the State Performance Plan The percentage 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.

Agenda  Collecting Student Survey Counts  Survey Administration  Keys to Success and Helpful Tips  Questions

Project Timeline Collect Student Survey Counts 2/8 – 2/12 Gibson Prepares for Survey Launch Survey Administration 3/28 – 5/13

Who do I count?  Provide counts only for students for whom you are the district of liability.  Only students who have an IEP should be counted.  One survey should go to each person that signs a student’s IEP.

Who do I count (cont’d)?  Preschool survey: students not yet in kindergarten  School age survey: students in kindergarten and above

How will counts be collected?  Counts will be collected electronically.electronically  You will receive an with a link.  All counts must be submitted by February 12 th.

What if… After counts are submitted:  A student moves into or out of the district?  A student is referred for special education?  A student is found eligible for special education?  A student exits or is no longer eligible for special education?

Project Timeline Collect Student Survey Counts 2/8 – 2/12 Gibson Prepares for Survey Launch Survey Administration 3/28 – 5/13

Project Timeline Collect Student Survey Counts 2/8 – 2/12 Gibson Prepares for Survey Launch Survey Administration 3/28 – 5/13

What you will receive?  Sealed envelopes: postage-paid preschool surveys AND school age surveys  Postage-paid postcard reminders  An unsealed example  Links to promotional materials (electronically)  All materials will start arriving the week of March 21 st

What you will be asked to do  Address and mail all envelopes by Friday, April 1.  Address the envelopes to the person(s) who is signing the IEP.  Promote the survey effort using provided materials, word of mouth, among other methods.  Send postcard reminders one to two weeks following the survey launch.

Keys to Success and Helpful Tips

Keys to Success  Accuracy of survey counts  Quality of address labels  Getting the word out – use of promotional materials  New this year – reminder magnets!

Keys to Success  Distribute to parents in advance  During IEP meetings, parent events, other ideas?

Helpful Tips  Print address labels when generating survey counts.  When printing labels, print two sets: 1 for survey packet, 1 for postcard reminder.  Update student addresses during IEP meetings.  Utilize parent database.

As a reminder… ActivityDate  Receive from Gibson with invitation to submit student survey counts Monday, February 08, 2016  Gather and submit student survey countsBy Friday, February 12, 2016  Print address labels (2 sets)  Receive box(es) of survey packetsMonday, March 21 – March 25, 2016  Address packets and mail to parentsBy Friday, April 1, 2016  Send postage-paid postcard reminders1-2 weeks after you send survey  Use promotional materials to advertise the survey  Survey due dateMay 13, 2016

Contact Information  Cheyanne Rolf, Gibson Consulting Group ― (877) x115;  Amie Rapaport, PhD, Gibson Consulting Group ― (877) x106;  Mary Lane, New Hampshire Department of Education ― (603) ;  Jen Cunha, NH Connections ― (603) ;

Questions?