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DC Promise Neighborhoods Initiative: Needs Assessment and Segmentation AnalysisParents of Elementary and Middle School StudentsFocus Group Discussion GuideFocus Group Goals• To learn about what parents of elementary school and middle school children who live in the DCPNI footprintthink are the greatest needs, challenges, and strengths in the following areas:School, extracurricular activities, safety, physical health, family supportive learning, and 21 stcentury learning tools.• The information learned will be used for:o U.S. Department of Education’s required needs assessmento Results-Driven Working Group program proposalsYou were asked to attend this focus group because we want to hear what parents of teenagers think about theirteenagers’ schools and neighborhoods. We want to hear from you about things that are working for you and yourfamily and things that you need to make things better.[Go through script about rules of a focus group.]Let’s start our discussion by introducing ourselves. Please tell us your first name, what neighborhood you live in,and where your children go to school.SCHOOL AND MOBILITY (25 minutes)We’re going to start off talking about the schools in the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative – Neval Thomas,Kenilworth, and Cesar Chavez Middle School.What do families think about the schools, Neval Thomas, Kenilworth, Chavez MS, in these neighborhoods? Whatdo parents like/not like?Probes: academics, safety, building, resourcesHow do these schools compare to others in DC?Probes: special education, teacher quality, principal quality?Why would families from this neighborhood choose to attend or not choose to attend these schools for theirchildren?Probes: Special educationDo families switch their children’s schools midyear? Why?Probes: are there differences in reasons between elementary and middle school?Where do they switch their children to?Are students/parents happy after they switch? Why/why not?FAMILY SUPPORTIVE LEARNING (10 minutes)Now let’s talk know about how involved parents are in their children’s school, in their education.Are parents involved with their children’s education? In what ways?Probes: things parents can do at home, at the schoolAre there any challenges that parents face in getting more involved in their children’s school or education?SAFETY IN SCHOOLS (20 minutes)122
DC Promise Neighborhoods Initiative: Needs Assessment and Segmentation AnalysisLet’s talk about how safe children are in their school and traveling to go to school.Do parents have any concerns about safety for their kids in their schools? What are they? What has led to theseconcerns?Probe: Determine if these are in Neval Thomas, Kenilworth, and Chavez in particular.[If parents don’t think their children are safe at school]What would it take to make the students feel safer at school?Are children in the neighborhood safe when traveling to or from school? Examples? What are the challenges ifany?Probe: Traffic versus violence, drugs, gangs[If parents report unsafe]What would need to happen to make their children safer?ACCESS TO SERVICES (30 minutes)Now we want to ask about the types of services, programs, and opportunities that are available in theseneighborhoods.What types of activities are available to the kids that live in the neighborhood? Where are they?Probe: Are they after school, on the weekends, during the summer?What would parents like to see available for children in the neighborhoods after school, on the weekends, in thesummer?Probe: Are there enough programs—do they get full quickly? What would make it easier for children tojoin/participate?What opportunities are there for children to be active or get exercise in the community? Please describe.Are there any challenges for children to be active/get exercise?Probe: Safety issues? Where in particular?What about parents—what opportunities are there for adults to be active/get exercise in the community?What are the challenges, if any?Probe: Safety issues?Where do parents in this community go when they’re sick? What about for their children?Probe: emergency room versus regular doctor, mobile van, school nurseProbe: For regular check-ups or vaccinations (e.g., daycare forms)?Do parents need other health services that don’t currently exist in the community? What kind?Probe: location, cost/insurance issues[If parents not using]What would it take to get people to use them?What do you think is the number one health problem for adults in the community? For children?Probe: obesity, asthma, mental health, teen pregnancyWhere do parents in this community go for regular dental care for themselves and their children?Probe: how do parents get the school dental forms filled out?Switching gears a bit, let’s talk about access to technology.Do adults in this neighborhood have access to a computer? Do adults have access to the Internet? Where/how dopeople access it? What about their children?123
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