Parents

Anchoring Vignettes for School Community Strength: Parents

Question:

How would you grade the relationship among parents at [your child's name]'s school? [Prompt: By relationship I mean how well parents work together to solve problems in the school.]

Response categories:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. F
Vignettes:

[Introduction]What if the following happened: It's the middle of the year and the principal, who was very popular, unexpectedly quits.

  1. In THIS school, LOTS of parents meet together to find out why the principal quit and to make sure that they have a voice in selecting the next principal. How would you grade the relationship among parents in this school?

  2. In THIS school, SOME parents meet to find out why the principal quit and to make sure that they have a voice in selecting the next principal. How would you grade the relationship among parents in this school?

  3. In THIS school, HARDLY ANY parents meet to find out why the principal quit and to make sure that they have a voice in selecting the next principal. How would you grade the relationship among parents in this school?