The Center for School Success (CSS) is conducting a survey to determine in what ways families benefit the most from CSS assessment services. CSS conducted a similar survey in 2005 which provided valuable feedback as to how CSS can better meet the needs of its assessment clients.

We greatly appreciate your participation. We hope to have all survey's completed by October 30, 2008.  The survey is mostly fill-in-the-blank format with opportunities for comments. It should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

For those of you with middle/high school students we are enclosing a one page survey for your child to complete. Their responses are very important to us. Please encourage them to complete it and return it in the self-addressed envelope. We will enter all students’ names who return the survey into a raffle for a $25 iTunes Gift Card.

Please make sure you have time to complete the entire survey as there is not an option to save answers and come back at a later time. Feel free to review the questions before completing the survey.

Thank you for your time and feedback.

Sincerely,

Leslie Williamson
Executive Director

Student Survey

The following 10 question survey will help CSS evaluate its assessment process by understanding which elements students are using to better understand how they learn so they can identify and use strategies that will make their school experience more successful.

1. What do you remember most about the assessment day experience? (Check all that apply):
Sessions with clinicians (pediatrician, psychologist, learning specialist)
Conversation after lunch where you learned about the results of the assessment
Atmosphere
Food
Breaks
Other:

2. What was hard for you in school before you had a CSS assessment? (Check all that apply):
Reading
Writing
Math
Spelling
Organization
Homework
Studying
Handwriting
Paying attention
Memorizing information
Other:

Are any of these easier for you now? Yes , No

3. How do you feel about your school experience since your CSS learning assessment?
Better
Same
Worse

4. What, if any, of the report have you read?
All of it
None of it
Learning Profile (green section)
Learning Plan (blue section)
Other:

4a. If you read your learning profile, do you think it accurately described you as a learner?
Yes
No
Sort of

5. What about the assessment day/report helped you understand yourself better?
List of strengths and weaknesses
My Kind of Mind sheet explained during the after lunch conversation
Watching the DVD/video of the after lunch conversation
Description in the Learning Profile that linked my strengths and weaknesses to specific areas in school and explained why

6. Have you tried any of the strategies suggested in the Learning Plan (blue section)?
Yes
No

6a. If yes, did they work?
Yes
No

7. Have you talked with anyone (parent, teacher, friend, other students) about your experience at CSS or about the findings in the report?
Yes
No

8. Which of the following is true for you since you had an assessment at CSS (check all that apply):
Grades have improved
School work is taking less effort (e.g., homework doesn’t take as long)
More confident in my learning
More confident in advocating for myself with my parents and teachers regarding my learning needs
I use strategies more to make learning/school work easier
I use strategies that tap into my areas of strength

9. Would you recommend the CSS learning assessment to a friend/classmate?
Yes
No
Why or why not?:

10. Anything else you want to share?:

Thank You! Your feedback is important to us.

If you would like to enter into a raffle for a $25 iTunes Gift Card, please enter your email address, First name and Last Initial here:

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