1 Special Education Parent Survey Dear Parents, Please help us ...

San Francisco Unified School DistrictSpecial Education Services1098 Harrison StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103Tel: 415-355-7710FAX: 415-355-7741Special Education Parent Survey1Dear Parents,Please help us continue to improve special education services in the SanFrancisco Unified School District. The survey below will help us know more aboutyour experiences with special education services and programs.Kindly take a minute to complete the survey below. Thank you!!Name of School:__________________________Grade___________________(The personal information below is optional. However, it would be helpful incase we need to follow-up on any of the issues or questions that you mayhave.)Parent/Guardian Name:Home Address:Child’s Name:Phone Number:Y = Yes N = No DK = Don’t KnowPlease complete this survey by circling your answer. If a question does notapply, do not circle an answer.What special educationservice(s) does your child get:(Please circle all that apply)SpeechAdaptivePEResource2 Were the reasons for your child being placed into Special Educationexplained to you so that you understood?3 Do you go to an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting atleast once a year?4 If your child is a baby to three years of age, is your child’sIndividualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) gone over with you at leastevery six months?SpecialDayClassOtherY N DKY N DKY N DK5 Did a regular education teacher come to your child’s IEP meeting? Y N DK6 Was the information you provided about your child included whenplanning and writing his or her IEP?Y N DK7 Were your concerns about your child talked about and put into theIEP?Y N DK8 If your child is age 14 years or older, did the IEP team discusstransition services (e.g., career interests, employment, high schoolclasses) during the IEP meeting?Y N DK9 At your child’s IEP meeting, did the team discuss your child’s programin terms of it being the least restrictive environment (e.g., generaleducation classroom, resource, special day class)?Y N DK1

10 Are your child’s teachers aware of his or her learning needs? Y N DK11Does the school district provide the support that your child needs tolearn and progress in school, as it is written in the IEP?Y N DK12 Does your child participate in all school activities (e.g., assemblies,after school activities and field trips)?Y N DK13 At your child’s IEP meeting, did the IEP team talk about how your childwould participate in state and district testing?Y N DK14 Is your child making progress in school: is he or she making progressas written in his or her IEP goals or IFSP outcomes?Y N DK15 Do you get routine reports on how he or she is meeting their IEP goalsor IFSP outcomes?Y N DK16 Is your child getting the number and amount of services that are listedon his or her IEP or IFSP (e.g., speech two times a week for 30 Y N DKminutes)?17 Did you receive a copy of your parental rights (procedural safeguards)and did someone offer to explain your rights to you?Y N DKIf you don’t speak English at home, is your child learning English atschool? If yes, answer questions 18-22Y N DK18 Does your child’s IEP talk about your child’s need to learn English? Y N DK19As an English learner, does your child receive support to progress inspeaking English?Y N DK20 Is your child getting the support in special education classes that he orshe needs to learn other subjects like math or science?Y N DK21 If you speak a language other than English, do you get informationfrom the school in your language?Y N DK22 At your child’s IEP meeting, do they interpret all of the information youneed to know about your child in your language?Y N DKComments:Please return the survey to:Carol KocivarOmbudspersonSpecial Education Services1098 Harrison StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103Tel: 355-7710FAX: 355-77412