CONFIDENTIAL WHEN COMPLETED Please do not put your childs name or student ID number on this survey.

If you wish to complete the survey online, please go to www.ocdsb.ca and use this unique survey code:

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Thank you for agreeing to complete this survey. The survey is VOLUNTARY and CONFIDENTIAL. Your individual responses will not be shared with anyone. You are invited to complete this paper survey or to complete it on-line. If you choose to complete the survey on-line, please use the unique survey code provided for each child in your household to log onto the system. If you have more than one child in our school District, please complete and submit a separate survey for each child using the individualized code provided for each child. For the purposes of this survey, parent includes a guardian or caregiver with significant or primary responsibility for the child.
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Education Act, RSO 1990, Ch. E.2 as amended, sections 169.1, 170(1), and 171(1). The information collected will be used to support student achievement and well-being and will inform our District and school improvement planning process. It will also inform future decisions about programs, research and partnership opportunities. The analysis of the survey information will focus on aggregates by District and schools, not individual students. The information collected on this form is confidential and will be protected. Questions regarding this collection may be directed to the Freedom of Information Coordinator, 133 Greenbank Road, Ottawa, ON, K2H 6L3 or at 613-596-8211 ext. 8607.

THANK YOU for helping us educate for success, inspire learning and build citizenship.

SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS
Please carefully follow the steps below when completing this questionnaire. It is estimated that the questionnaire will require less than 30 minutes of your time to complete. Use a blue or black ink pen only. Do not use ink that soaks through the paper. Make solid marks that fall inside the response boxes.

If there are questions on the survey that you do not want to answer, please skip them and fill in as much as you can. Keep in mind that all of your responses are confidential.

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PART I:

QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR CHILD

Knowing and building on current strengths is one of the key ways to inspire learning and student success. Please share some of the key areas that your child has demonstrated a strength and/or strong interest in. 1. How often does your child take part in the following activities outside of school? A Few Times a Year H H H H H H

Weekly a) Arts (e.g., visual arts, drama, dance, music, poetry, storytelling) b) Cultural group activities (e.g., language lessons) c) Religious events and activities d) Sports and recreation (e.g., swimming lessons, community sports teams) e) Youth group activities f) Other activities (e.g., Girl Guides, Scouts) H H H H H H

Monthly H H H H H H

Never H H H H H H

Not applicable H H H H H H

2.

Where was your child born? (Please check one only) H H H H In Ottawa In Ontario, other than Ottawa In Canada, in a province or territory outside Ontario Outside Canada, in another country

3.

Is your child of Aboriginal descent or ancestry? H No go to question 4 H Yes pick one of the following

H First Nations (Status) H First Nations (Non-Status) H Inuit

H Mtis H Aboriginal person from outside Canada

4.

Does your child have a disability, exceptionality, or special need that was tested by your doctor or school? People with disabilities are those who may have a continuing difficulty in hearing, speaking, moving around, learning, etc. The Education Act defines an exceptional student as one whose behavioural, communication, intellectual, physical, or multiple exceptionalities are such that he or she is considered to need placement in a special education program by a committee. H No go to question 5 H Yes continue b. If yes, is your child currently receiving special education support at school? H Yes H No H Not sure

5.

Before starting school in kindergarten, did your child regularly attend any of the following... (Please check all that apply.) H Child care centre H Home day care H Home care by a parent or family member H Home care by a nanny or babysitter H Pre-school programs H Other

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PART II:

ABOUT YOUR FAMILY

The relationship between parents/guardians and educators is a critical one to ensure student success. Getting to know things such as your family values, culture, and structures is very important in helping us to serve our students better. 6. Please indicate the ethnic/cultural group(s) of your childs ancestors. (Please check all that apply) Please note, the options listed below do not include every possible cultural group. The list of ethnic and cultural groups cited below reflects the major groups reported in the Ottawa-Carleton region during the 2006 Statistics Canada reports. British Isles origins H English H Irish H Scottish H Welsh French origins H Acadian H French Aboriginal origins H First Nations H Inuit H Mtis Other North American origins H American H Canadian Caribbean origins H Barbadian H Guyanese H Haitian H Indo-Caribbean H Jamaican Caribbean origins
continued...

European origins
continued...

