Parents Of Children Under Special Education Services In Isle Of Wight Asked To Answer Online Survey

The Isle of Wight County Schools in Smithfield, Virginia, has launched a survey for parents with kids enrolled on special education services. The officials of the educational institution hope to solicit what parents think of what the school offers to its students.

"We want to create an inclusive learning environment where every child has the social, emotional and academic support he or she needs to thrive," said Superintendent Jim Thornton in a statement quoted by Daily Press. "Listening to our parents is a critical part of achieving that goal," he added.

Thornton said they sent out links of the survey to the e-mail addresses of the parents and they have until Sunday to answer it and send it back to the school. Part of the survey assessed the parents' experience on the education programs of the schools.

They are asked if they "strongly agree," or "strongly disagree" on how these programs are carried out and implemented. Daily Press said some of the statements on the survey include "IEP team meeting was scheduled at a time and place that met my needs" and "I felt comfortable asking questions and expressing concerns during IEP meeting."

The school launched its survey last March 8 and hopes to gather all the responses on the first week of April. Its website said that aside from the survey links, parents can also take it at designated kiosks that the school has set up.

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