Parent Communication Survey Results
Survey Results
Thank you to the many families who completed our Parent Communication Survey earlier this term. In this survey, we were interested in learning more about your needs, thoughts and experiences, when it comes to communication with your child's teacher.
The following highlights some key findings that we are combining with feedback from teachers and students in an attempt to improve our communication of information about your child/ren.
179 respondents completed the survey, reasonably evenly spread across year levels
Questions around the VALUE of current forms of communication:
- Parents value all forms of communication from teachers
- Of the current forms of communication, the most highly valued are (in order):
- Email communication
- Face to face meetings booked in advance
- Formal parent-teacher interviews
- Of the current forms of communication, the least valued are (in order):
- Grade booklets provided at the beginning of the year
- Telephone conversations
- Parent info night (at the beginning of the year)
Current Communication Practices
Teachers communicate with me enough about what is happening in my child’s classroom
50% parents agree or strongly agree
33% parents disagree or strongly disagree
Teachers communicate with me enough about my child’s progress
44% parents agree or strongly agree
36% parents disagree or strongly disagree
Recommendations:
- Discontinue Parent Information Night at the beginning of the year and replace with a Parent Teacher Interview day in term 1 (pupil free day - Wednesday 4 March) where parents can meet teachers to discuss their child
- Discontinue grade booklets provided at the beginning of the year but continue with term newsletters (77% valuing the former, 93% valuing the latter)
- Trial an ‘open classroom’ on the afternoon before the Welcome picnic in term 1
- Parent feedback re: Portfolios (digital vs hard copy) and Reports combined into a larger review process involving teachers and students into 2020