H Trinidadian/ Tobagonian H West Indian Latin, Central, South American origins H Colombian H Mexican H Peruvian H Salvadorian European origins Western European H Austrian H Belgian H Dutch (Netherlands) H German H Swiss Northern European H Danish H Finnish H Icelandic H Norwegian H Swedish

Eastern European H Czech H Hungarian H Latvian H Lithuanian H Polish H Romanian H Russian H Slovak H Ukrainian Southern European H Bulgarian H Croatian H Greek H Italian H Portuguese H Serbian H Slovenian H Spanish Other European H Jewish

African origins H Black H Burundian H Congolese H Eritrean H Ethiopian H Ghanaian H Nigerian H Rwandan H Somali H South African Arab origins H Egyptian H Iraqi H Lebanese H Palestinian H Syrian West Asian origins H Afghan H Armenian H Iranian H Israeli H Turk

South Asian origins H Bangladeshi H East Indian H Pakistani H Punjabi H Sri Lankan H Tamil East/Southeast Asian origins H Cambodian H Chinese H Filipino H Japanese H Korean H Vietnamese Oceania origins H Australian H Pacific Islander Other origins H Unknown H Other: (Please
specify)

_________________

7.

What is your childs religious or spiritual affiliation? (Please check all that apply) H Aboriginal spirituality H Anglican H Atheist H Bahai H Buddhist H Catholic H Protestant (e.g., Baptist, Presbyterian, Mennonite,
United)

H Christian Orthodox (e.g., Eastern, Greek, Ukrainian) H Eastern Religions (e.g., Taoism, Shintoism,
Confucianism)

H H H H

H Hindu H Jewish

Muslim Shia Muslim Sunni Sikh I do not have a religious or spiritual affiliation H Prefer not to disclose H Other: (Please specify) ______________________

8.

Which of the following best describes your childs background? (Please check one only) H H H H H H Aboriginal Arab Black Chinese Filipino Japanese H Korean H Mixed race (e.g., biracial or multiracial) H South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan,
etc.)

H West Asian (e.g., Afghan, Iranian,

etc.)

H White H Other: (Please specify) ______________________

H Southeast Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Malaysian, Laotian,

Vietnamese, etc.)

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9.

Please indicate the language(s) spoken most often at home. (Please check all that apply) Please note, the options listed below do not include every possible language; however, these are the languages most often reported to Statistics Canada. Official languages H English H French Aboriginal languages H Algonquin H Cree H Inuktitut H Ojibway European languages Celtic languages H Gaelic languages H Welsh Germanic languages H Dutch H German H Yiddish H Danish H Norwegian H Swedish Romance languages H Italian H Portuguese H Romanian H Spanish European languages
continued

Hellenic languages H Greek Northeast languages H Latvian H Lithuanian H Estonian H Finnish H Hungarian Slavic languages H Bosnian H Bulgarian H Croatian H Czech H Polish H Russian H Serbian H Serbo-Croatian H Slovak H Slovenian H Ukrainian Indo-European languages H Armenian Turkic languages H Turkish

African languages H Akan (Twi) H Lingala H Rundi (Kirundi) H Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) H Swahili Afro-Asiatic languages H Ormoro H Somali H Amharic H Arabic H Hebrew H Tigrigna Indo-Iranian languages H Bengali H Gujarati H Hindi H Marathi H Panjabi (Punjabi) H Sindhi H Sinhala (Sinhalese) H Urdu H Kurdish H Pashto H Persian (Farsi)

Dravidian languages H Kannada H Malayalam H Tamil H Telugu Asiatic languages H Japanese H Korean H Cantonese H Mandarin H Lao H Thai H Khmer (Cambodian) H Vietnamese Malayo-Polynesian languages H Ilocano H Malay H Tagalog (Filipino) Other languages H Other: (Please specify) ______________________

10. a) H H H H H b)

Who are the adult caregiver(s) your child lives with most of the time? (Please check one only) Mother and Father Mother only Father only Half-time with each parent Mother and step-father H H H H Father and step-mother Foster parent(s) Two mothers Two fathers H Adult relatives/guardians (e.g., aunts,
uncles, grandparents)

H Group home staff H Other: (Please specify) __________________________________

Using your selection in 10a, what level(s) of education have you completed in Canada or in any other country? (Please check all that apply) Elementary School H H High School H H Trades or Apprenticeship H H

Caregiver Parent/Guardian 1 Parent/Guardian 2 c)

Male H H

Female H H

College H H

University H H

Other H H

Using your selection in 10a, what is your employment status? (Please check one only) SelfUnEmployed Employed Full-Time Part-Time Employed employed H H H H H H H H Stay at Home Parent H H

Caregiver Parent/Guardian 1 Parent/Guardian 2

Retired Other H H H H
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d)

