Family Survey



The start of the school year is brimming with opportunity in so many different areas. Building a solid bridge between home and school can be difficult to establish due to the busy lives that many parents and guardians lead. The Family Survey my team and I have sent the past few years is a wonderful way to solicit parent input on their timeline. Feel free to click below to make a personal copy and alter it to your liking.


Tips from personal experience:

-Send to both sets of parents if they are divorced.

-Use the information at goal setting conference.

-See if parent perception matches the information provided from the previous year's teacher. Any discrepancies may communicate a lot.

-Use this data, rather than the emails listed in your school's database, to compile your email list as it is often more current.


Click here for a copy of the survey!

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