Indicator 8: Parent Involvement in Special Education
Measurement of parent involvement in improving services for children with disabilities, how Massachusetts collects parent feedback through surveys, the importance of parent involvement for child development, and Massachusetts' targets for Federal Fiscal Years.
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Indicator 8: Parent Involvement Students with IEPs Martha Daigle specialeducation@doe.mass.edu 1
What is Indicator 8: Parent Involvement? Measurement: Percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities Percent = [(# of respondent parents who report schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities) divided by the (total # of respondent parents of children with disabilities)] times 100. 2 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
How does Massachusetts collect parent feedback? The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education emails surveys to parents of children who receive special education services as part of district reviews called Tiered Focused Monitoring. The survey answers are used to find the agreement rate for the Indicator 8. 3 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Why is Indicator 8 important? Parent involvement impacts a child s: o social-emotional and physical health o school readiness o success in school o success in life Parent involvement can help educators see new ways to build safe, welcoming, and trusting environments STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS, A Framework for Prenatal through Young Adulthood Family Engagement in Massachusetts: https://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/family-engagement- framework.pdf#search=%22family%20engagement%22 4 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts targets Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) Target FFY 20 (school year 2020-2021) 89% FFY 21 (school year 2021-2022) 89% FFY 22 (school year 2022-2023) 89.5% FFY 23 (school year 2023-2024) 90% FFY 25 (school year 2024-2025) 90.5% FFY 25 (school year 2025-2026) 91% 5 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
