Parent Teacher Relationships

How often would you say you raise questions about what your child's/youngest child's teacher is doing to provide an education for your child?

Have you done anything to get to know your child's teacher or teachers?

Have you done anything to get to know your child's teacher or teachers?

Have you done anything to help your child's teacher or teachers get to know your child and his or her strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes?

How well do you think you understand what is expected of you as a parent or guardian by your child's teacher or teachers?

Thinking about your involvement with your child's school, would you say you feel like an insider or an outsider?

Do you feel like you are a full partner in the process of educating your child, or would you say that your involvement in your child's education is less than that?

Students are usually given grades of A, B, C, D or F to describe the quality of their work .... [H]ow would you grade the school your child/youngest child attends?

Are you a parent, guardian, or grandparent who is responsible for providing fairly regular parenting care for one or more children who are school age or younger?

What grade or grades are your children in?

How often do you attend parent-teacher conferences – all the time, most of the time, sometimes, seldom or never?

Generally speaking, how productive would you say parent-teacher conferences are for you - very productive, mostly productive, only a little productive, or not productive at all?

Thinking about the last parent-teacher conference you attended, did you find it to be a difficult or easy experience?

What one word or short phrase best describes how you feel when you come face-to-face with your (child's/youngest child's) teacher?

Other than reports you receive from teachers during parent-teacher conferences, specifically, how would you rate the job that your (child's/youngest child's) teacher does providing adequate and timely communication on how your child is doing on homework–would you offer a positive rating of excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of only fair or poor?
How would you rate the job your (child's/youngest child's) teacher does providing adequate and timely communication on how your child is doing on classroom work – a positive rating of excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of only fair or poor?

How about on behavior issues or problems – how would you rate the job your child's teacher does providing adequate and timely communication on behavior problems -- would you offer a positive rating of excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of only fair or poor?

How would you rate the job your child's teacher does in explaining the curriculum, classroom assignments, plans and events -- would you offer a positive rating of excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of only fair or poor?

How often do you feel your (child's/youngest child's) teacher offers the respect to your child that he or she deserves – always, mostly, sometimes or not at all?

When trying to help your child, has his or her teacher ever asked questions of you about personal or private matters involving your child or your family?

Aside from parent-teacher conferences, does your (child's/youngest child's) teacher only share bad news or problems, or, does he or she share good news as well about positive things in your child's education or development?

Based on what you know, how would rate the job that your (child's/youngest child's) principal does in supporting good communication between teachers and parents – would you offer a positive rating of excellent or pretty good or a negative rating of only fair or poor?

How much does your child's school principal reach out to all parents – a lot, some, or not at all

Thinking about your involvement with your child's school, would you say you feel like an "insider" or an "outsider?"

Do you feel like you are a full "partner" in the process of educating your child, or, would you say that your involvement in your child's education is less than that?

What do you think is the most important quality that your child needs to succeed in school?