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Family Engagement in ABE Needs Assessment

Introduction

The following survey will take five minutes to fill out and will help ACLS better provide ABE programs with support for serving parents and families enrolled in your programs. Your insight and expertise helps us to understand how many parents and family members are enrolled in ABE programs; what information and resources parents and family members need to achieve their family goals; and what PD ABE and ESOL teachers and programs would like to receive. Thank you so much for your assistance.

1. What is your role in the program? Please check all that apply. *This question is required.

Director
Assistant Director
Curriculum Coordinator
Advisor
Teacher
Other - Please specify Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

2. What is the approximate percentage of students in your program who are parents or family members with child-rearing responsibilities? *This question is required.

25% or less
26% to 50%
51% to 75%
76% or more

3. What is the ideal length of a PD webinar (e.g., 2 hours, 4 hours)?

4. What is the ideal length of a face-to-face PD offering (e.g., two days, a half a day)?

5. Please rate the degree to which you believe staff in your program would benefit from professional development (PD) on the topics listed below given the population your program serves and the current knowledge and strengths of your staff. *This question is required.

Space Cell	A top choice, essential topic.	An important but not essential PD for my staff.	PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Helping families communicate with their children's teachers	Helping families communicate with their children's teachers: A top choice, essential topic.	Helping families communicate with their children's teachers: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Helping families communicate with their children's teachers: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Helping families communicate with their children's teachers: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
How to use social media to engage families	How to use social media to engage families: A top choice, essential topic.	How to use social media to engage families: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	How to use social media to engage families: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	How to use social media to engage families: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Engaging families of diverse cultures	Engaging families of diverse cultures: A top choice, essential topic.	Engaging families of diverse cultures: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Engaging families of diverse cultures: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Engaging families of diverse cultures: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Reaching "hard to reach" families	Reaching "hard to reach" families: A top choice, essential topic.	Reaching "hard to reach" families: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Reaching "hard to reach" families: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Reaching "hard to reach" families: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Helping families take on leadership roles in the community or school	Helping families take on leadership roles in the community or school: A top choice, essential topic.	Helping families take on leadership roles in the community or school: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Helping families take on leadership roles in the community or school: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Helping families take on leadership roles in the community or school: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Linking families and community resources	Linking families and community resources: A top choice, essential topic.	Linking families and community resources: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Linking families and community resources: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Linking families and community resources: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Helping families understand student and school performance data	Helping families understand student and school performance data: A top choice, essential topic.	Helping families understand student and school performance data: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Helping families understand student and school performance data: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Helping families understand student and school performance data: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Helping families navigate the special education system	Helping families navigate the special education system: A top choice, essential topic.	Helping families navigate the special education system: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Helping families navigate the special education system: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Helping families navigate the special education system: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Helping families deal with their children's challenging behavior	Helping families deal with their children's challenging behavior: A top choice, essential topic.	Helping families deal with their children's challenging behavior: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Helping families deal with their children's challenging behavior: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Helping families deal with their children's challenging behavior: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Talking with families about difficult subjects (e.g., violence, bullying)	Talking with families about difficult subjects (e.g., violence, bullying): A top choice, essential topic.	Talking with families about difficult subjects (e.g., violence, bullying): An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Talking with families about difficult subjects (e.g., violence, bullying): PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Talking with families about difficult subjects (e.g., violence, bullying): Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Supporting parents whose children have experience trauma	Supporting parents whose children have experience trauma: A top choice, essential topic.	Supporting parents whose children have experience trauma: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Supporting parents whose children have experience trauma: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Supporting parents whose children have experience trauma: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.
Supporting parents who have themselves experienced trauma	Supporting parents who have themselves experienced trauma: A top choice, essential topic.	Supporting parents who have themselves experienced trauma: An important but not essential PD for my staff.	Supporting parents who have themselves experienced trauma: PD my staff might benefit from a small amount.	Supporting parents who have themselves experienced trauma: Not PD that my staff needs at this time.

6. Please provide any additional topics for future PD that are not included in the list above.

7. Please rate the following statements.
*This question is required.

Space Cell	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Students want our program to support them as parents.	Students want our program to support them as parents.: Strongly Agree	Students want our program to support them as parents.: Agree	Students want our program to support them as parents.: Disagree	Students want our program to support them as parents.: Strongly Disagree
Students want our program to help them engage in their children's education.	Students want our program to help them engage in their children's education.: Strongly Agree	Students want our program to help them engage in their children's education.: Agree	Students want our program to help them engage in their children's education.: Disagree	Students want our program to help them engage in their children's education.: Strongly Disagree
Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are webinars.	Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are webinars.: Strongly Agree	Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are webinars.: Agree	Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are webinars.: Disagree	Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are webinars.: Strongly Disagree
Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are face-to-face events.	Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are face-to-face events.: Strongly Agree	Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are face-to-face events.: Agree	Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are face-to-face events.: Disagree	Our program staff would likely participate in PD offerings that are face-to-face events.: Strongly Disagree

8. It would be very helpful for us to speak directly to a few practitioners to get more insight into their responses to this survey in order to better serve our ABE programs. If you are willing to speak with us about your responses to this survey, please provide your contact information below. Thank you for sharing your expertise and time!

First Name

Last Name

Program

Best way to contact me (e.g., email, phone, etc...):