Be Heard: Complete 2019 FCPS Survey

In the Fayette County Public Schools, families are our partners in all that we do. You know your children best and we share your determination to ensure they are successful not only in school, but also in life.

We want for each of our students what we want for our own children – excellent schools where learning is engaging, expectations are high, individual needs are met, and everyone feels welcome, safe and loved.

This month we’ll once again be asking our families to give us an honest assessment of the experiences they and their children are having in the Fayette County Public Schools.

Achieving our mission happens one student at a time, and our annual survey of families provides valuable information to help us gauge how well we’re meeting your expectations.

Last year, families told us that our schools are doing a good job of building relationships – nine out of 10 families feel welcome and respected at their children’s schools, and more than 90% said their children are known well by their teachers.

We’re pleased that 85% of families agree or strongly agree that their child’s school provides a rigorous curriculum, their children’s teachers have high expectations for them and their children enjoy going to school.

Another 86% said their children are engaged by the learning activities at school.

I’m especially proud to share that all of those numbers are up from our 2017 results – our goal is to see those numbers increase again this year.

Results also help us identify ways we can do better. While 84% of our families reported last spring that schools are responsive when they have a question or concern, they also asked for more communication from their children’s schools about how their students are doing academically and ways they can support their learning at home.

Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 12, families will receive email invitations to take the 2019 survey reflecting on the experiences their children have had this year.

The short survey – which should take less than 10 minutes to complete – is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Nepali and Swahili, and can be taken online with any computer, tablet or smartphone.

If you don’t have access to the Internet at home, please stop by one of our schools and use a computer there. Our schools also have paper copies of the survey available.

All answers will be confidential, so please answer honestly. Since we’ll only share the overall results, reports will not identify individuals. No one in the district will know if you participated or not.

Results will be reported for the district as a whole, as well as for each school in the district.

Family involvement in a child’s education begins at birth and continues throughout the life span. During the school-aged years, that engagement becomes even more critical because every child benefits from a strong connection between home and school.

We look forward to hearing from you!