February 6, 2025
Family Notification of Student Survey
Dear Parent or Guardian,
We are writing to inform you about a new student survey that will be conducted at your child’s school. The survey, which will be open from January through March, includes 73 questions. It should take students approximately 25 minutes to complete. The survey asks about the quality of teaching and learning, the school environment, support for students, how commonly students in the school face challenges (such as being bullied), and student risk behaviors (such as self-harm and substance abuse). Names cannot be tied to survey answers in any way, and students can skip any question. The data will help leaders improve the school.
The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), 20 U.S.C. § 1232(c)(1)(A) gives you the right to review a copy of the student survey questions. You may review the survey questions at this link. Additionally, you may request that the school provide a copy of the survey questions for your review.
The PPRA also gives you the right to opt your child out of participating in the survey. If you do not wish for your child to participate, please complete the information below, sign, and return this letter to the school by February 14, 2025.
Thank you for your cooperation,
COMPLETE ONLY IF YOUR CHILD CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY.
School Name: __________________________________________________________ Printed Name of School
I DO NOT want my child, ________________________________________, in ______, Printed Name of Child Grade
to take part in the 2024-2025 Georgia School Climate Survey.
Printed Name of Parent or Guardian _________________________________________
Signature of Parent or Guardian __________________________________ Date __________________