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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

8. 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

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

10. Contact Information
Darcy Hutchins, Ph.D.
Family Partnership Director
Improvement Planning Unit
Nazanin (Nazie) Mohajeri-Nelson, Ph.D.
Alexandra Rechlin
Data Collection Specialist and Research Analyst
Director
Data, Program Evaluation, and Reporting Office
Federal Programs Unit 10