Parent and Family Engagement Annual Evaluation

Annual evaluations must be conducted by Local Education Agencies (LEA) and schools for the content and effectiveness of their Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) programs and policies.

School Role

Schools must conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of parent and family engagement plan and program. The ultimate goal of this yearly evaluation is to improve the quality of Title I, Part A programs and services. Use the findings from these annual evaluations to develop new strategies able to increase the effectiveness of your parent and family engagement plan.

 

Sample Surveys

The following surveys are adapted from SEDL's A Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement and explore the effectiveness of PFE programs. While these samples do not cover every possible topic, it does contain examples of many factors that need to be reviewed when considering the success of PFE program efforts.

Please note: When your school is attempting to do a comprehensive survey process, you may find that breaking the survey into smaller pieces and administering it over a few weeks is a more manageable process.

Parenting

Sample Parenting Survey: English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese

Communication

Sample Communication Survey: English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese

Volunteering

Sample Volunteering Survey: English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese

Learning at Home

Sample Learning at Home Survey: English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese

Decision Making

Sample Decision Making Survey: English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese

Community Collaboration

Sample Community Collaboration Survey: English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese

Survey with All Sections A-F

Sample Survey with all Sections: English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese

LEA Role

LEAs must conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of their PFE policy. The ultimate goal of this yearly evaluation is to improve the quality of Title I, Part A programs and services. Use the findings from these annual evaluations to develop new strategies to increase the effectiveness of your PFE policy.

 

PFE Support Inventory Tool

The LEA-Level PFE Support Inventory Tool can help gauge the effectiveness and scope of PFE efforts. If the inventory reveals that efforts are concentrated at one level of the system or in one focus for engagement, they will know where to direct additional resources and efforts in their future work.

Any planning committee or group exploring PFE may complete this form. However, parents should be represented in whatever process is used.

Survey Templates

Survey templates that address six aspects of PFE:

Program & Policy Evaluation Strategies

  • Make sure evaluations identify barriers to PFE.
  • Pay particular attention to parents who struggle financially, are disabled, demonstrate limited English proficiency or literacy, or who are members of a racial minority.
  • Survey parents annually at a minimum.
  • Allow parents to help develop the annual evaluation and analysis of the data it returns.
  • Suggest policy revisions to schools that deliver Title I, Part A services.
  • Develop a report that you share with parents, staff, and the community.

Be sure to document PFE activities. Sign-in sheets (for workshops, meetings, conferences), schedules, training/informational materials, communications and brochures, and meeting notes are just a few of the ways in which LEAs can track implementation of their parent and family engagement policy. Documentation is an essential part of compliance through federal Program Review.