Surveys

Parent Involvement Surveys

The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is required to report to the US Department of Education the percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who feel that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities (as a part of the WV State Performance Plan – SPP and Annual Performance Report – APR). The WVDE uses an independent vendor to conduct a statewide parent involvement survey. The goal of the survey is to gain an understanding of how well schools work with parents as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.

The local educational agencies (LEAs) are divided into 3 groups. Each group of counties’ parents is mailed a survey once every three years. The surveys can be completed online or returned using an enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope. All responses are confidential.

It is important that all parents of students who have an IEP complete the survey. The WVDE reviews the input from parents to improve our work. Everyone’s input counts.

For more information about the WVDE IDEA Parent Involvement Survey, please contact the West Virginia Parent Training and Information (WVPTI) at 304-472-5697 or use this email wvpti@aol.com.

See previous year's Parent Involvement reports

LEA Groups:

2023-24, 2026-27

• Barbour
• Brooke
• Cabell
• Clay
• Greenbrier
• Hancock
• Harrison
• Jackson
• Logan
• Monongalia
• Morgan
• Monroe
• Nicholas
• Pendleton
• Putnam
• Raleigh
• WV Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
• Ritchie

2021-22, 2024-25

• Berkeley
• Calhoun
• Doddridge
• Fayette
• Gilmer
• Hampshire
• Jefferson
• Lewis
• Lincoln
• Marion
• Marshall
• Mason
• McDowell
• Mineral
• Pleasants
• Pocahontas
• Tucker
• Webster
• Wetzel
• Wood

2022-23, 2025-26

• Boone
• Braxton
• Grant
• Hardy
• Kanawha
• Mercer
• Mingo
• Ohio
• WV Schools for Diversion and Transition
• Preston
• Randolph
• Roane
• Summers
• Taylor
• Tyler
• Upshur
• Wayne
• Wirt
• Wyoming

Exit Surveys

• Exit Survey
• Printable Exit Survey

This information is gathered for students exiting during the current school year. Data gathered conveys the student’s post-secondary plans and level of support with transition services received during high school. Surveys are typically completed by the student with support from parent or county personnel. This information is used for multiple purposes including improvement of transition services that prepare students for education, training, employment, and independent living skills necessary for success after high school.

One Year Follow-Up Surveys

• One Year Follow-Up Survey
• Printable One Year Follow-Up Survey
• One Year Follow-Up Survey Instructions
• Indicator 14 Guidance Document

Opens- April 1st, Closes- August 31st

This information is gathered from former students who exited during the previous school year. Data gathered conveys the former student’s actual post-secondary outcomes and supports from adult service agencies. Surveys are typically completed by the student with support from parents, or personnel from adult service agencies. This information is used for multiple purposes including meeting the requirements of SPP/APR Indicator 14 and to improve transition services for school-age students related to education, training, employment, and independent living skills necessary for success after high school.

WVDE Guidance – IDEA Indicator 14: Post School Outcomes – Timelines for Completion (2024)

Justification/Background Information

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 continues to focus on high expectations for students with disabilities. Students with disabilities are to be prepared to lead productive and independent adult lives, to the maximum extent possible (20 U.S.C. §1400(c)(5)(A)(ii)), and educators are to ensure that a high school education prepares students with disabilities for further education, employment, and independent living (20 U.S.C. §1400(d)(1)

(A)). Federal reporting requirements for special education under IDEA require that states and districts collect and report annually in the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) on post-school outcomes (Indicator 14) for students with disabilities. Specifically, state-level monitoring priority 20 U.S.C. §1416(a)(3)(B) requires that the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) report on post-secondary student outcomes as a percent enrollment in higher education, other post-secondary education/training programs, and competitive or other employment. This information must be collected for youth who are no longer in secondary school, had an individualized education program (IEP) in effect at the time they left school, and who exited high school one year ago. Please note that only aggregate data is reported, and all personally identifiable information is removed prior to submission.

View previous ear's One-Year Follow-up Results