How many people live in your home on a regular basis? Six or more H H

One Adults (18 years and over) Children (under 18) H H

Two H H

Three H H

Four H H

Five H H

PART III: LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Creating and sustaining a positive learning environment is critical to student success. Please share your thoughts on your childs experience within his/her current learning climate. 11. How does your child feel about school? Always a) b) c) d) e) Your child enjoys being at school Your child feels that school is a friendly and welcoming place Your child gets along well with other students in school Your child feels accepted by students in his/her school Your child feels accepted by adults in his/her school H H H H H Often H H H H H Sometimes H H H H H Rarely H H H H H Never H H H H H Not applicable H H H H H

12. a) Does your child feel he/she belongs at his/her school? H Yes go to question 13 H No continue d b) If no, do you think it is because of any of the following? (Please check all that apply) H H H H H H H H H Your childs age Your childs gender Your childs ethnocultural or racial background Your childs Aboriginal background (First Nations, Mtis, Inuit) Your childs first language Your childs disability Your childs exceptionality Your childs grades or marks Your childs appearance and/or clothing H H H H H H H Your childs religion or faith Your familys income level Your childs sexual orientation Your childs perceived sexual orientation Your childs perceived body image Your family structure/composition Your childs activities or hobbies

13. In your childs school, how often has he/she learned about the experiences and/or achievements of...? Often a) Women and girls b) Aboriginal peoples (First Nations, Mtis, Inuit) c) Different ethnocultural or racial groups d) Different religious/faith communities e) People with disabilities or exceptionalities f) People of different sexual orientations/identities H H H H H H H Sometimes H H H H H H H Rarely H H H H H H H Never H H H H H H H Dont Know H H H H H H H

g) People of different income levels

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14. In your childs school, how often are people of different backgrounds and abilities seen and/or included in: Often a) Pictures or posters in the school b) Displays of student work c) Materials used in class (e.g., books and videos) d) Discussions and presentations about topics studied in class e) School publications (e.g., newsletters) f) Special events and celebrations H H H H H H H H H H Sometimes H H H H H H H H H H Rarely H H H H H H H H H H Never H H H H H H H H H H Dont Know H H H H H H H H H H

g) School staff h) School council i) j) Volunteers Other students

15. In general, how do you feel that your child is treated by school staff in their school? H The same way as everyone else H Better than others H Worse than others 16. a) Do you understand the expectations of your childs school regarding...? Yes Academic success (e.g., belief that all students can learn) Attendance Behaviour/Code of Conduct (e.g., discipline) Community of Character/Character Development b) H H H H No H H H H

Do you feel that these expectations have been applied to your child in a fair manner? Always Academic success (e.g., belief that all students can learn) Attendance Behaviour/Code of Conduct (e.g., discipline) Community of Character/Character Development H H H H Often H H H H Sometimes H H H H Rarely H H H H Never H H H H Not Sure H H H H

17. a) Have you requested religious accommodation for your child at school? H No go to question 18 H Yes continue d b) If yes, please indicate the type of accommodation requested? (Please check all that apply) H H H H H Permission to observe a religious practice during school hours Permission to wear an item of clothing connected with a religious belief Time away from school to observe a religious holiday Curriculum modification based on religious beliefs Other: (Please specify) _____________________________________

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PART IV:

SAFETY

Safety is an important part of ensuring student success. Feeling safe means feeling comfortable, relaxed, and not worried that someone could harm you physically or emotionally. Bullying is defined as: the use of ones strength or popularity to injure, threaten, or embarrass another person. Bullying can be physical (hitting, kicking, or shoving), verbal (teasing, putting down, or insulting someone on purpose) or social (involves getting others repeatedly to ignore or leave someone out on purpose). It is not bullying when two students of about the same strength argue, fight, or tease each other. 18. How often does your child feel safe...? Always at school on the way to and from school in your neighbourhood H H H Often H H H Sometimes H H H Rarely H H H Never H H H

19. a) Within the current and last school years, has your child been bullied/harassed in any of the following ways? Often Verbally with insults or name calling Verbally with threats Physically by an individual Physically by a group of individuals Socially by being excluded or shut out from a group Socially by theft or destruction of your childs personal property Electronically via e-mails, Facebook, texting, etc. Other: (Please specify) __________________________________________ If you answered Never to all of the items in question 19a above, please go to question 20. H H H H H H H H Sometimes H H H H H H H H Rarely H H H H H H H H Never H H H H H H H H

b) H H H H H H H H H

If your child has been bullied/harassed by anyone at his/her current school, do you think it is because of any of the following? (Please check all that apply) Your childs age Your childs gender Your childs ethnocultural or racial background Your childs Aboriginal background (First Nations, Mtis, Inuit) Your childs first language Your childs disability Your childs exceptionality Your childs grades or marks Your childs appearance and/or clothing H H H H H H H Your childs religion or faith Your familys income level Your childs sexual orientation Your childs perceived sexual orientation Your childs perceived body image Your family structure/composition Your childs activities or hobbies

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c) Where and how often has your child been bullied/harassed? Often Areas off school property Cloakrooms or locker rooms Classrooms Computer rooms Library Lunchroom or eating area/cafeteria Office Electronically (via Facebook, twitter etc.) Gym Hallways School entrances and exits School playground Washrooms d) When and how often has your child been bullied/harassed? Often Before school After school Between classes During breaks (e.g., recess, lunch) During classes During extracurricular activities On school field trips On the way to and from school School bus On weekends H H H H H H H H H H Sometimes H H H H H H H H H H Rarely H H H H H H H H H H Never H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Sometimes H H H H H H H H H H H H H Rarely H H H H H H H H H H H H H Never H H H H H H H H H H H H H

20. To your knowledge, has your child stayed away from certain classes or areas of the school to avoid being bullied/harassed? Always H Often H Sometimes H Rarely H Never H Dont Know H

21. How does your child usually get to school? (Please check all that apply) H Walk (alone) H Walk (with siblings/friends) H Walk (supervised by an adult) H School bus/taxi H Driven H OC Transpo H Bike H Skateboard/roller blades/scooter H Other: (Please specify) ______________________________

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22. How often does school staff contact you if your child...? Always Is a victim of bullying/harassment Bullies/harasses another child 23. a) H H Often H H Sometimes H H Rarely H H Never H H Not Sure H H Not Applicable H H

Are you aware of how to report bullying/harassment to school staff?

H No go to question 24 H Yes, but I have never reported it go to question 24 H Yes continue d b) How often do you contact your school if your child...? Always Is a victim of bullying/harassment Witnesses another child being bullied/harassed Bullies/harasses another child H H H Often H H H Sometimes H H H Rarely H H H Never H H H Not Sure H H H

c)

When you have reported or told someone about your child being bullied or harassed, who did you contact? (Please check all that apply) H Vice-Principal H Superintendent H Other staff

H Teacher H Principal

24. If your child has been bullied, has it affected...? Yes Their feelings about going to school Their performance in school (e.g., their grades have dropped) Their attendance (e.g., skipping classes) Other: (Please specify) __________________________________________ 25. a) Does your childs school promote character development (e.g., acceptance, cooperation, fairness, integrity and respect)? H H H H No H H H H

H Yes continue to question 25b d H No go to question 26 H Not sure go to question 26 b) If yes, has your childs schools focus on character development helped in creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive learning environment?

H Yes H No H Not sure

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PART V: LEARNING SUPPORT, TOOLS AND RESOURCES

There are various tools and resources available to help your child succeed. In this section, please share with us what you are aware of and what additional support your child may need to achieve success.

26. Has your child had his/her eyesight or hearing tested in the last two years? Yes Eyesight Hearing H H No H H

27. How often do you: Always a) Communicate with your childs teachers? b) Attend parent-teacher interviews? c) Attend meetings (e.g., School Council) and events at your childs school? d) Volunteer at your childs school? e) Feel comfortable when visiting your childs school? H H H H H Often H H H H H Sometimes H H H H H Rarely H H H H H Never H H H H H

28. How often does your child: Always a) Seek extra help with homework in school? b) Seek help with homework outside of school if needed? H H Often H H Sometimes H H Rarely H H Never H H Dont Know H H

29. On average, how much time does your child spend on homework per night? H No homework yet H None H Less than 30 minutes H 30 to 40 minutes H 40 to 60 minutes H More than 60 minutes

30. Do you think free or low-cost breakfast programs should be offered in your school community? H Yes H No H Not sure 31. What do you want your child to do after high school? H Attend community college H Attend university H Go directly to work H Take an apprenticeship before going to work H Not sure H Other

If you have completed a paper format of the survey, please remove the top sheet that has your childs name on it, place the completed survey in the self-addressed return envelope, and seal it before returning it to the school with your child no later than December 12, 2010. If you have completed the survey online, simply press submit and the process is complete. Thank you for your participation.

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